Emily Bliss Gould [SEP] date of birth
Emily Bliss Gould
Emily Bliss Gould (c. 1825 - 31 August 1875 Perugia, Italy) founded a school for Italian children of limited means.
Biography.
She was the wife of a physician to the United States legation in Italy. She founded the American schools in Rome, and assisted in establishing those of Florence. Her labors began after the inundation of the Tiber on 31 December 1870, which was the cause of much distress and poverty. On 20 March 1871, Gould opened a home and school for Italian
was suggested that a volume should be prepared by the authors living in Rome at that time, printed at the home, and sold for its benefit. Among the contributors were Matthew Arnold, Mary Cowden Clarke, William W. Story, William and Mary Howitt, Howard M. Ticknor, and George P. Marsh. The book was not completed until after her death, when it was printed at the home under the title of a "Wreath to the Memory of Mrs. Emily Bliss Gould".
She was eminent for her social qualities