Louisa Lumsden
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DedicateeDedicated to
Louisa Innes Lumsden
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1840 - 1935)
FunderFunded by
Aberdeen Women's Alliance
(Aberdeen, Scotland)
DescriptionLouisa Lumsden DBE1840 - 1935
Pioneer of Women's Education
President
Aberdeen Association for Women's Suffrage
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HistoryLouisa Lumsden was one of the Girton pioneers – recruited for a new women's college at Hitchin, near Cambridge, led by Emily Davies. Davies believed that in order to be accepted at a men's university, women must complete the course on precisely the same terms as men. Lumsden continued to promote the belief in equal access to education throughout her life, pioneering education for women and helping found of St Leonard’s School and University Hall, St Andrew’s. In retirement, she was asked to be President of the Aberdeen Suffrage Association. In 1911 Louisa Lumsden was awarded an honorary LLD degree by St Andrews University. In 1925 she was made DBE in recognition of her services to education.
Location Info214 Union Street, Aberdeen
