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The introduction says that Oxford "admitted women to degrees for the first time" in 1920. Please help an ignoramus out. Does that mean they were admitted as degree-pursuing students in 1920, or that the degrees were awarded to them then (and they were admitted as students earlier)? Minturn (talk) 14:52, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Minturn, you could read the history section, but it is a bit confusing. From 1879 women could enrol as students of the Association for the Education of Women (AEW), which was an organisation that was not formally part of the university. By 1894 they were allowed to take university examinations for the BA degree, but they got certificates from the university's Delegacy of Local Examinations, not degrees from the university. In 1920 women who had previously satisfied all the requirements for a degree were allowed to graduate and become members of the university. 17:55, 4 April 2025 (UTC)TSventon (talk)
I take this to mean that the degrees were first awarded to women in 1920, and that the degree recipients had (been admitted and) enrolled earlier. So my second guess. Thank you. Minturn (talk) 18:08, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Women had been admitted to the AEW earlier than 1920, but that wasn't part of the university. They were allowed to become members and graduates of the university in 1920. TSventon (talk) 18:14, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
