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1831 - Dorothea Beale was born in London.
1847 - Dorothea was sent to a school in Paris for a year.
1848 - Studied at Queen's College.
Finished her studies they appointed her as their first woman mathematics tutor.
1856 - Head Teacher at Casterton School.
- Became a popular book with teachers and helped her to be appointed as Head Teacher of Cheltenham
Ladies College.
1865 - Joined with Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett and eight other women to form a discussion group called the Kensington Society.
1867 - Drafted a petition asking Parliament to grant women the vote.
1892 - Beale purchased Cowley House in Oxford for £5,000.
1893 - Opened as St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
1897 - St. Hilda's was accepted by the Association for Promoting the Higher Education of Women as a high standard College for Women.
1898 - Wrote several books about education including Work and Play in Girls' Schools.
1906 - Dorothea Beale continued as the principal of Cheltenham Ladies College until her death.
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Addresses to teachers by Dorothea Beale (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Biography - Beale, Dorothea (1831-1906): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online by Gale Reference Team (Digital - Jan 1, 2005) Word count: 688... Available for download now |
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Dorothea Beale of Cheltenham by Elizabeth Raikes (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Work and play in girls' schools by Dorothea Beale (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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In the days of Miss Beale: A study of her work and influence by F. Cecily Steadman (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Dorothea Beale,: Principal of the Cheltenham ladies' college, 1858-1906. With two portraits (Pioneers of progress. Women) by Elizabeth Helen Shillito (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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