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Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman graduate in the British Empire

Portrait of Grace Annie Lockhart.
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Grace Annie Lockhart was the first woman to earn a university degree in the British Empire. A student at the Mount Allison Ladies’ Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick, she took courses at Mount Allison College, which had become co-educational in 1872, enrolled formally in 1874 and graduated on 25 May 1875 with a Bachelor of Science and English Literature.

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Lockhart’s degree as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

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Grace Annie Lockhart National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text