Gertrude Bell [SEP] educated at
with the wives of Bolckow Vaughan ironworkers in Eston, near Middlesbrough, may have helped influence her step-daughter's later stance promoting education of Iraqi women.
Gertrude Bell received her early education from Queen's College in London and then later at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, at the age of 17. History was one of the few subjects women were allowed to study, due to the many restrictions imposed on them at the time. She specialised in modern history, and it was said that she was the first
Sir Maurice Bell, 3rd Baronet
Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell, 3rd Baronet (29 March 1871 – 17 November 1944) was a British soldier.
Early life.
Bell was the son of Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary (née Shield). His older sister was Gertrude Bell. He was educated at Eton and in Paris and Germany.
Career.
His business interests included being director of Dorman Long and Horden Collieries.
He joined the British Army after Sandhurst in 1890