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Title: Degrees of Change: The Historiography of Women's Higher Education in England and Ireland
Language: English
Authors: Jane Martin (ORCID 0000-0002-8886-9952), Judith Harford (ORCID 0000-0001-5511-1283)
Source: History of Education Quarterly. 2026 66(1):119-129.
Availability: Cambridge University Press. 100 Brook Hill Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Fax: 845-353-4141; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: https://www.cambridge.org/core/what-we-publish/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Historiography, Womens Education, Higher Education, Educational History, Educational Change, Access to Education, Curriculum, Networks, Equal Education, College Admission, College Students, Females
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England), Ireland
DOI: 10.1017/heq.2025.10119
ISSN: 0018-2680
1748-5959
Abstract: This article traces the contours of the history of women's education in England and Ireland in the period 1850-2000, mapping dominant themes and key inflection points. Positing a framework for reading degrees of change over time, we propose four interrelated lenses: access, curriculum, institutional presence, and networks. Drawing on key contributions to the field, we argue that women's engagement with higher education has followed a complex and uneven trajectory, reflective of the shifting sands of attitudes and accommodations toward women across time, space, and discipline.
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