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London School Board |
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Schools Enquiry Commission |
| 7 |
Presentations, Obituaries |
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Admission of Girls to Local Examinations, 1862-69 |
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Papers of the London Association of Schoolmistresses |
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Archive of the Kensington Society |
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Pamphlets, letters to the press etc |
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Newspaper cuttings |
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Cambridge Degrees for Women, 1880-81 and 1887-97 |
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University Degrees for Women: Oxford and Cambridge, 1895-97, 1920 |
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Girton College: Foundation, Hitchin and Girton |
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Personal Papers of Sarah Emily Davies
| Title |
Archive of the Kensington Society |
| Reference |
GCPP Davies 10
(former reference: ED IX (KEN)) |
| Creator |
Kensington Society |
| Covering Dates |
1865–1867 |
| Extent and Medium |
6 items; paper |
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| Content and context |
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The Kensington Society was a discussion society formed after the success of the original committee founded by Emily Davies and others to obtain the admission of women to University Local Examinations (1862-65). The Society met regularly at the house of Charlotte Manning in Kensington for discussion of subjects of common interest (1865-71). Members included Barbara Bodichon, Dorothea Beale, Frances Buss, Elizabeth Garrett, and Anna Swanwick. Mrs Manning became president and Emily Davies was secretary.
The surviving archives comprise a list of members and papers relating to questions raised for discussion by the society.
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| Further information |
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See Barbara Stephen, Emily Davies and Girton College (London: Constable 1927) pp 106-8, 147.
See the Family Chronicle, into which papers, including the Rules of the Society, have been inserted, pp 422-4, 423 a-f. See also references in letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon - Bodichon Papers B1, B29, B314-9.
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| Index Terms |
| Kensington Society |
| Girton/GCPP Davies 10 contains: |
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List of members of the Kensington Society.
Creator: Kensington Society.
4pp in 1 file; paper. |
1865–1867 |
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2
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2 sets of questions (1-18 and 1-27) for discussion in the Kensington Society.
Creator: Kensington Society.
3pp in 1 file; paper. |
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3
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Lists of questions for discussion in the Kensington Society. With the names of the proposers.
Creator: Kensington Society.
10pp in 1 file; paper. |
1866–1867 |
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4
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'What are the subjects on which it is desirable to lay the greatest stress in the education of women?'. Paper by Helen Taylor in answer to the question proposed by Miss Bompas for discussion in the Kensington Society.
Creator: Taylor, Helen.
13pp in 1 file; paper. |
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5
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Letter from Helen Taylor [to ED?].
Creator: Taylor, Helen.
1 item; paper. |
2 Dec. 1865 |
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'What is the true basis, and what are the limits of parental authority?'. Question proposed by E Garrett for discussion in the Kensington Society, with comments by various members [incomplete].
Creator: Garrett, E.
1 item; paper. |
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