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Agnes Muriel Clay
Agnes Muriel Clay (1878–1962) was an English historian and writer. A classics tutor at Lady Margaret Hall, Clay wrote Roman law articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition and published ''Sources for Roman History B.C. 133–170'' with Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge. Career After attending Francis Holland School, Clay studied Classics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (LMH), graduating with a first class degree. In 1903, she co-authored ''Sources for Roman History B.C. 133–170'' with Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge. Clay became a Classics tutor at LMH. She was a member of the Association for the Higher Education of Women, which promoted women's education in Oxford. In 1920, Clay was appointed a governor of the Frances Mary Buss Schools for Girls. From 1928 to 1945, Clay was the Honorary Secretary and Treasure of the Oxford Mission to Calcutta. Clay contributed to thirteen articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Margaret Hall
Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located on the banks of the River Cherwell at Norham Gardens in north Oxford and adjacent to the University Parks. The college is more formally known under its current royal charter as "The Principal and Fellows of the College of the Lady Margaret in the University of Oxford". The college was founded in 1878, closely collaborating with Somerville College. Both colleges opened their doors in 1879 as the first two women's colleges of Oxford. The college began admitting men in 1979. The college has just under 400 undergraduate students, around 200 postgraduate students and 24 visiting students. In 2016, the college became the only college in Oxford or Cambridge to offer a Foundation Year for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. In 2018, Lady Margaret Hall ranked 21st out of 30 in Oxford's Norrington Table, a measurement of the performance of students in finals. The college's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
