Founded by Elizabeth Jesser Reid as the Ladies College, the first higher education college for women. In 1900 it became part of the University of London and in 1913 moved to larger purpose built premises in Regent's Park. 1965 it became co-educational. 1985 it merged with Royal Holloway College and moved to Egham.
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Bedford College for Women, University of London
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Bedford College & E Jesser Reid
Bedford College for Women University of London, founded here in 1849 by Eliza...
Sarah Parker Remond
Sarah Parker Remond, 1826 - 1894, African American abolitionist, lecturer, su...
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Emanuel School
Originally founded as a school for poor children as part of the legacy of Lady Dacre. She wrote that its aims should be: 'for the bringing up of children in virtue and good and laudable arts so tha...
1 memorial
Thomas Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley. Biologist and anthropologist. Born Ealing. An early adherent to Darwin's theory of evolution, he was a strong supporter while also pointing out what he saw as flaws. At the R...
2 memorials
Tower Hamlets College students
A further education college in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.It has four different campuses, the largest of which is on Poplar High Street.
1 memorial
Waltham Forest College
Originally founded as the South West Essex Technical College. It offers a wide variety of courses for students.
1 memorial
Bushra Nasir
Studied at Queen Mary University and in 1997 became the first Muslim headteacher of a state school, Plashet School for Girls in East Ham.
1 memorial
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