Doing History in Public

Tag: women’s education

  • Suffrage, Arson, and the University of Bristol

    Suffrage, Arson, and the University of Bristol

    By Georgia Oman (@Georgia_Oman) Founded as University College, Bristol, in 1876, the awarding of a royal charter in 1909 allowed the University of Bristol to officially come in to being. In that time, the institution had earned a reputation as a trailblazer in the higher education of women. During the College’s first year, there were 69 women…

  • Helen Sunderland – Historian Highlight

    Helen Sunderland – Historian Highlight

    In the first post in the series, Helen Sunderland explains her research looking into the history of schoolgirl politics in late Victorian and Edwardian England.