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CD - Council Documents: letters and papers submitted to the governing body of the Royal Society
- 31 - Documents on the candidature of Mrs Hertha Ayrton, for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society

RefNo	CD/31/3
AltRefNo	CD/390
Level	Item
Title	Counsel's opinion on questions submitted by the Royal Society, on the candidature of women
Date	5 February 1902
Description	Poses the question of whether the Council and President of the Royal Society should be advised: (a) To allow 'the lady' [Hertha Ayrton] to be nominated as a Candidate [for Fellowship of the Royal Society], (b) To direct that the Certificate is not registered or read, on the grounds that as a woman she is not qualified to be a Candidate, (c) To decide which course is best in the interests of the Society. Asks generally whether women should or should not be allowed to be Candidates. In answer, gives the opinion that married women are not eligible as Fellows, and whether the Charters admit the election of unmarried women is doubtful. Concludes that the structures of the Society suggest that only men can be elected, and that if a woman was elected she would become disqualified by marriage. Signed [William Otto] Danckwerts and R. J. Parker of Lincoln's Inn.
Extent	3p
Format	Manuscript
PhysicalDescription	Paper
AccessStatus	Open

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