Mary Paley Marshall
British economist (1850–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Mary Marshall, see Mary Marshall (disambiguation).
Mary Marshall (née Paley; 24 October 1850 – 19 March 1944)[1] was an economist who in 1874 had been one of the first women to take the Tripos examination at Cambridge University – although, as a woman, she had been excluded from receiving a degree.[2] She was one of a group of five women who were the first to be admitted to study at Newnham College, the second women's college to be founded at the University.[3]
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Born | Mary Paley (1850-10-24)24 October 1850 Ufford, Soke of Peterborough, England |
Died | 19 March 1944(1944-03-19) (aged 93) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Occupation | Economist |
Employer(s) | University College, Bristol, Oxford, Marshall Library of Economics |
Known for | One of the first women to study at the University of Cambridge |
Spouse | Alfred Marshall |
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