Emily Penrose
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Dame Emily Penrose, was British academic. She was an ancient historian and principal of three early women's university colleges in the United Kingdom: Bedford College from 1893 until 1898, Royal Hollo
Portrait commissioned by Royal Holloway of Dame Emily Penrose in 1907, by Philip de László
A portrait of Emily Penrose by the Rhomaides brothers.
Margaret Tuke
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Dame Margaret Janson Tuke was a British academic and educator. She was the youngest child of the philanthropist James Hack Tuke. She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in
Emily Penrose
…responsible for day students. She was given the additional post of Professor of Ancient History in 1894, "without additional stipend". According to Margaret Tuke's history of the college, "It is a tribute to her character and statesmanship that, in spite of the limited sphere accorded to her by the authorities…
Margaret Tuke by Francis Dodd