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, 1990.
University of London
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Beatrice Harraden | BH
was educated at Dresden in Germany, then at Cheltenham Ladies' College
(a secondary school), Queen's College
, and Bedford College
. She graduated from London University
with a BA in Arts, having studied... |
| Education | U. A. Fanthorpe | UAF
received her Diploma of Education from London University
, the year following her Honours BA in English from St Anne's College, Oxford
. |
| Education | Augusta Ada Byron | AAB
(now Countess of Lovelace) began studying with Augustus De Morgan
, a leading logician and the first professor of mathematics at the University of London
. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/. under Lovelace, Augusta Stein, Dorothy. Ada: A Life and a Legacy. MIT Press, 1985. xix |
| Education | Kathleen E. Innes | Kathleen Royds
(later Innes) graduated from the University of London with a BA (Second Class Honours) in Modern Languages (English and German). Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta, 1995. 25 |
| Education | Kathleen E. Innes | About 1910-11, she spent four terms studying under author and naturalist William Henry Hudson
in a University Extension programme taught at Gresham College
. She graduated from this course first in her class and was... |
| Education | H. G. Wells | Having initially left school at thirteen, HGW
later attended the Normal School
which later became the Royal College of Science. His most important teacher and inspiration was Thomas Huxley
. He failed his final exams... |
| Education | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Ruth Prawer
enrolled to read for a BA in English at Queen Mary College
, University of London
, from which she went straight on to a graduate degree. Crane, Ralph J. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Twayne, 1992. 3 |
| Education | Victoria Cross | While her sisters are known to have attended a small boarding school in England, it is unknown whether Annie Sophie, or VC
, ever had any form of institutionalised lower schooling in England or India... |
| Education | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Ruth Prawer
received her MA (a degree which was then London's equivalent to the PhD) from London University
as a member of Queen Mary College
. 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, 1990. |
| Education | Michelene Wandor | Later again she studied music at Trinity College of Music
and the University of London
. |
| Education | Jane Loudon | After she was married she set out to educate herself in her husband's area of expertise: botany. She attended lectures given by John Lindley
, first professor of botany at London University
, and took... |
| Education | Michèle Roberts | After her BA degree, she studied librarianship at the University of London
, for a two-year postgraduate qualification: a year of practical work, a year of lectures, then exams. British Council Film and Literature Department, in association with Book Trust. Contemporary Writers in the UK. http://www.contemporarywriters.com. Michèle Roberts. http://www.micheleroberts.co.uk/index.htm. Roberts, Michèle. Paper Houses. Virago, 2007. 19,62-3, 76 |
| Education | Pat Barker | PB
graduated with a BSc in international history from the Perry, Donna. “Going Home Again: An Interview with Pat Barker”. The Literary Review, 1 Dec.–28 Feb. 1991, pp. 235-44. 238 |
| Education | Jessie White Mario | She arrived in London determined to study medicine so that she could serve as a field nurse during Garibaldi
's campaigns. She was refused entry to fourteen London hospitals. On 10 July 1856, a representative... |
| Education | Theodora Benson | Later TB
attended the School of Oriental Languages
at London University
(whose title changed in 1938 to School of Oriental and African Studies) in order to learn Malay for her planned trip to Asia. |
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27 October 1785: The London Hospital Medical College, established...
Building item
27 October 1785
The London Hospital Medical College
, established this year, opened its operating theatre.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
57
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
1620
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
55 (1785): 914
1805: The East India Company established a training...
National or international item
1805
The East India Company
established a training college for civil servants.
Bayly, Christopher Alan. Atlas of the British Empire. Facts on File, 1989.
94
11 February 1826: The present University College, University...
National or international item
11 February 1826
The present University College
, University of London
, was founded as the University of London.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
63-4, 127
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
1619
30 April 1829: John Lindley gave his inaugural lecture as...
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30 April 1829
John Lindley
gave his inaugural lecture as the first professor of botany at the newly established London University
.
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
157
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
155-7
1836: The University of London was founded, in...
National or international item
1836
The University of London
was founded, in effect extending university education substantially in the provinces and colonies.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
22-4, 61-80
Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth, editor. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986. Hambledon Press, 1990.
xxiv
1842: The School of Pharmacy, now part of the University...
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1842
The School of Pharmacy
, now part of the University of London
, was founded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
227
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
1540
1849: Bedford College, initially known as the Ladies'...
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1849
Bedford College
, initially known as the Ladies' College
in Bedford Square, or Mrs Reid's Ladies College
, was founded.
Tuke, Margaret Janson. A History of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937. Oxford University Press, 1939.
3, 195
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
16, 112, 254, 283
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.
MacLeod, Donald. “All aboard the London-Delhi express”. Guardian Weekly, 28 Mar. 2008, p. 43.
43
April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...
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April 1862
The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
62
October 1865: Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's...
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October 1865
Elizabeth Garrett
obtained an apothecary's licence through the Society of Apothecaries
: this began her medical career, after her rejection by the Universities of London
, Edinburgh
, St Andrews
, Oxford
, and Cambridge
.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
156
Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
106
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
66
1867: London University opened its degree examinations...
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1867
London University
opened its degree examinations to all (male) candidates, including those at a distance and without university affiliation.
Bell, Robert, b. 1930, and Malcolm Tight. Open Universities: A British Tradition?. Open University Press, 1993.
31
1868: London University established a special examination...
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1868
London University
established a special examination for women over eighteen.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
36
Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable, 1927.
105
Pedersen, Joyce Senders. The Reform of Girls’ Secondary and Higher Education in Victorian England: A Study of Elites and Educational Change. Garland, 1987.
50
Howarth, Janet, and Emily Davies. “Introduction”. The Higher Education of Women, Hambledon Press, 1988.
xl
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
36
1868: James Africanus Beale Horton published at...
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1868
James Africanus Beale Horton
published at LondonWest African Countries and Peoples, British and Native, and A Vindication of the African Race, analysing the conditions required to establish self-government for his people.
Edwards, Paul. “Black Writers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries”. The Black Presence in English Literature, edited by David Dabydeen and David Dabydeen, Manchester University Press, 1985, pp. 50-67.
59
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
July 1874: The Senate of the University of London announced...
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July 1874
The Senate of the University of London announced that it would allow women into the classroom but would not grant them degrees.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
166
March 1877: The Senate of the University of London decided...
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March 1877
The Senate of the University of London decided to admit a female student to their Medical Faculty; this decision was suspended a month later.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
187
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