Universidad de Londres - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Universidad de Londres - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Recent graduate of a Lady B.A. of London University https://historylab.es/recent-graduate-of-a-lady-b-a-of-london-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recent-graduate-of-a-lady-b-a-of-london-university Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/recien-graduada-en-la-universidad-de-londres-a-lady-b-a-of-london-university/ The illustration shows a recent graduate of the University of London, dressed in academic dress, standing in front of a room of books and holding a human skull in her hand

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]]> This engraving, signed by Arthur Hupkins, appears in The Graphic seven years after the University of London became the first in Britain to admit women in 1878. In 1885, around 10% of graduates from this university were women and this figure would grow to 30% by 1900. Despite these figures, by the end of the 19th century, most girls left school at around the age of 11, destined for work in factories, domestic service or marriage. Even in the higher social classes, formal education for women would not be a priority, but getting a favourable marriage would be.

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