Grace Annie Lockhart

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Grace Annie Lockhart
Born	(1855-02-22)22 February 1855 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	18 May 1916(1916-05-18) (aged 61) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Being the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree

Grace Annie Lockhart (22 February 1855 – 18 May 1916) was the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree. She formally enrolled in Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada in 1874 and graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science and English Literature on 25 May 1875. Although her later life was spent in a more conventional role, as the wife of the Methodist minister J.L. Dawson, Lockhart's academic achievement as a student provided clear evidence of the justice of women's claim to full rights in the field of higher education.^[1]

References

↑ Grace Annie Lockhart - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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Name	Lockhard, Grace
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Date of birth	22 February 1855
Place of birth	Saint John, New Brunswick
Date of death	18 May 1916
Place of death	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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