Queen's College, London

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Education Valentine Ackland
Until the age of sixteen, VA was educated at Queen's College in Harley Street, London, which she likened to a convent and described as a most expensive public school for young ladies.
Ackland, Valentine. For Sylvia: An Honest Account. Chatto and Windus.
36
Mulford, Wendy. This Narrow Place. Pandora.
13
Education Gertrude Bell
GB attended Queen's College , a girls' school in Harley Street, London; that her parents sent her there reflected both Gertrude's outstanding intellectual abilities and her parents' progressive attitudes toward girls' education, for most...
Family and Intimate relationships Emily Davies
ED 's early awareness of the movement for women's education developed through her brother Llewelyn 's involvement with F. D. Maurice in Queen's College , Harley Street, London. Llewelyn became Principal of the College from 1873 to 1886.
Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable.
27-8
Education Florence Farr
FF studied at Queen's College , London, but did not pursue any regular course of study and often abstained from examinations.
Johnson, Josephine. Florence Farr: Bernard Shaw’s new woman. Colin Smythe.
17-19
Employer Penelope Fitzgerald
After the war PF worked chiefly as a journalist and teacher. The story goes that she adopted elaborate procedures to conceal her identity when submitting work to Punch, which was under her father's editorship...
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 Sophia Jex-Blake
SJB began the term at Queen's College, London , having astonished her peers by expressing a desire to become a teacher (a controversial decision for one of her social class), in order to rectify the...
Employer Sophia Jex-Blake
While she was a student at Queen's College, London , SJB became by invitation a maths tutor there. For this she received a salary, her acceptance of which was disparaged by her father, who wrote...
politics Sophia Jex-Blake
In 1865, the Kensington Society , a quarterly women's discussion group devoted to social and political issues, held their inaugural meeting. SJB became a member through her connections with Queen's College .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Literary responses Sarah Lewis
Kathryn Hughes notes that SL 's support of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution (founded in 1843), and their efforts (via Queen's College , founded on 1 May 1848) to establish a system of qualification for governesses...
Family and Intimate relationships Lucas Malet
LM 's father was the Rev. Charles Kingsley , a clergyman who was already making a name as a Christian social activist and a novelist. Before her birth he had also held a part-time appointment...
Education Katherine Mansfield
Kathleen Beauchamp (later KM ) and two of her sisters attended Queen's College , Harley Street, London.
Alpers, Antony. The Life of Katherine Mansfield. Oxford University Press.
401-2
Textual Production Katherine Mansfield
The Queen's College Magazine printed a story by Kathleen M. Beauchamp (later KM ): The Pine Tree, the Sparrows, and You and I.
Alpers, Antony. The Life of Katherine Mansfield. Oxford University Press.
30
Education Adelaide Procter
In 1850, AP was among the first students to attend Queen's College for women students. One of the teachers here was Charles Kingsley , and it has been argued that she was more influenced by...
Textual Production Anna Swanwick
In May 1898 and in 1899 AS addressed large audiences at the Jubilee ceremonies at both Queen's and Bedford College . On the former occasion she was introduced to Queen Victoria .
Bruce, Mary Louisa. Anna Swanwick, A Memoir and Recollections 1813-1899. T. F. Unwin.
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Timeline

1843: The Governesses' Benevolent Association was...

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1843

The Governesses' Benevolent Association was founded in London.

1 May 1848: Queen's College for Women (a secondary, not...

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1 May 1848

Queen's College for Women (a secondary, not a post-secondary institution) was founded in London to educate prospective governesses and improve girls' education generally.

4 April 1850: The North London Collegiate School for Ladies,...

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4 April 1850

The North London Collegiate School for Ladies , founded by Frances Mary Buss as her own venture, re-opened with its new and enduring name at its new address, 46 Camden Street.

11 October 1866: Alexandra College, Dublin, was founded by...

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11 October 1866

Alexandra College , Dublin, was founded by Anne Jellicoe .

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