Episode 3 of 4

Bachelor of Arts Completion

When: 1885
Where: Ireland
Part of: Letitia Alice Walkington takes the first Royal University of Ireland degree awarded to a woman

Walkington completed her B.A. in 1885, focusing on Logic, Metaphysic, and Political Economy, as part of the first cohort of female graduates.

She completed her B.A. in 1885 and her M.A. in 1886, both in the area of Logic, Metaphysic, and Political Economy. The first nine women students graduated in 1884, a period when Trinity College Dublin did not accept female students.

Sources

Letitia Alice Walkington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-05
Royal University of Ireland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17

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