Barriers Down
THE Union Society, the last stronghold of masculinity in Oxford University, has let down its drawbridge, aiid the feel of the first women guests of its members have entered its hitherto exclusive precincts.
Women guests arc to be allowed to have lunch or tea. in the dining-room of the union, which, -incidentally, is not yet in existence. A writingroom is to be transformed for the purpose at. a cost of £ISOO. Meanwhile, other rooms are lining used.
Tlie union was formed in 1522, amt lip to now women have been admitted only to the galleries of its debating hall. On about half a dozen occasions, however, women speakers •have boon permitted to take part in the debates. The members are. estimated to number 10,000 in all parts of the world.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 10
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