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GCPP Bodichon 3/17

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Letter from Louisa Lumsden to Barbara Bodichon, 1874-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Bodichon 3/17
Scope and Contents Thanks for lending the article; shocked that such a subject should be discussed in popular magazine (Spectator) but of same opinion as the article; competitive examinations as injurious to health of men as well as women. Present system of examination fit for schools, not university. That horrid word "ladylike"; people are afraid of real womanliness and try hard to produce a stunted artificial imitation. Necessity of physical exercise. All fields open to men should be open to...
Dates: 1874-04
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