The Manchester and Salford College for Women (1877-1883): From the Darkness Comes the Light – Tom Trafford

In April 1877, Owens College’s Court, the governing body of the only higher education establishment in Manchester, and the only incorporated college of Victoria University (Manchester), announced its decision not to accept women students. Its members believed that doing so would be detrimental to both men and women students.[1] As a result of the Court’s […]