Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1814–1906
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1814–1906
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1814–1906

Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1814–1906

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The first woman to have been made a peer, Burdett-Coutts was made a baroness by Queen Victoria for her work on behalf of the poor. Prevented from working at Coutts Bank despite inheriting her grandfather Thomas Coutts’ shares and fortune, Burdett-Coutts instead devoted her time – working with a Coutts client Charles Dickens – to philanthropy. She was a pioneer in social housing, building homes for the poor, and financed numerous projects, including the redevelopment of East London.