Constance Maynard

Constance Maynard’s ‘Green Book’ diaries and unpublished autobiography have been digitised, making them available to view online for the first time.

Maynard’s personal writings cover over 40 years of her life. They detail her devout faith and her close friendships, research, teaching and role in the formation and early years of Westfield College.

 

Read Constance Maynard's Green Book Diaries

Read Constance Maynard's Autobiography

 

 

Key dates in Constance Maynard's life
Dates given in the form of the year or month and year, followed by a short statement of the notable event

Date	Event
1872-1875	Studied at Hitchin College (Girton College)
1876	Taught at Cheltenham Ladies College
1877-1880	Helped establish St Leonard’s School, St Andrews
1880	Moved to London and took classes at the Slade School of Art
1882	Became involved in plans for a Christian Women’s College
Oct 1882	First term of the Ladies College at Westfield, Hampstead
1888	Adopted a child, Stephanë Anthon, ‘Effie'
1913	Retired from Westfield College
1919	Death of Effie
1928	Awarded a Masters degree from University of Cambridge