Scope and Contents These papers refer to Emily Davies's candidature for election to the London School Board, established in 1870 for the education of the poor; first for the City Division where she failed to be nominated and secondly for the Greenwich Division where she was elected and for which she sat until 1873 when, because of pressure of other work, she did not seek re-election. They also relate to the election of Elizabeth Garrett, later Mrs Garrett Anderson, for the St Marylebone Division and the...