tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013145818393338825.post7395134528289646966..comments2023-12-23T14:13:20.244+11:00Comments on Women of History: Empowering Nigerian WomenMelisendehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337295187948663310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013145818393338825.post-41797038062203847702009-01-15T10:23:00.000+11:002009-01-15T10:23:00.000+11:00Melisende,Thank you for your kind review on Blog C...Melisende,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind review on Blog Catalog of my site The Secret of Newton.<BR/><BR/>I'm currently writing a book about Cambridge University in the Late 1800s. It is a fascinating time period because of some significant upheaval at the university, academically and socially.<BR/><BR/>You may or may not know that the first college for women at Cambridge, Newnham College, was founded in 1871, but it wasn't until much later that women were matriculated. They were initially taken to and from classes in a donkey cart (not very dignified!).<BR/><BR/>Two women fascinate me from the 1800s and I plan on using them as composites for a character in my next novel: Phillipa Garrett Fawcett and Marie-Sophie Germain. They are intriguing women and worth your time checking out if you haven't done so already. <BR/><BR/>I hope to post on them soon on my blog but would be delighted if you beat me to the punch.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to following your blog.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.<BR/> <BR/>BrianBrian Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440717772959591023noreply@blogger.com