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Personal Life
- Born in London on December 10, 1815
Parents
- Was the Victorian-era mathematician daughter of the Romantic poet Lord Byron and Annabella Milbanke
Education
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Privileged existence, but lived in a world where girls were limited in what subjects they were taught
- Young women were excluded from universities and gender stereotypes were rigidly enforced
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The aim of education for young women born into the aristocracy in the 17th and 18th centuries was to make them as marriageable as possible
- Young women were typically schooled at home, by governesses or carefully selected tutors
- Subjects included languages, literature, and music to name a few
- Ada learned history, literature, languages, geography, music, chemistry, sewing, shorthand and mathematics to the level of elementary geometry and algebra