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Gertrude Bell was born in the home of her grandfather, Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell. He lived in Washington. A boy died while was cleaning Sir Isaac’s chimney in1872 later a law said that all children under the age of ten had to go to school.His father Hugh bel inherited Sir Isaac’s factories and fortune after his father’s dead. He was concerned about the well-being of the people. Her mother gave both to her brother, Maurice, but then died a few days later. Ada hated the black smoke from the factories which filled the air and hid the sun.Florence and Hugh were married. Florence introduced Gertrude to the fashions and manners of Paris Society; she thought girls should have governesses at home. The young girl was extremely bright, enjoyed studying and read all the books in the house. Governesses came to the family home to teach Gertrude. She loved exploring the grounds of the house and the surrounding countryside, taking Maurice (her brother) with her. Florence recognized that Gertrude knew more than any governesses they could hire for her; she agreed that Gertrude must be sent to a girls school in London. Gertrude want to Queen’s College in London, she enjoyed learning poetry and was an excellent student at history. Her teachers recommended she continue her studies at Oxford University. First, the male students and teachers ignored Gertrude. The head, John Burgon, gave a sermon about women saying: “Inferior to us God made you, and inferior to the end of time you will remain”.However, when Gertrude took part in college debates the male student’s quickly realized that she was clearly oneof the most brilliant students at Oxford. She made friends with two other women studying at the university, Mary Talbot, and Janet Hogarth, whose older brother, David was a renowned archeologist. David Hogart later became the head of British intelligence in the Middle East and had a serious influence on Gertrude’s life.Gertrude studied hard, finishing three years of history studies in just two years. Her hard work was rewarded when she became the first woman to earn first-class honors in modern history at Oxford.