First Degree Awarded to a Woman
- When
- 22 October 1884
- Where
- Royal University of Ireland (Dublin-based examining university)
On 22 October 1884 the Royal University of Ireland granted its first degree to a woman, Charlotte M. Taylor, a Bachelor of Music.
The Royal University became the first university in Ireland that could grant degrees to women on a par with those granted to men, and its first nine women students graduated in 1884. On 22 October 1884 it granted its first degree to a woman, Charlotte M. Taylor (Bachelor of Music). No supplied passage places the ceremony in Dublin, so the location reflects the university's Dublin-based institutional context rather than an asserted ceremony site.
Sources
- Royal University of Ireland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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