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• Foundation of Edinburgh Ladies Education Association, 1868
  ...nburgh Ladies Education Association]] was founded at 1 Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh. ...to attract students to its classes, and to campaign to obtain a university education for women. In the end, the debate produced the [[Universities (Scotland) Ac
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• Foundation of Edinburgh Ladies Education Association, 1868
  ...nburgh Ladies Education Association]] was founded at 1 Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh. ...to attract students to its classes, and to campaign to obtain a university education for women. In the end, the debate produced the [[Universities (Scotland) Ac
  2 KB (301 words) - 13:21, 17 February 2016
• First Graduation of Female Students, 1893
  1893 saw the first graduation of female students at Edinburgh University. ...ging the link between the University of Edinburgh and the cause of women's education.
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• Foundation of Baxter Chair of Engineering, 1868
  In 1868, [[Sir David Baxter of Kilmaron (1793–1872)]], one of Edinburgh University's greatest benefactors, endowed the Baxter Chair of [[Engineerin ...adies Education Association, 1868|Foundation of Edinburgh Ladies Education Association]]
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• Election of University's First Member of Parliament, 1868
  In 1868, [[Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair (1818-1898)]] was elected as Edinburgh University's first Member of Parliament. ...universities elected Lyon Playfair who had been Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh since 1858. Upon taking up his seat in Parliament, Playfair resigned his Ch
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• Opening of Masson Hall, 1897
  ...erated by a campaign led by the [[Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women]] to provide amenities for the female students of the University. ...ave lectures in English Literature for women through classes put on by the association.
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• Masson Hall of Residence
  ...erated by a campaign led by the [[Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women]] to provide amenities for the female students of the University. ...ave lectures in English Literature for women through classes put on by the association.
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• Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women
  ...to be offered the same educational opportunities as men - in general arts education or medical subjects - was highlighted. ...to attract students to its classes, and to campaign to obtain a university education for women. In the end, the debate produced the [[Universities (Scotland) Ac
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• David Mather Masson (1822-1907)
  ...[[English Literature|Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]] (English Literature) at Edinburgh University from 1865 to 1895. ...udies. Masson embarked upon a literary career, first in Aberdeen, later in Edinburgh and London. He became Professor of English Literature at University College
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• Record Percentage of Women Students, 1924
  The percentage of women students at Edinburgh University reached a peace time peak in 1924. ...ecline. The government's response to the financial included savage cuts to education funding which led to a drastic reduction in the number of teaching posts av
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• Admission of Women to Faculty of Medicine, 1916
  Women were finally permitted to become full members of Edinburgh University's [[Faculty of Medicine]] in 1916. Female students of Medicine had nominally been admitted to Edinburgh since 1869, when [[Sophia Jex-Blake (1840-1912)]] won the right to attend m
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