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Higher Education for Women in Great Britain

Chapter 1: HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN.
By Phoebe Sheavyn
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The pamphlet traces the expansion of educational opportunities for girls and women in Britain, surveying the emergence of secondary schools, residential colleges, and the opening of university examinations and degrees to female students. It outlines the general structure of elementary and secondary provision, types of schools, teacher training, the foundation of women’s colleges and residential provision, and the gradual removal of barriers to university membership and graduation. Practical matters such as careers available to graduates, opportunities for foreign students, federation support for scholarships and international exchange, and an appendix on the national federation conclude the account.

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Title: Higher Education for Women in Great Britain

Author: Phoebe Sheavyn

Release date: January 4, 2016 [eBook #50840]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN ***

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN.

President:
Professor Caroline F. E. Spurgeon, Great Britain.
Vice-President:
Mrs. Margaret S. McWilliams, Canada.
Treasurer:
Mrs. Alice Lord Parsons, c/o Bankers Trust Co.,
New York.
Secretary:
Miss Theodora Bosanquet,
66, Avenue Chambers, Vernon Place, London, W.C.1.

Council:

The Council is composed of representatives of each national federation or association holding membership in the International Federation, in addition to the four officers elected for the period 1920-22, whose names are printed above.

The purpose of the Federation is to promote understanding and friendship between the University women of the nations of the world, and thereby to further their interests and develop between their countries sympathy and mutual helpfulness.

The means by which the Federation seeks to realise its aims are: (1) encouragement and organisation of exchange of lecturers and students between the Universities; (2) endowment of international scholarships and fellowships; (3) establishment of club-houses and other centres of international hospitality in the cities of the world; (4) co-operation with the national bureaux of international education established in the various countries.

Contributions towards the endowment of scholarships, the establishment of club-houses and other branches of the work of the Federation will be very welcome and should be sent to the Treasurer or to the Secretary.

Further information will be found on the back cover.

HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN.

BY
PHŒBE SHEAVYN, D. Lit. (Lond.).
Senior Tutor for Women Students,
(University of Manchester).

CONTENTS.

1. Introduction. p. 3.
2. General Education System. p. 4.
3. The Universities. p. 7.
4. Careers for University Women. p. 21.
5. Opportunities for Students from other Countries. p. 24.
  Appendix.  
  The British Federation of University Women. p. 25.

PRICE SIXPENCE NET.

LONDON.
The International Federation of University Women.
PAMPHLET No. 2.