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96:. Under the terms of the Act the Principal still had to be female but during Batho's term of office men became in authority in most other areas. In 1945/46 there were 8 men out of 34 in the whole academic community. By the end of her term this had changed to 35 out of 76. By the end of the 1950s there were 389 students and the decision to take men undergraduates was taken in 1960 when many universities in the country were planning expansion. The first 100 or so men undergraduates arrived in 1965. 83:
of RHC in 1945 and chose Dr Constance West as her Vice-Principal. Her first task was to restore the college following disruption of the war years and expand the residential space as post-war demand for university places increased. (The college had been partially occupied by the women's
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Officer Cadets' Training Unit (OCTU) during the war.) In the academic year 1946/7 numbers rose by almost 50% and almost 30% in the year following (to 330) which included eight male postgraduates for the first time.
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RHC planned expansion at that time to 1,000 students split equally between men and women. The responsibility for putting the plans into being was down to Batho's successor, Dame
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The Royal Holloway College Act (1949) abolished the Board of Governors replacing it with a College Council chaired by
45: 115:(Introductions to English Literature, vol 4), 1938, Edith Clara Batho, Guy Patterson Chapman, Bonamy Dobrée 208: 65: 37: 245: 240: 80: 21: 222: 100: 69: 153: 147: 157: 73: 57: 61: 234: 201: 41: 64:, returning to UCL in 1921 as an Assistant in English. She was appointed 251:
People associated with Royal Holloway, University of London
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The history of the Royal Holloway College 1886-1986
36:She was educated at Highbury Hill High School, now 20:(21 September 1895 – 21 January 1986) was 121:, 1962 Chosen and edited by Edith Clara Batho 8: 26:Royal Holloway College, University of London 190: 141: 139: 137: 135: 48:(UCL) and graduated in English in 1915. 131: 7: 256:Alumni of University College London 113:The Victorians and After, 1830-1914 94:Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone 14: 152:. London: Constable. pp.  44:, London. She then went on to 1: 272: 146:Bingham, Caroline (1987). 46:University College, London 219: 206: 198: 193: 28:(RHC) from 1945 to 1962. 223:Dame Marjorie Williamson 211:Royal Holloway College 178:"UCL Calendar 1935-36" 119:A Wordsworth Selection 38:Highbury Fields School 213:University of London 101:Marjorie Williamson 79:She was appointed 70:English Literature 229: 228: 220:Succeeded by 194:Academic offices 18:Edith Clara Batho 263: 199:Preceded by 191: 182: 181: 174: 168: 167: 143: 271: 270: 266: 265: 264: 262: 261: 260: 231: 230: 225: 216: 212: 210: 204: 188: 186: 185: 176: 175: 171: 164: 145: 144: 133: 128: 109: 58:First World War 54: 34: 12: 11: 5: 269: 267: 259: 258: 253: 248: 243: 233: 232: 227: 226: 221: 218: 205: 200: 196: 195: 184: 183: 169: 162: 130: 129: 127: 124: 123: 122: 116: 108: 105: 60:she taught at 53: 50: 33: 30: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 268: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 238: 236: 224: 215: 214: 203: 197: 192: 189: 179: 173: 170: 165: 163:0-09-468200-3 159: 155: 151: 150: 142: 140: 138: 136: 132: 125: 120: 117: 114: 111: 110: 106: 104: 102: 97: 95: 90: 87: 82: 77: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 51: 49: 47: 43: 39: 31: 29: 27: 23: 19: 207: 202:Fanny Street 187: 172: 148: 118: 112: 107:Publications 98: 91: 78: 72:and awarded 55: 35: 17: 15: 246:1986 deaths 241:1895 births 217:1945 -1962 235:Categories 154:186 et seq 126:References 56:After the 209:Principal 81:Principal 76:in 1935. 42:Islington 32:Education 22:Principal 62:Roedean 160:  66:Reader 52:Career 158:ISBN 74:DLit 16:Dr. 86:ATS 68:in 40:in 24:of 237:: 156:. 134:^ 103:. 180:. 166:.

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Principal
Royal Holloway College, University of London
Highbury Fields School
Islington
University College, London
First World War
Roedean
Reader
English Literature
DLit
Principal
ATS
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Marjorie Williamson




The history of the Royal Holloway College 1886-1986
186 et seq
ISBN
0-09-468200-3
"UCL Calendar 1935-36"
Fanny Street
Principal
Royal Holloway College
University of London

Dame Marjorie Williamson
Categories
1895 births
1986 deaths
People associated with Royal Holloway, University of London

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