Russell, Alys Smith (1866–1951)

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Russell, Alys Smith (1866–1951)

American wife of Bertrand Russell. Name variations: Alys Pearsall Smith; Alys Pearsall-Smith. Born Alys Pearsall Smith, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died 1951; dau. of Hannah (Whitall) and Robert Smith (preacher); sister of Mary Berenson; aunt of Ray Strachey; graduate of Bryn Mawr; became 1st wife of Bertrand Russell (pacifist, philosopher and author), Dec 1894 (div. 1921).

See also Women in World History.

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