15 Facts About Annie Rogers

Annie Mary Anne Henley Rogers was a British promoter of women's education.

Annie Rogers had an offer of a university place at the University of Oxford withdrawn when it was realised that the candidate was female.

Annie Rogers proved that she was capable of achieving first-class Oxford University degrees but could not receive a formal degree until 1920.

Annie Rogers wrote a history of the admission of women to Oxford University and its degrees, which was published posthumously.

Annie Rogers's father was a campaigner for women's rights and later a Liberal MP.

Annie Rogers was the eldest of six children and the only girl.

Annie Rogers had been a child model for Lewis Carroll in 1863.

Annie Rogers came top in the Oxford school examinations in 1873 and was automatically qualified for an exhibition at Balliol or Worcester College.

Annie Rogers was able to sit examinations for women at roughly undergraduate level in 1877 and 1879, giving her the equivalent of first-class marks in Latin and Greek and in Ancient History respectively.

Annie Rogers was not formally awarded an Oxford degree until 1920 when women became eligible for admission as full members of the university and were given the right to take degrees.

Annie Rogers joined the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford upon its formation in 1879.

Annie Rogers was a stalwart member of the Association Committee, attending all but four committee meetings between 1879 and 1920, and eventually becoming the committee's Honorary Secretary after 1894.

Annie Rogers remained a tutor at St Hugh's until 1921, when she resigned this position.

Annie Rogers was a talented tutor to the women who were studying Classics at home and she is acknowledged as one of the founders of St Anne's College.

Annie Rogers died in the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford in 1937 after being struck by a lorry in St Giles'.