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Nine Graces

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The term The Nine Graces referred to the nine women who were the first to be awarded degrees from the Royal University of Ireland in 1884. They were the first women in Great Britain or Ireland to be awarded degrees.

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The Nine Graces

  1. Isabella Mulvany, Headmistress, activist for women's education
  2. Alice Oldham, activist for women's education, teacher
  3. Jessie Twemlow
  4. Marion Kelly
  5. Mary Sands
  6. Eliza Wilkins

Other reading

  • Knowing Their Place: The Intellectual Life of Women in the 19th Century, Professor Brendan Walsh, The History Press, 15 Jul 2014
  • References

    Nine Graces Wikipedia