Benefits of university education for women. George du Maurier cartoon from 'Punch' London 8 December 1887. Young man in railway carriage offers graduate of Girton, Cambridge, some light reading for the journey. She gracefully declines as she has equipped herself with Pascal's 'Pensees'. Engraving

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Benefits of university education for women. George du Maurier cartoon from 'Punch' London 8 December 1887. Young man in railway carriage offers graduate of Girton, Cambridge, some light reading for the journey. She gracefully declines as she has equipped herself with Pascal's 'Pensees'. Engraving

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