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Textual Features Emma Jane Worboise
Arnold represented a fascinating subject for a biographer interested in the shades of religious faith and their interaction with secular politics. Worboise relates his experiences as a member of the Senate of the new London University
Literary responses Emma Caroline Wood
Not all responses to this novel were negative. Professor Henry Morley of University College, London , wrote an unsolicited letter which was printed and circulated to defend Sorrow on the Sea from the prevailing charges...
Reception Harriette Wilson
Contemporary admirers of HW on literary grounds included Walter Scott , who praised her dialogue and intelligence, and thought her out and out
Thirkell, Angela. The Fortunes of Harriette. Hamish Hamilton.
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a better writer than Teresia Constantia Phillips or others in the...
Textual Production Harriette Wilson
HW 's actual surviving letters to Byron were published (with some editorial revising and omission) in the Cornhill Magazine in April 1935.
Thirkell, Angela. The Fortunes of Harriette. Hamish Hamilton.
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Those to Brougham (written 1824-32) followed in book form in 1975. Those...
Family and Intimate relationships Sophie Veitch
SV 's elder sister, Zepherina Philadelphia (whose name on marriage became Smith), was born on 1 April 1836 at Sopley in Hampshire. After the family returned from Palestine she became successively an early student at...
Travel Sophie Veitch
SV 's family returned to England presumably before and perhaps long before 1867 (when Sophie's elder sister entered University College, London ).
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Zepherina Philadelphia Smith
They settled in Paddington in central London, her...
politics Anna Swanwick
The husband drew up his will in 1884, leaving the bulk of his fortune for women's education and clearly explaining why. It is women who have hitherto had the worst of life, and I therefore...
Textual Production Julia Strachey
JS 's papers are held by University College London .
“Julia Strachey Papers”. University College London: Library Services.
Education Marie Stopes
From there she gained entrance to the honours programme at University College, London , reserved mainly for male students.
Occupation Marie Stopes
She also taught at London University, and became a Fellow of University College, London , in 1910. At this stage her research focussed on paleobotany, the study of fossil plants. (Her work in the field...
Textual Production G. B. Stern
GBS did her writing early in the day: sometimes before breakfast, always from ten to one.
Stern, G. B. Trumpet Voluntary. Cassell.
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The major collection of her papers at Boston University includes letters and proofs. More letters are in the...
Textual Production Vita Sackville-West
Her written journalism was complemented by public speaking and broadcasting on the BBC : on women's rights, literature, travel, and English society.
Staley, Thomas F., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 34. Gale Research.
34: 261
She made her first radio broadcast on 18 April 1928, a...
Education Dora Russell
After finishing her degree course at Girton College , Dora Black (later Russell ) studied French, and eighteenth-century French literature in particular, at University College, London . She did her work mainly in the British Museum
Textual Production Naomi Royde-Smith
Collections of letters from NRS are preserved at the University of Reading , University College, London , and the University of Texas at Austin .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Education Christina Rossetti
From 1878 to 1880, she took classes on Dante 's Divine Comedy at University College, London , perhaps in part because she was helping Alexander Grosart to trace references from Italian poets for his edition...

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11 February 1826: The present University College, University...

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11 February 1826

The present University College , University of London , was founded as the University of London.

1 October 1828: The Cambridge campaign to increase the study...

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1 October 1828

The Cambridge campaign to increase the study of science in universities resulted in the founding of University College, London , which emphasized science; this was the date of the inaugural lecture.

14 August 1829: King's College, University of London, was...

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14 August 1829

King's College, University of London , was founded and given a charter; it opened its doors two years later.

9 April 1858: Queen Victoria signed the royal charter giving...

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9 April 1858

Queen Victoria signed the royal charter giving London University (then comprised of two schools, University College and King's College ) the revolutionary power of offering courses and degrees externally.

2 October 1871: The Slade School of Art was inaugurated as...

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2 October 1871

The Slade School of Art was inaugurated as part of University College, London; the school was open to male and female students.

1873: Publication of the two-volume Handbook for...

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1873

Publication of the two-volume Handbook for the Physiological Laboratory, the first English-language manual of its kind, inaugurated a period of increased antivivisectionist activity.

1968: Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird,...

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1968

Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird, began monthly publication from the London Women's Liberation WorkshopUniversity College, University of London; it was the first magazine to come out of the women's liberation movement in Britain.

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