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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.
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Education Pat Barker
PB graduated with a BSc in international history from the London School of Economics (the LSE), which is part of London University .
Perry, Donna. “Going Home Again: An Interview with Pat Barker”. The Literary Review, 1 Dec.–28 Feb. 1991, pp. 235-44.
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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.
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 Phyllis Bentley
Bentley was the first person in her family to receive such an extensive and expensive education: none of her brothers went beyond the secondary school level, and it was understood that Cheltenham was preparation for...
Education Buchi Emecheta
BE received her B.Sc. (with honours) in Sociology from the University of London .
Emecheta, Buchi. Head Above Water. Heinemann, 1994.
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Umeh, Marie, editor. Emerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta. Africa World Press, 1996.
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Education Susan Miles
Having enrolled as a mature student, SM gained her first-class honours BA in philosophy from London University .
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Education Buchi Emecheta
BE earned her MA degree in philosophy from the University of London , and immediately enrolled to begin work toward her doctorate.
Umeh, Marie, editor. Emerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta. Africa World Press, 1996.
458
Emecheta, Buchi. Head Above Water. Heinemann, 1994.
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Education Robert Browning
Like Alexander Pope , Browning was an autodidact, educating himself in his father's vast library. In 1828 he began reading Greek at London University but dropped out in his second term.
Thomas, Donald. Robert Browning: A Life Within Life. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982.
10, 18-19
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 .
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 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 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.
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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.
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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...

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27 October 1785: The London Hospital Medical College, established...

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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.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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1805: The East India Company established a training...

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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...

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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.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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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.
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Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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1836: The University of London was founded, in...

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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.
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Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth, editor. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986. Hambledon Press, 1990.
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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.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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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.
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Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
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Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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.
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Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable, 1927.
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Pedersen, Joyce Senders. The Reform of Girls’ Secondary and Higher Education in Victorian England: A Study of Elites and Educational Change. Garland, 1987.
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Howarth, Janet, and Emily Davies. “Introduction”. The Higher Education of Women, Hambledon Press, 1988.
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Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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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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