Georgiana Chapman

Georgiana Charlotte Clive Chapman, Lady Chapman, (née Bayley; 11 May 1855 – 4 April 1941) was an English biographer and educator. She was a council member and college administrator for Westfield College in Hampstead from 1890 to her death in 1941.

Early life Georgiana Charlotte Clive Bayley was born in London on 11 May 1855, the daughter of Edward Clive Bayley and the writer Emily Anne Theophila Bayley. Her father held a position in the English Civil Service in India, and Georgiana spent her early years in Bengal.

By 1884, Bayley was living with her widowed mother in Ascot when she took up a part-time post as secretary to the council of Westfield College in Hampstead. She was responsible for a range of administrative duties and helped the college's Principal, Constance Maynard, with the accounts. The books introduction precedes profiles of the social reformer Pandita Ramabai, physician Dr. Anandi Gopal Joshi, The Marahani of Kuch Behar, the poet Toru Dutt and the lawyer Cornelia Sorabji.

Involvement with Westfield College On their return to England, Lady Chapman took up a post as a member of the Westfield College council which she held for the rest of her life. She shared the college's aims of both preparing women for London University degrees and Christian service. The college required all council members to belong to the evangelical wing of the Church of England. She focussed heavily on her work with the college, serving on committees and drawing up the annual report.

She officially gave up her roles with the college in 1937, but remained on its council. After her husband's death, Chapman moved to Hampstead to be near Westfield College.

Death Chapman died on 4 April 1941 in Hampstead, and her funeral was held in the college chapel.