North of England Council for Promoting the Higher Education of Women

The North of England Council for Promoting the Higher Education of Women (NECPHEW), inspired by Anne Clough, was established in November 1867.[1] At this time women could not be awarded university degrees even though they had passed the examinations. The University of London awarded its first degrees to women in 1878, Durham followed in 1895 but Oxford did not follow suit until 1920 and Cambridge not until 1948.[2]

Josephine Butler, founding president of NECPHEW

At its first meeting, Ladies' Educational Associations were represented by Elizabeth Wolstenholme from Manchester and Lucy Wilson from Leeds. Clough became honorary secretary and Josephine Butler took office as its president, a position she held until she stood down in 1871.[3] Wolstenholme drew up the rules and her friend, the academic James Stuart gave a series of lectures for women in astronomy. F W H Myers was another tutor and more than 550 students signed up to his university lectures.[4]

During winter 1867 and spring 1868, members of NECPHEW gathered support for a memorial to the Cambridge Senate. In October 1868 the professional accreditation of women educators was secured by the award of a University Diploma.[5] The second meeting of NECPHEW was held at Leeds on 15 and 16 April 1868.[6]

By 1872, Manchester Ladies' Educational Association was represented by Elizabeth Gaskell's daughter Meta and the Ladies' Educational Association in Leeds by Frances Lupton. A number of the council's members also belonged to the Education for Girls Committee of the Royal Society of Arts which, from 1871, had aligned itself with the aims of NECPHEW.[7][8][9]

Publications
  • North of England Council for Promoting the Education of Women — Spottiswoode & Company, 1868 - Women - 11 pages

See also

References

Citations

  1. Sutherland (2006), p. 80
  2. University. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. Jordan (2001), p. 104
  4. Jordan (2001), pp. 87–88
  5. Wills (1951–52), p. 278
  6. Anon (1983), p. 228
  7. Murray, Janet H.; Stark, Myra, eds. (2016) [1872], The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1872, Routledge, ISBN 9781315411194
  8. The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions, Garland, 1985 [1874], ISBN 9780824037291
  9. "Announcement by The North of England Council for Promoting the Higher Education of Women (Council)", Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Society of Arts, 19: 719–720, 1871

Bibliography

  • Anon (1983), History of Women: Periodicals Guide, Research Publications, ISBN 9780892350407
  • Jordan, Jane (2001), Josephine Butler, Hambledon Continuum, ISBN 978-1-84725-045-2
  • Sutherland, Gill (2006), Faith, Duty, and the Power of Mind: The Cloughs and Their Circle, 1820-1960, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-86155-7
  • Wills, Stella (1951–52), "The Anglo-Jewish Contribution to the Education Movement for Women in the Nineteenth Century", Transactions (Jewish Historical Society of England), Jewish Historical Society of England, 17: 269–281, JSTOR 29777906
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