Person    | Female  Born 22/4/1830  Died 13/7/1921

Emily Davies

Categories: Education, Gender Issues

Suffragist and promoter of higher education for women. Born Sarah Emily Davies in Southampton. She edited a feminist publication and became active on the London School Board. She was instrumental in obtaining the admission of girls to secondary school examinations, and in 1869 co-founded Girton, the first women's college. Her involvement in the Suffrage movement led to her heading a delegation to parliament in 1906. Died at her home, 17 Glenmore Road, Belsize Park.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Emily Davies

Commemorated ati

Emily Davies

Emily Davies, 1830 - 1921, founder of Girton College Cambridge lived here. Gr...

Read More

Other Subjects

Albany School, Bell Lane

Albany School, Bell Lane

old Albany School in Bell Lane, Enfield in 2014.

Place, Education

1 memorial
Pumphouse Educational Trust and Museum

Pumphouse Educational Trust and Museum

The museum is located on land that until 1970 was part of the Surrey Docks. After these closed, the area was refurbished and the old pumphouse became a museum. It also houses the Rotherhithe Herita...

Group, Education, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial
John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Town Clerk. Endowed the City of London School in 1442. Our picture is of his statue high up on the wall of the City of London School's glassed ceiling atrium standing over the door to the balcony...

Person, Education, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
John Locke

John Locke

Philosopher. Born Somerset. Wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' and 'Two Treatises of Government'.  1693 wrote 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education' saying  "I think I may say that of al...

Person, Education, Philosophy

3 memorials
Charterhouse School

Charterhouse School

Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611, the year of his death. An ex-Carthusian priory near Smithfield was used for the school - thus pupils are known as Carthusians. Sutton was buried in the chapel. Th...

Building, Education

1 memorial

Previously viewed

N. Kirk

N. Kirk

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Bermondsey Abbey

Bermondsey Abbey

SE1, Tower Bridge Road

Bermondsey Abbey The Cluniac (Benedictine) Priory of St Saviour at Bermondsey occupied ground between Bermondsey Street, Abbey Street and...

1 subject commemorated
Will Crooks

Will Crooks

E14, Poplar High Street, Will Crooks Estate

2021: We were contacted by Sarwar Ahmed who wrote "The information you hold is incorrect as the artwork was not designed by Tower Hamlets...

1 subject commemorated, 7 creators
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.   Died near Oxford, on his way to Buxton to take the baths.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
124-126 Cheapside

124-126 Cheapside

EC2, Wood Street

The medieval church of St Peter, Westcheap (now Cheapside) used to stand on this corner facing Cheapside. The blue information board give...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators