). ▁She ▁converted ▁her ▁Mont agnet ▁ch ate au ▁into ▁a ▁hospital , ▁where ▁she ▁brought ▁forty ▁wounded ▁from ▁the ▁battle field ▁of ▁the ▁Lo ire . ▁They ▁were ▁inf ected ▁by ▁small po x , ▁but ▁thirty - n ine ▁surv ived . ▁She ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁psych ic ▁phen omena . ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁Rich et ▁said ▁he ▁met ▁Madame ▁B lav at sky ▁through ▁her , ▁and ▁she ▁also ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁circle ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Paul ▁Gib ier . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ist ▁ ▁Caroline ▁de ▁Bar ra u ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁educational ▁issues , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁É l isa ▁Lem onn ier , ▁founder ▁of ▁schools ▁for ▁professional ▁training ▁of ▁women , ▁while ▁raising ▁her ▁own ▁children . ▁She ▁gathered ▁children ▁of ▁both ▁sex es ▁around ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁two ▁sons , ▁and ▁chose ▁teachers ▁to ▁work ▁under ▁her ▁direction . ▁The ▁impro vised ▁school ▁was ▁very ▁successful . ▁Caroline ▁de ▁Bar ra u ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁when ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁her ▁children ▁and ▁other ▁pup ils , ▁and ▁opened ▁her ▁home ▁to ▁young ▁medical ▁students , ▁mostly ▁foreign . ▁She ▁gave ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁financial ▁support . ▁Caroline ▁de ▁Bar ra u ▁thought ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁att ending ▁public ▁univers ities ▁in ▁France ▁more ▁by ▁custom ▁than ▁for ▁legal ▁reasons . ▁The ▁solution ▁was ▁to ▁prepare ▁women ▁ade qu ately ▁for ▁university ▁study , ▁and ▁then ▁en roll ▁them . ▁Her ▁daughter ▁Emil ie , ▁with ▁other