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THE GEABUATION OW WOMEEf. 271
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who opposed , it , that the adoption by the meeting , of the proposition before it would involve the laying down of some general scheme of
education for the middle-class women of England , differing materiall authority y from or that other laid of down what for are the and men what , and are not the the definition proper , b subjects y some
of study for the female , mind . Whatever may have been the idea of the frainers of the motionwe must on behalf of those most
deeply interested in the question , , and who therefore may be presumed to have considered it the most carefullyprotest that
, _~ fchis is not the ground taken by them . What they ask of the University of Londok is , that those women who ( conceiving that one
or other of the courses of study already prescribed or indicated by the University is necessary or may be beneficial to them for the
cular purposes calling either in of life general , ) have mental devoted development themselves to or that of some course parti of
study , may be at liberty to come to the University for a test of their success , and , if successful , for a certificate of the fact . We
ask the University of London to allow them a table in one of its _-examination rooms and a few ies of the papers of questions
which it proposes to male candidates cop for degrees , and if they acquit themselves satisfactorilyto attest the fact in the same way as it does
in the case of the successful , among those male candidates . We do not for a moment question the right or the duty of a
Universit exert its y influence to consider over how the education it can most of those wisely whose and intellectual beneficially
welfare it was established to promote , but we do call upon the we Universit contend y of is London one of at its once obli to gations consider ; and how we best hope to that fulfil it what will
be convinced that this obligation may be best fulfilled by granting what we have stated to be our demands .
The objects of the University of London , as declared by its charter , are to hold forth to all classes and denominations of Her
Maj ment ascertain esty for ' s , pursuin subj by means ect g s , _without a of regular examination any and distinction liberal , the persons course whatsoever of who education , have an encourage acquired , and to of
knowled rewarding proficiency ge , in them by Literature the by pursuit Academical , Science of such Degrees , Art course , and and other of Certificates education departments , of and Pro of - of
ficiency vocation honour proportioned as whether evidence women of thereunto their were respective either . It a was " attainments class asked " or derisivel a " , denomination and y marks in con " -
, that this we they answer should , th claim at it is to the share questioner the benefits and those of the who charter think . with To
him who would make women a " class . " Fox " ourselves , we reply that women are not either a class or a denominationbut that every
woman is a member of a class , and nearly every woman , a member of
-a denomination , and we do but claim that all the members of a
The Geabuation Ow Womeef. 271
THE _GEABUATION _OW _WOMEEf . 271
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1863, page 271, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061863/page/55/
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