| Honorific Prefix: | Lady |
| Barbara Stephen | |
| Other Names: | Barbara Shore Nightingale |
| Birth Name: | Barbara Shore Smith |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1872 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Date: | 24 March 1945 |
| Death Place: | Hale, Hampshire, England |
| Education: | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Educationist |
| Notable Works: | Emily Davies and Girton College (1927) |
| Spouse: | Harry Lushington Stephen |
| Parents: | William Shore Smith; Louisa Eleanor Hutchins |
| Relatives: | Florence Nightingale (cousin); Rosalind Nash (sister) |
Barbara, Lady Stephen (1872 - 1945)[1] was an English educational writer and Florence Nightingale's cousin.[2]
She was born Margaret Thyra Barbara Shore Smith (later Shore Nightingale). Margaret studied History at Girton College, Cambridge, 1891 - 1894. In 1904 she married Harry Lushington Stephen, later Sir Harry Stephen (1860 - 1945).[3] In India with her husband 1904 - 1913, she founded the Women Graduates Union in Calcutta for the benefit of professional women coming to India. She was a member of Girton College Council 1913 - 1932, Governor of Girton College 1913 - 1938, and a generous benefactor of Girton Library.