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Travel Victoria Cross
VC grew up in India before coming to England (although possibly not for the first time) for her study at London University . After her father's death in 1903, she lived with her mother and...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Sophia Jex-Blake
In this essay SJB focuses particularly on the January 1878 decision by the University of London to admit women to the study of medicine on equal terms with men. This decision, she writes, made on...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Augusta Webster
Many of her essays dealt with women's issues and many were topical. University Degrees for Women (2 June 1877) and University Examinations for Women (2 and 9 February 1878) responded respectively to Parliament 's refusal...
Textual Production Anne Hart Gilbert
The letter, probably addressed to the Rev. Richard Pattison (to whom her sister had already written on a parallel subject), is now at the School of Oriental and African Studies , London University .
Ferguson, Moira, editor. The Hart Sisters: Early African Caribbean Writers, Evangelicals, and Radicals. University of Nebraska Press.
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Textual Production Mildred Cable
The first was published by the press of London University and the second by that of the Student Christian Movement .
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.
Textual Production Anne Thackeray Ritchie
Most of ATR 's unpublished manuscripts and letters are held by the University of London and Eton College libraries.
Bloom, Abigail Burnham, editor. Nineteenth-Century British Women Writers. Greenwood Press.
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Textual Production Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer 's London MA thesis (in the days when London University offered no doctorate, and the MA degree, and thesis, was equal in weight to the PhDs of other universities) was on The Short...
Textual Production Bathsua Makin
It was dedicated to Queen Anne , wife of James I (who died on 2 March this year). It seems that this was to be printed as a pamphlet; one sample sheet survives in a...
Textual Production Mary Shelley
MS had thought about biographical writing in 1830, and suggested by letter to John Murray on 9 August that she should write something (biographical, historical, or literary) for his Family Library.
Clemit, Patricia. “Mary Shelley and William Godwin: a literary-political partnership, 1823-1836”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
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, No. 3, pp. 285-95.
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Before long...
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
Textual Features Hilary Mantel
At her selective convent school school Carmel McBain is thrown closely together with Karina (child of East European immigrant parents), because they are the only two children at the school from poor homes beyond its...
Residence Henry Handel Richardson
Ethel Robertson (who later wrote as HHR ) moved from Strasbourg to London when her husband was appointed professor of German at London University .
Ackland, Michael. Henry Handel Richardson: A Life. Cambridge University Press.
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Residence Sarah Austin
They lived in London between 1828 and 1834, while he lectured at the University of London .
Hamburger, Lotte, and Joseph Hamburger. Troubled Lives: John and Sarah Austin. University of Toronto Press.
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Residence Mary Wollstonecraft
MW moved from a house at 45 George Street, just south of Blackfriars Bridge, to Store Street (house number unknown) near the present London University buildings.
Tomalin, Claire. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Penguin.
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Residence Lucie Duff Gordon
In Bonn, LDG 's father studied Roman Law under Niebuhr and Schlegel in preparation for his upcoming appointment as Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of London .
Frank, Katherine. Lucie Duff Gordon: A Passage to Egypt. Hamish Hamilton.
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Ross, Janet, and Lucie Duff Gordon. “Memoir”. Letters from Egypt, Virago, pp. 1-17.
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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.

1805: The East India Company established a training...

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1805

The East India Company established a training college for civil servants.

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.

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 .

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.

1842: The School of Pharmacy, now part of the University...

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1842

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

1868: London University established a special examination...

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1868

London University established a special examination for women over eighteen.

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.

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.

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