I should have posted this yesterday -
A somewhat grudging award to a pioneer campaigner for women's education in her old age - just an honorary MA, not a Doctorate (as nearly all Honorary degrees are), and not awarded at the Encaenia, the pompous ceremony when honorary degrees are normally awarded, just in some low-key private event. Still, it was a step on a long, hard road ...
Centenary of the first woman to receive an honorary degree
It’s often said that the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the University was Queen Mary. She received a Doctorate of Civil Law (DCL) by diploma on 11 March 1921. A degree by dip…
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A somewhat grudging award to a pioneer campaigner for women's education in her old age - just an honorary MA, not a Doctorate (as nearly all Honorary degrees are), and not awarded at the Encaenia, the pompous ceremony when honorary degrees are normally awarded, just in some low-key private event. Still, it was a step on a long, hard road ...