Letitia Alice Walkington

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1882–1888

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Letitia Alice Walkington, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Letitia Alice Walkington takes the first Royal University of Ireland degree awarded to a woman

   1882–1888

   Role: Anglo-Irish lawyer who matriculated at the Royal University of Ireland in October 1882 and was among its early women graduates (BA 1885, MA 1886), later the first woman in Great Britain or Ireland to receive a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB 1888, LLD 1889)

   1. 1October 1882 · IrelandMatriculation Exam Passed

      Letitia Alice Walkington passed the matriculation exam for the Royal University of Ireland in October 1882, enabling her academic path.

   2. 222 October 1884 · Royal University of Ireland (Dublin-based examining university)First Degree Awarded to a Woman

      On 22 October 1884 the Royal University of Ireland granted its first degree to a woman, Charlotte M. Taylor, a Bachelor of Music.

   3. 31885 · IrelandBachelor of Arts Completion

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

   4. 41888 · IrelandFirst Woman to Complete LLB

      In 1888, Walkington became the first woman in Great Britain or Ireland to receive a degree of Bachelor of Laws from the Royal University.

Sources

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