Biography - Hannah More
Born: February 2, 1745 in Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England
Died September 7, 1833 in Bristol, England. Buried at Church of All Saints, Wrington
Father was Jacob More, a teacher at an affluent boys school. He wanted his daughters to be educated, although not so educated that they would have a difficult time getting married. (Nardin, Page 212) She would not learn mathematics, but instead learned Latin. She would later attend a school for girls in 1757.
She opened the famous Cheddar Sunday Schools in the 1780's. She was primarily concerned with educating young girls about how to overcome the flawed societal view of women, and to share her vision of morality and education for females. (LoPatin-Lummis, 539)
Her literary career included poetry, a novel, plays and the Cheap Repositories. The Cheap Repositories were religious stories (tracts) that were inexpensive to produce and distribute, and therefore were some of the first educational works available and widely distributed to the poor. More was influenced by the world around her. She saw the ravages of the French Revolution, and despite the insincere intentions sometimes attributed to her works, she wished to help the poor in a way to avoid a similar Revolution in England. (Nardin, Page 266) Her blame was cast on the wealthy class, for not caring about the suffering of the poor. Also, she was not in favor of political agendas, but often she was accused of using her influence to change societal and political policy. One such example is found in the letters she received from angry religious leaders accusing her of taking over their position by opening Sunday schools and teaching from the bible. They accused her of misconstruing biblical ideas promoting her own ideas in place. (Daubeny, page 10-11) However, More found herself in times of changing moral and religious attitudes. Her critics also received criticism in turn backhandedly supported Ms. More. (Minister, pages 6-7 ) This argument lends itself to the fact that there were changing ideas about faith and religion, and Hannah More found herself in the midst of the discussion, providing assistance to raise up the conditions of the poor when she could.
Born: February 2, 1745 in Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England
Died September 7, 1833 in Bristol, England. Buried at Church of All Saints, Wrington
Father was Jacob More, a teacher at an affluent boys school. He wanted his daughters to be educated, although not so educated that they would have a difficult time getting married. (Nardin, Page 212) She would not learn mathematics, but instead learned Latin. She would later attend a school for girls in 1757.
She opened the famous Cheddar Sunday Schools in the 1780's. She was primarily concerned with educating young girls about how to overcome the flawed societal view of women, and to share her vision of morality and education for females. (LoPatin-Lummis, 539)
Her literary career included poetry, a novel, plays and the Cheap Repositories. The Cheap Repositories were religious stories (tracts) that were inexpensive to produce and distribute, and therefore were some of the first educational works available and widely distributed to the poor. More was influenced by the world around her. She saw the ravages of the French Revolution, and despite the insincere intentions sometimes attributed to her works, she wished to help the poor in a way to avoid a similar Revolution in England. (Nardin, Page 266) Her blame was cast on the wealthy class, for not caring about the suffering of the poor. Also, she was not in favor of political agendas, but often she was accused of using her influence to change societal and political policy. One such example is found in the letters she received from angry religious leaders accusing her of taking over their position by opening Sunday schools and teaching from the bible. They accused her of misconstruing biblical ideas promoting her own ideas in place. (Daubeny, page 10-11) However, More found herself in times of changing moral and religious attitudes. Her critics also received criticism in turn backhandedly supported Ms. More. (Minister, pages 6-7 ) This argument lends itself to the fact that there were changing ideas about faith and religion, and Hannah More found herself in the midst of the discussion, providing assistance to raise up the conditions of the poor when she could.
Grave of Hannah More and her sisters near the Church of All Saints in Wrington, England