Alexandra College
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | May Laffan | Laffan used the royalties of her second novel, The Hon. Miss Ferrard, for her own further education and the education of her only surviving younger sister, Catherine
. She attended Alexandra College
in Dublin... |
| politics | May Laffan | While ML
created no fictional protagonist who attends or seeks post-secondary education, she was eager to secure real women that right. Between 1884 and 1885 she corresponded with William J. Walsh
, the Catholic Archbishop... |
Timeline
11 October 1866
16 August 1878
The Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act was passed, containing an initial recognition of the principle that girls and women had the right to sit for public competitive examinations and to take university degrees.
1893
St Mary's University College
was founded for Catholic girls in Merrion Square, Dublin.