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Opening of St Hilda's Hall
- When
- 1893
- Where
- St Hilda's Hall of Residence for Women
St Hilda's Hall of Residence for Women opened in 1893 in Oxford, founded by Dorothea Beale, with its first students in residence.
Dorothea Beale purchased Cowley House in Oxford in 1892 for £5,000 to give teachers in training the benefit of a year at Oxford. The house was opened as St Hilda's Hall of Residence for Women in 1893, when its students were in residence at Oxford. The students at St Hilda's Hall were mainly, but not exclusively, old Cheltonians.
Sources
- Dorothea Beale Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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