the remarkable story of the first women to fight for an education
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Robinson, Jane
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- GR BR 22 2010
- Thesaurus
- wetenschappelijk onderwijs, studenten, geleerde vrouwen, historisch, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 19e eeuw, 1850-1899, 20e eeuw, 1900-1949
- Description
- In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man’s. When the Cambridge Senate held a vote on whether women students should be allowed official membership of the university, there was a full-scale riot. Despite the prejudice and the terrible sacrifices they faced, women from all backgrounds persevered and paved the way for the generations who have followed them since.