Ellen Annette McArthur (1862–1927) was a British

economic historian Economic history is the academic learning of economies or economic events of the past. Research is conducted using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the application of economic theory to historical situations and inst ...

. Born on 19 June 1862 in Duffield,

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, McArthur was educated at

Girton College, Cambridge Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college in Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status ...

, where she later became the tutor in history. In 1893 she became the first female lecturer at the University of Cambridge Local Examinations & Lectures Syndicate. She was the first woman to receive the degree of

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from the

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, under ''

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'' arrangements (see

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). Among the publications she contributed to were '' Outlines of English Industrial History'', ''

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'', and the ''

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''. McArthur died of illness on 4 September 1927. She never married and had no children. A monetary endowment created by her will at the University of Cambridge, the Ellen McArthur Fund, has supported lectures, research studentships, and other awards relating to economic history. In 2017, she featured in a conference, ''London's Women Historians'', held at the

Institute of Historical Research The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of London and is located at Senate Hous ...

.London's Women Historians.
Laura Carter & Alana Harris, Institute of Historical Research, 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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The Ellen McArthur Lectures
1862 births 1927 deaths People educated at St Leonards School Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge People associated with Westfield College British historians British women historians Steamboat ladies {{UK-historian-stub

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