Eleanor Plumer Explained

Eleanor Mary Plumer (22 July 1885 – 29 June 1967) was a British academic administrator. She was the eldest daughter of Field Marshal Herbert Plumer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

After studying English at King's College London, she worked there as a lecturer and tutor to women students.

In 1924 she became Warden of the Mary Ward Settlement^[4] and from 1927 to 1931 of St Andrew's Hall, University of Reading.

She was appointed Principal of the Society of Oxford Home-Students in 1940 and oversaw it's change to become St Anne's Society in 1942 and then St Anne's College in 1952. She retired in 1953.

References

1. News: 1 July 1967. Hon Eleanor Plumer : gifted college administrator. The Times.
2. Web site: Eleanor Plumer (1940-1953). 25 May 2021. St Anne's College, Oxford.
3. Badsey. Stephen. 6 January 2011. Plumer, Herbert Charles Onslow, first Viscount Plumer (1857–1932). 31 May 2021. 10.1093/ref:odnb/35545 .
4. Web site: Samples from the Mary Ward Settlement Archive. 25 May 2021. Mary Ward Centre.