Guild of Play
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The Guild of Play was founded by Dame Grace Kimmins
(1871–1954) and others from the Passmore Edwards Settlement to provide structured play for city girls.
idealised lifestyle.
Grace Kimmins
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE was described in Punch as ... in her quiet practical way is probably as good a friend as London ever had, a description for the driving force behind the Guild of Play and the Guild of the Poor Brave Things.Born Grace Mary Thyrza Hannam, she became a Wesleyan deaconess and...
(1871–1954) and others from the Passmore Edwards Settlement to provide structured play for city girls.
Objective
To provide a civilising influence away from the city streets by reviving the old Merrie EnglandMerry England
"Merry England", or in more jocular, archaic spelling "Merrie England", refers to an English autostereotype, a utopian conception of English society and culture based on an idyllic pastoral way of life that was allegedly prevalent at some time between the Middle Ages and the onset of the Industrial...
idealised lifestyle.
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