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RefNoNLB/20/623
AltRefNoNLB/20 p385
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Mrs Marian Sarah Ogilvie Farquharson, Haoughton, Netherton, Mergile, North Britian
Date1 June 1900
DescriptionFarquharson's letter of 18 April, requesting that 'duly qualified women should be eligible for the nomination list of the Royal Society' has been laid before and considered by the President and Council. Any decision as to whether women can be admitted as Fellows depends upon the interpretation placed on the Royal Charters under which the Society has been governed for more than 300 years.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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