| Title |
Letters 2 |
| Reference |
GCPP Bodichon 2
(former reference: B301-327) |
| Creator |
Davies, Emily; various |
| Covering Dates |
1801–1891 (1801, 1862-69, 1891.) |
| Extent and Medium |
28 items in 1 file; Paper |
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| Content and context |
These are chiefly letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Most of the letters relate to the activities of the Langham Place Circle, the English Woman's Journal and the Kensington Society, with a few later ones on the foundation and day-to-day organisation of Girton College. |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. ED and Elizabeth Garrett plan to get London University open to women, on general grounds, keeping Medical schemes in the background to avoid doctors' hostility. ED asks BB to write to everyone she knows to rouse public opinion. Lizzie to apply to be admitted for matriculation exam and will be refused on precedent, after which a Memorial to be signed by small number of influential ladies and gentlemen. ED's brother encouraging and will bring in Maurice interest; Adelaide Procter, the Drewrys and ED's Quaker friends will also be involved in the fight.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1862 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Sarah] Lewin, Bessie [Parkes] and the English Woman's Journal, especially business and editorial matters. Lizzie [Garrett] at St. Andrew's for winter; Dr. Day, head of Medical School there, is a valuable friend and teacher. Isa [Craig] in good spirits about Lancashire book. BB's writings in the Journal, and possible anti-South [USA] article. Adelaide [Procter] very ill. Long letter of 8pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Dec. 1862–4 Dec. 1862 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. ED reports the views of Isa [Craig], Lizzie [Garrett], Ellen Drewry and Miss Gimingham on the future of the Journal; possible financial plan. BB's paper on America anticipated. Miss Thackeray asked to Langham Place, she may contribute as a fresh writer. Langham Place friends including Isa (death of her grandmother), and Bessie Parkes. Long letter of 18pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 Dec. 1862 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Nannie Leigh Smith. To Nannie in Palermo. Bad position of English Woman's Journal; subscriptions dropping. Deficit £50 p.a. New Journal 'The Queen' takes our side but is a low kind of thing. Should journal stop at end of year? 4pp. No signature.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Sarah] Lewin and I agree that the 'Journal' had better be wound up for several reasons, e.g. the question of papers dealing with religion, and financial problems. If it ceases Miss Faithfull might start a first class magazine, with ED as editor, of Fraser & Macmillan type. Miss Thackeray declines to write for us - sends kind note. 8pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Have had consultation with Miss [Sarah] Lewin and written to Bessie [Rayner Parkes] proposing winding up of 'Journal'; she is aghast. Am not in favour of special effort for a year. [Continuation of previous letter].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Manuscript arrived yesterday; sending it to press. May I put your initials to it? The 'Reader' started by Maurician set, Mr Ludlow editor at £10.10 a week. Have promised to continue editing the Journal. Losing £40 a year; subscribers still fall off. Miss Sewell doing good work and taking me to see Dr Edmunds to talk about a Medical School for women. Saw Mrs Russell Gurney yesterday. Lizzie Garrett flourishes and Isa [Craig] is much better.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Sarah Lewin to [Barbara Bodichon]. At Miss Davies' request sends abstract of possible receipts and expenditure 1863. Half sheet: shows 624 subscribers i.e. the number reached in May 1861. Shows £48.8s for contributors - without an editor's salary. Hopes the 'Journal' will be given another year to show success under present management.
Creator: Lewin, Sarah.
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1 Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. What to do about 'Journal'. Not enough money to pay rent; have asked Sarah Lewin to send you a statement of accounts. Numbers of subscribers. The 'Queen' new weekly; very low literary standing but amusing.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for letter and cheque, given to Miss [Sarah] Lewin. Rent paid. 'Journal'; views and fears. Plan to transfer 'Journal' to Miss Faithfull would not answer much purpose. Local examinations; friendly help from Mr Tomkinson, London Secretary for Cambridge. His mother sends 'Journal' to her daughter, wife of Bishop of Calcutta. Have received your Algiers manuscript. National Review has passed into hands of Professor Pearson - friendly to women in matters of education. Do not think 'The Reader' is very good. Long letter.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Jan. 1863 |
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2 envelopes addressed to Miss [Nannie] Leigh Smith. With notes on inside of covers. 20th Jan: I do wish ED to go on a year have sent £5. 23rd Jan: Thanks for her letter of 12th.
Creator: Bodichon, Barbara.
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Jan. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Favourable comments in paper on 'Journal'. Differences in views of ED and Bessie [Rayner Parkes] (hers nearer BB's). Am giving up editorship if anything else turns up in which I could be more useful.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Feb. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Have written to Isa for manuscript about cotton weaving. Meeting Mrs Peter Taylor (Emancipation Society for slaves) and will put your suggestions to her. Thinks Brittany manuscript worth inserting when present story done. Miss Faithfull has decided to start 'The Victoria Magazine', jointly managed by men and women, and has asked ED to edit it. Contributions: Mr. Dicey on America; Mr Hastings on law of libel; R. Hutton on spiritualism. Mr Nassau Senior's Journal in Egypt. Mrs Lewes has nothing ready yet. Trollope fully taken up and Kingsley and Tom Hughes pledged to MacMillan. Using men at first, then later press our special subject.. Sorry to leave the 'Journal'; thinks Bessie RP's plan to use Miss Barlee as Editor would be a calamity. ED glad 'The Reader' had no women in its management, as problems have risen, due to hasty planning. Many Mauricians well inclined to the 'Victoria', e.g. Dicey, Hutton. Her brother to write on Robert Browning's new book, Geo.MacDonald on Tennyson or Shakespeare's Art. Last Saturday grand; keen sense of common citizenship; grateful to Queen for her goodness & worshipfulness. Long letter of 8pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Mar. 1863 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Have written to Helen Taylor. Her letter to the 'Spectator' among the Chronicles. Women's Suffrage. [Kensington Society] needs a committee; suggests Mrs Knox secretary, Mrs Taylor treasurer, Miss Taylor, Miss Manning, yourself, myself. Manchester S[ocial] S[cience] discussion. [Nos. B314-317 were probably at one time pinned together.].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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10 Aug. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Delighted at your success as an artist. Hope you will soon make £1000 a year. Isa will send Mrs [Helen] Taylor the subscription list. Her paper for Kensington Society and abstract for the Times. Work of Parliament now to carry out social improvements; women know more than men. Lord Shaftesbury to be President of Education Department this year; he is favourable to employment of women. Formula suggested to Miss Taylor: 'All persons who fulfil the conditions of property or rental prescribed by law as the qualification of the electorial franchise and who exercise in their own name, the other rights attaching to those conditions'. This excludes wives without sacrificing any principle.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Aug. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Various magazines suggested for her article. Will ask Mrs.Lankester if she would put something on Suffrage into the Social Science Review. Mrs. Mill's article includes some good things which BB might include. Desirable to omit Mr Mill's name in order not to be mixed up in public mind with Jamaica and Reform League. Anticipates a good meeting at Manchester.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Aug. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mrs Lankester will be glad of an article on Female Enfranchisement for Social Science Review and asks if she should send BB's, with a few changes. Sensible article in Pall Mall yesterday on sisterhoods; ED sending it to Miss Taylor.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Aug. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. If petition I sent you adopted, should be circulated with explanation of para 3 and nature of qualification. Mrs Taylor approves but suggests 'other rights' in first sentence. Drafts sent to Miss Taylor and Isa for printing. Blackwood article foolish and insulting. Extract in Nonconformist has error in number of signatures- should this be corrected?. Guardian, Nonconformist and Pall Mall reviewed my book favourably last week. Successful Schoolmistress' Meeting at Leeds, preparatory to forming an association. ED likes latter part of BB's paper; can work material into suitable paper for S[ocial] S[cience] Review. 4pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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17 Sep. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Almost hope Mr [George Henry] Lewes will refuse your paper as I want that one for Cornhill. The Fortnightly not as bad as the Westminster. Tell Mrs Westlake we expect her to get all 150,000 people in parish of Marylebone, besides St. Pancras and Paddington, to sign. ED would like a copy of the petition; will it be printed? Is there anyone in Hastings to get petition up there? Glad her interest in subject increases. ED delighted with Felix Holt: seems to present a view of women that we want to have looked at. [Felix Holt written March 1865 - 31 May 1866. H.G. Lewes ed. Fortnightly 1865 - Dec 1866; 1st issue 15 May 1865.].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Saw Mrs Lewes [George Eliot] yesterday: long talk about the College; the religious question. If we kept on the same platform as Cambridge, we should share changes in public opinion. She and Mr Lewes agreed; thought a sentence should be inserted in the programme about prayers to show we do not intend to have a chapel or chaplain. We should attach ourselves to Cambridge and if possible get their degrees, but exam should not be compulsory. Women only as resident authorities. Emily Blackwell's proposal about your £1000 discussed; withdrawal of condition about Miss Blackwell (Principles of Hygiene). Importance of obedience to laws of health. Formation of habits in College rather than teaching. We could not have a Professor of Hygiene. Am anxious to accept your £1000 at outset so that, as you will not be on the committee, you may be counted among founders. Visit to Birmingham encouraging, people asked about the College. Beginning of a local Committee there for Cambridge exams. Nearly all College Committee have agreed to serve. Mr Bryce doubtful; objects to Cambridge connection; wants us to do something better than either of older universities. Oxford has again refused examination of girls. Our candidates (Cambridge Examinations) have increased from 202 to 230. The bit of blue was a little darker than the Cambridge blue. 8pp.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Nov. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for trustful letter. Propose putting in 'In all the arrangements special care will be taken to guard against any infringement of the law of health'. First College meeting to be 5 December; exams begin on the 16th for a week. Mrs Gurney is interested to hear about Mrs Lewes whom she had seen at Ella's concerts.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Nov. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Enclose a copy of Minutes of our first Council meeting. Lady Stanley of Alderley prevented by her husband from joining us (dislikes publicity). She is disappointed, and will help privately. We should have Lady Augusta[Stanley]. Aunt Julia pleased we are not to imitate Cambridge in every particular. Advice to build (not adapt an old house), with view to large number, but to provide rooms for say 25 students to begin with. If we begin with 100 we should want another 100 the next year and another the third. Your liberal promise is an immense help. Ask people (with discretion) to be on general committee.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Dec. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Copy minutes of first meeting determining to set up a College for Women. Writing Mrs Bodichon £1000, Mrs [Elizabeth Adelaide] Manning £100, Miss Davies £100.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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5 Dec. 1867 |
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Draft of previous item? [Bodichon 2/23, B323, copy minutes of first meeting determining to set up a College for Women].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for hospitality at Blandford Sqare where you were represented by Nannie and Isabella. 3 candidates - Miss [Louisa] Lumsden passed with credit, Miss Lloyd just got through and Miss Chambers failed but will come up again next year. Miss Cook will probably come after Christmas. Mrs [Annie Crow] Austin did the worst of the settling. A pleasant place. Come soon with Miss Edwards. Church is High. Hope undergraduates will like it, 3 go to Church, 2 are Quakers. Photographs of College on sale in the town.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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11 Oct. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Asks her for introduction to Nannie if Mr Tuke and daughter go to Algiers. Students came on Sat [16th]; we have had 4 lectures. Fortunate in lecturers, especially Mr Clark (Classics) and Mr Hort. No salt spoons yet, otherwise civilized. Plain well cooked food provided by Mrs Manning. All working together happily. Hopes BB will come in our first term.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Oct. 1869 |
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Letter from Frances Kensington to Barbara Bodichon. At a meeting of Executive Committee of Girton College held yesterday a letter written by Miss Alice Bonham Carter at your request announcing your decision to present all your paintings now at Girton College as a gift was laid before them. Committee's delight at this generous gift.
Creator: Kensington, Frances.
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25 Apr. 1891 |
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Letter from Frances Smith to William Smith, MP. Letter from Barbara Bodichon's grandmother to her grandfather. Mostly about what she is reading.
Creator: Smith, Frances.
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6 Aug. 1801 |
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