ER
's university years were essential to her growth as a feminist and social reformer. Her intellectual prowess was observed at an early stage in her course: her tutor in Political Philosophy commented on her...
Friends, Associates
Eleanor Rathbone
Both these two (Fry and Oakeley
) remained Rathbone's close friends. In a BBC
broadcast in 1956, Margery Fry
recalled one of her discussions with ER
on the social and professional possibilities open to educated...
Instructor
Alison Uttley
At Manchester, AU
lived in the women's residence, Ashburne House. Formative teachers in her life included Hilda Oakeley
Oakeley, a Somerville College graduate and a close friend of Eleanor Rathbone
, had a great impact...
Occupation
Eleanor Rathbone
By the time ER
completed her degree, she was determined to engage directly with contemporary social concerns, rather than take on academic research and teaching. In 1900 she rejected her friend Hilda Oakeley
's offer...
