Girls' Public Day School Trust, Limited

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politics Maria Grey
MG received a silver casket from Frances Mary Buss and Dorothea Beale , famous as headmistresses under the Girls' Public Day Schools Trust , in recognition of her contribution to education.
Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood.
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politics Maria Grey
Also known as the Women's Education Union, this organization was inaugurated at the Royal Society of Arts, with Lord Lyttelton as the chair. MG was elected the first chair, but declined that position in...
Education Amy Levy
The school was one of these only recently set up by the Girls' Public Day School Company . It also took younger boys, and two of Amy's brothers attended with her. The headmistress, Edith Creak
politics Emily Shirreff
ES served as a member of the Girls' Public Day School Company ; she was appointed vice-president shortly before her death.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.

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2 August 1869: The Endowed Schools Act effected educational...

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2 August 1869

The Endowed Schools Act effected educational reform and improved funding for girls' schooling.

17 November 1871: The National Union for the Education of Girls...

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17 November 1871

June 1872: The Girls' Public Day School Company was...

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June 1872

The Girls' Public Day School Company was founded in London by the National Union (Women's Education Union) to establish schools for girls.

June 1872: The Girls' Public Day School Company was...

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June 1872

The Girls' Public Day School Company was founded in London by the National Union (Women's Education Union) to establish schools for girls.

January 1873: Emily Shirreff and George C. T. Bartley edited...

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January 1873

Emily Shirreff and George C. T. Bartley edited the first issue of the Journal of the Women's Education Union/National Union for Improving the Education of All Classes.

20 January 1873: Chelsea School, first of the Girls' Public...

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20 January 1873

Chelsea School , first of the Girls' Public Day School Company schools, opened.

1874: The Association of Headmistresses was founded...

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June 1882: The Journal of Women's Education Union ceased...

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June 1882

The Journal of Women's Education Union ceased publication in London.

18 December 1902: Balfour's Education Act was passed; it dissolved...

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18 December 1902

Balfour 's Education Act was passed; it dissolved the School Boards and replaced them with Local Education Authorities , which were empowered to provide secondary education.

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