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.
Girls' Public Day School Trust, Limited
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Amy Levy | The school was one of these only recently set up by the Girls' Public Day School Company
. It also took younger boys, and two of Amy's brothers attended with her. The headmistress, Edith Creak |
| politics | Emily Shirreff | ES
served as a member of the Girls' Public Day School Company
; she was appointed vice-president shortly before her death. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
| politics | Maria Grey | MG
received a silver casket from Frances Mary Buss
and Dorothea Beale
, famous as headmistresses under the Girls' Public Day Schools Trust
, in recognition of her contribution to education. Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979. 139 |
| politics | Maria Grey | Also known as the Women's Education Union, this organization was inaugurated at the |
Timeline
2 August 1869: The Endowed Schools Act effected educational...
National or international item
2 August 1869
The Endowed Schools Act effected educational reform and improved funding for girls' schooling.
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
77
Curtis, Stanley James. History of Education in Great Britain. Seventh, University Tutorial Press, 1967.
169-71
Borer, Mary Cathcart. Willingly to School: A History of Women’s Education. Lutterworth Press, 1976.
275-80
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
30-1
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2024.
statutes
17 November 1871: The National Union for the Education of Girls...
National or international item
17 November 1871
The National Union for the Education of Girls of all Classes above the Elementary
was founded by Maria Grey
, with her sister Emily Shirreff
and others.
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
40-6, 49
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
11, 80
Ellsworth, Edward W. Liberators of the Female Mind: The Shirreff Sisters, Educational Reform, and the Women’s Movement. Greenwood, 1979.
174-9
June 1872: The Girls' Public Day School Company was...
National or international item
June 1872
The Girls' Public Day School Company
was founded in London by the National Union
(Women's Education Union) to establish schools for girls.
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
15, 46-7, 110-12
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
77, 79
June 1872: The Girls' Public Day School Company was...
National or international item
June 1872
The Girls' Public Day School Company
was founded in London by the National Union
(Women's Education Union) to establish schools for girls.
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
15, 46-7, 110-12
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
77, 79
January 1873: Emily Shirreff and George C. T. Bartley edited...
Building item
January 1873
Emily Shirreff
and George C. T. Bartley
edited the first issue of the Journal of the Women's Education Union/National Union for Improving the Education of All Classes.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
6
Pedersen, Joyce Senders. The Reform of Girls’ Secondary and Higher Education in Victorian England: A Study of Elites and Educational Change. Garland, 1987.
59
20 January 1873: Chelsea School, first of the Girls' Public...
Building item
20 January 1873
Chelsea School
, first of the Girls' Public Day School Company
schools, opened.
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
50-4, 57, 208
Barnard, Howard Clive. A History of English Education from 1760. 2nd ed., University of London Press, 1961.
145
1874: The Association of Headmistresses was founded...
National or international item
1874
The Association of Headmistresses
was founded by Frances Mary Buss
and Dorothea Beale
.
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
112
Fletcher, Sheila. Feminists and Bureaucrats: A Study in the Development of Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
112
June 1882: The Journal of Women's Education Union ceased...
Building item
June 1882
The Journal of Women's Education Union ceased publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
6
18 December 1902: Balfour's Education Act was passed; it dissolved...
Building item
18 December 1902
Balfour
's Education Act was passed; it dissolved the School Boards
and replaced them with Local Education Authorities
, which were empowered to provide secondary education.
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
127-31
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2024.
1902 vol. XL: 126-39
Martin, Christopher. A Short History of English Schools, 1750-1965. Wayland, 1979.
53
Borer, Mary Cathcart. Willingly to School: A History of Women’s Education. Lutterworth Press, 1976.
296
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