Pert, Alan. Red Cactus: The Life of Anna Kingsford. Books and Writers, 2006.
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Girton College, Cambridge University
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Anna Swanwick | The husband drew up his will in 1884, leaving the bulk of his fortune for women's education and clearly explaining why. It is women who have hitherto had the worst of life, and I therefore... |
| politics | Anna Kingsford | She lectured to organizations, societies, and schools, including the highly heterodox Zetetical Society
, the Sunday Lecture Society
, and the pioneering women students at Girton College
, Cambridge. |
| politics | Henrietta Müller | After her studies at Girton
, Henrietta Müller
established herself as an political activist devoted to the social advancement of women. Independently wealthy with no need to earn her living, she was able to pursue... |
| politics | Emily Davies | Girton College
was formally constituted through the adoption of its Memorandum and Articles of Association. This year ED
was appointed Mistress of the college (which was still at Hitchin). Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable, 1927. 266-7 Davies, Emily. “Chronology, Introduction”. Collected Letters, 1861-1875, edited by Ann E. Murphy and Deirdre Raftery, University of Virginia Press, 2004, p. ix - xii, xix-lv. xi |
| politics | Emily Davies | The women's college
established and headed by ED
moved from Hitchin to Girton, a parish about two miles outside Cambridge. Spender, Dale, editor. The Education Papers. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1987. 278-9 |
| Publishing | Sarah Waters | While she was working on her thesis, SW
also produced several academic articles. A Girton
Girl on a Throne: Queen Christina
and Versions of Lesbianism, 1906-1933 appeared in Feminist Review in 1994, The Most... |
| Publishing | Emily Shirreff | Throughout her career ES
composed articles for several journals including the Contemporary Review, Fraser's Magazine, and the Fortnightly Review. Her article College Education for Women appeared in August 1870 and Schools of... |
| Reception | Emily Davies | Her papers at Girton
include the unpublished manuscript which she referred to as the Family Chronicle, which describes her early life, but from which the hundred pages dealing with the years 1849-61 (present when... |
| Reception | Rosamond Lehmann | These were just her top honours among many. She appeared on radio and tv programmes, acquired an honorary degree from the University of Leeds
and an honorary fellowship from Girton
, and officially opened the... |
| Reception | Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon | Her papers are at Girton College
and elsewhere. |
| Reception | P. D. James | She received an impressive number of honours from various universities. She had an Honorary DLitt from the Universities of Buckingham (1992), London (1993), Hertfordshire (1994), Glasgow (1995), Durham (1998), and Portsmouth (1999). She also had... |
| Residence | Dora Russell | On leave from her work at Girton College
, Dora Black
(later Russell
) took an extended research trip to Paris. Russell, Dora. The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest for Liberty and Love. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1975. 1: 77 |
| Textual Features | Amy Levy | Based on George MacDonald
's fairy-tale Double-Story, it concerns a princess who has everything except happiness. It is written with panache: the governess is named Girton
ia to signify the excellence of her education... |
| Textual Production | Q. D. Leavis | She published several more pieces in the same journal, the last in September 1925, just before she went up to Girton College
: A Street Orator, The Philosophy of Examinations, The Dream Pedlar... |
| Textual Production | Emily Davies | The manuscript, held by Girton College, Cambridge
, is discussed below. Davies, Emily. “Chronology, Introduction”. Collected Letters, 1861-1875, edited by Ann E. Murphy and Deirdre Raftery, University of Virginia Press, 2004, p. ix - xii, xix-lv. xx |
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