| RefNo | MS/426/1255 |
| AltRefNo | MS/426 p298-299 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, B H [Burlington House], to [Lydia] Becker |
| Creator | White; Walter (1811-1893); British librarian and writer |
| Recipient | Becker; Lydia Ernestine (1827-1890); suffragist leader |
| Date | 27 November 1868 |
| Description | Informing Becker that the Royal Society is not open to women, and cannot be elected Fellows or admitted to meetings. He notes that [Mary] Somerville has been elected an honourary member of the [Royal] Astronomical Society, but does not think she has ever written FRAS [Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society] after her name.
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| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |