What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: The daughters of Erasmus Darwin founded a Girl's School here in 1794
Susanna Parker and Mary Parker Jr., daughters of the renowned physician and poet Erasmus Darwin, established a pioneering girls' school in 1794, significantly contributing to the education of women during the Enlightenment.
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