NADEN

Con stance Caroline Wood hill (only child of Thomas Naden, architect). b. 15 Francis road, Edgbaston, Birmingham 24 Jany. 1858; lived with Mrs. Wood hill at Edgbaston till 1 June 1887, from whom she inherited a handsome fortune; a disciple of Robert Lewins, M.D. from 1876, the doctrine he taught is called hylo-idealism, and is monistic positivism; studied physics, chemistry, botany, flower painting, German, French, Latin, and Greek under private tutors, and at the Midland institute, and at Mason’s coll. Birmingham 1879–1887; lectured at Mason’s coll. 1889; edited the Mason college magazine; a member of the Aristo tel i an society; travelled in the East 1887–8; purchased 114 Park st. Grosvenor sq. London Nov. 1888; endeavoured to form a Spencer society 1819; wrote scientific papers with the signatures of C. N., Con stance Arden, and C. A.; author of Songs and sonnets of spring time 1881; A modern apostle, the elixir of life, and other poems 1887; Further reliques of C. Naden, ed. by George M. McCrie 1891; Selections from the works of C. C. W. Naden 1893. d. from an internal complaint 114 Park st. London 23 Dec. 1889. bur. in Old cemet. War stone lane, Birmingham; Dr. Lewin founded a Naden gold medal at Mason college, and gave her bust in marble to the library 1890. Induction and deduction by C. C. W. Naden (1890) memoir pp. vii–xvii portrait ; W. R. Hughes’ C. Naden (1890) portrait ; Mason coll. mag. Feb. 1890 pp. 47–55; Midland Institute mag. Feb. 1890 p. 223, March p. 240; Edgbastonia Feb. 1890 pp. 17–23 portrait ; A. H. Miles’ Poets of the century , viii 571–8 (1893); E. C. Brewer’s Con stance Naden and hydro-idealism (1891); Contemporary review April 1891 pp. 508–22; The Speaker No. 2 Jany. 11 1890 p. 35, by W. E. Gladstone, where he praises her Pantheistic song of immortality .