Women attending University

[Erin2012]

I was contacted by a relative who was told that his grandmother attended university in Ireland, before immigrating to the US in 1912.

Was this possible? i find it a bit hard to believe, the family was RC and lived in County Meath, father was a farmer/shop keeper.

Where would I be able to look for this... Or is it too far fetched?

[Erato]

"the establishment of a network of women’s colleges from the 1850s"

http://www.ucd.ie/news/2008/04APR08/070408_judith_harford.html

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   I had an aunt who attended Trinity in Dublin to obtain her BA in 1917.

Regards

[aghadowey]

I was contacted by a relative who was told that his grandmother attended university in Ireland, before immigrating to the US in 1912.

Was this possible? i find it a bit hard to believe, the family was RC and lived in County Meath, father was a farmer/shop keeper.

Where would I be able to look for this... Or is it too far fetched?

Is it possible that she might have gone to somewhere like a teacher training college rather than university? American 'colleges' are the same as 'universities' but in the U.K. there is usually a difference.

[Erin2012]

Thank you everyone. I shall hunt on.

Aghadowey: I really dont know.  She immigrated in 1912, married in 1913 and had her first of 5 children in 1914.... And I have never found anything if her teaching in the US.

[hallmark]

Where was she on 1911 Census??

[Erin2012]

Nope.

She is in the 1901 census (Elizabeth Hevey) but I cant find her in the 1911 Irish or England census. I thought if I could find her in 1911 it would clear things up... But I just cant find her.

[Erin2012]

Cant find her sisters Bridget and Mary in 1911 either. 

[Sinann]

Going by that article Erato posted, it would seem university as we know today only began to take women from 1908 so you wouldn't expect there were many in university by 1911.

If you leave the name blank, female, 30+/-5, RC, student, into the 1911 Census you get 37 results, with things like Medical Student, Art Student, Teaching Student , these ladies appear to be living at home or as boarders, then there is a few as just student on what's listed as a College Boarding School Return.