From the time of her arrival in England, a major influence on the young Mary Arnold (later MAW
) was her aunt and godmother Jane Arnold
or Aunt K., a cultivated woman and friend...
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9 August 1870: The Education Act established a national...
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9 August 1870
The Education Act established a national elementary education system governed by local school boards, to which women could be elected.
Simon, Brian. Studies in the History of Education, 1780-1870. Lawrence and Wishart, 1960.
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Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
