Caroline Emelia Stephen

Born in 1834, she was a British writer, philanthropist, and prominent interpreter of Quaker thought. She was often known as "Milly" Stephen, and later became especially associated with books that explained Quaker faith in a calm, approachable way.

Her best-known work is Quaker Strongholds, first published in the late nineteenth century, which helped introduce a wider audience to the history and spirit of Quakerism. Alongside her religious writing, she was part of the notable Stephen family; she was a daughter of Sir James Stephen and a niece of historian Leslie Stephen's generation, making her an aunt of Virginia Woolf.

She died in 1909. Her reputation rests on the combination of practical philanthropy and lucid spiritual writing, which still makes her an interesting figure for readers drawn to religious history, Victorian literature, and the wider Stephen family circle.