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She took a keen interest in the Japanese people and never wearied of studying them and their country. She became more and more interested in the home life of the Japanese and in the pictures and stories which delighted the children of the Mikado's Empire. After her return to England, she wrote a book
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recognised her abilities by bestowing upon her the degrees of Bachelier ès-Sciences and Bachelier ès-Lettres. During her studies, Chaplin maintained connection with Edinburgh, attending some of the classes open to her there.
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Ayrton always took a lively interest in attempts to improve the educational opportunities and social position of women. She actively aided the establishment of a club for women students in Paris, and helped to organise the
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As a result of her tuberculosis, her health continued to decline and for the next two winters, she continued her studies abroad in a warmer climate. The first year winter, she spent at the hospital of
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database, FamilySearch: 12 October 2018, citing Birth, Calvados, Normandie, France, Archives departementales du Calvados (Departmental archives of Calvados), Caen, France.
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forcing her return to Europe. In 1879, she took the MD at Paris, and presented as her thesis the results of her Japanese studies, which were printed under the title of
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and other periodicals a large number of articles on very various topics, including Japanese politics and customs, and the educational problems of the West."
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After beginning her studies in art she commenced the study of medicine in 1867, and continued to do so until her death. She spent two years at the
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researches, and opened a school for Japanese midwives, in which she lectured with the aid of an interpreter. In 1877, she developed
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in 1869, she presented herself for the later examination, but was refused admission on the ground of her gender.
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Mason, Joan (July 1991). "Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923) and the Admission of Women to the Royal Society of London".
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closed to her, she resolved to complete her education at Paris, where every facility was afforded her. The
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Matriculation Record, Matilda Chaplin. University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections
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Recherches sur les dimensions générales et sur le développement du corps chez les Japonais
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the first group of matriculated undergraduate female students at any British university.
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Myth and the creative process: Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker
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Recognised as one of the heroic 'seven against Edinburgh' women, also known as the
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records: "From the time of her journey to Japan Mrs. Ayrton contributed to
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London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
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The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions
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Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004).
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Chaplin and Ayrton's daughter was the feminist and author
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A Jew in the Public Arena: The Career of Israel Zangwill
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Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions
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as well as Chaplin), she eventually matriculated at the
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In 1872, she married her cousin, the noted scientist
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In 1871, when she found the chief medical classes in
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Chaplin; 22 June 1846 – 19 July 1883) was an English
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The Doctor in the Victorian Novel: Family Practices
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Matilda Chaplin

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