Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London

AS had the honour of presenting the first lady graduates from Bedford College to the university chancellor to receive their degrees; they were the first women graduates in Britain.

AS became for a five-year term the Visitor to Bedford College : the first female one appointed, in succession to distinguished male scholars.

Years later, sitting in the capacity of what amounted to a chaperone in classes taught by Francis William Newman at Bedford College , she noticed a slight error in his exposition, told him of it...

After Oxford (where she gave the lectures which launched her scholarly career), HW applied for various academic jobs, which her biographer Monica Blackett considers it lucky she did not get. (Many of these jobs included...

Her parents were active in the founding of Queen's College in May 1848. There and at Bedford College , JW attended lectures by F. D. Maurice and Francis Newman . James Martineau was also an influence.