be inspired by the entry of women into educational establishments
with reference to great Elizabeth Crawford @womanandsphere
currently reading Enterprising Women
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found">https://francisboutle.co.uk/products/... out some fascinating fact about the struggle for girl’s education in Scotland

Mary Crudelius (née McLean) (23 February 1839 – 24 July 1877) was a British campaigner for women& #39;s education who lived in Leith, Edinburgh in 1867 when she spoke out at a ladies& #39; discussion group called the Edinburgh Essay Society. .

Not long afterwards some of these women, including Crudelius, Madeline Daniell and Sarah Mair, set up the Edinburgh Ladies& #39; Educational Association (ELEA) with the aim of ensuring equal educational opportunities for women

Here is her memoir https://archive.org/details/amemoirmrscrude00crudgoog
Describes">https://archive.org/details/a... the setting up of a series of lectures pages 42-46 have costings of how much to hire a room , a professor and the fees. They aimed for 75 students but in the end got over 240!
http://ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk/index.php/Foundation_of_Edinburgh_Ladies_Education_Association,_1868">https://ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk/index.php...