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It became clear that research was a vital path for any woman seeking an academic post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Education and Activism: Women at Oxford: 1878-1920|url=https://www.firstwomenatoxford.ox.ac.uk/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.firstwomenatoxford.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> In recognition of her work, in 1889 Hayes-Robinson was appointed as the Vice-Principal [[St Hugh’s College, Oxford|St.Hugh’s College, Oxford]].<ref name=StHb>{{Cite web|title=St Hugh’s College, Oxford – Chronicle 1929-1930|url=https://issuu.com/sthughscollegeoxford/docs/chronicle_1929-1930_complete|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref> |
It became clear that research was a vital path for any woman seeking an academic post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Education and Activism: Women at Oxford: 1878-1920|url=https://www.firstwomenatoxford.ox.ac.uk/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.firstwomenatoxford.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> In recognition of her work, in 1889 Hayes-Robinson was appointed as the Vice-Principal [[St Hugh’s College, Oxford|St.Hugh’s College, Oxford]].<ref name=StHb>{{Cite web|title=St Hugh’s College, Oxford – Chronicle 1929-1930|url=https://issuu.com/sthughscollegeoxford/docs/chronicle_1929-1930_complete|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref> moved to Royal Holloway to take up the position of Head of History. |
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In 1911, Hayes-Robinson was recruited as a tutor to [[Somerville College, Oxford|Somerville College]], Oxford by [[Emily Penrose]] and stayed until 1916.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Batson|first=Judy G.|title=Her Oxford|date=2008|publisher=Vanderbilt University Press|isbn=978-0-8265-9250-7|location=Nashville, Tenn.|oclc=435528503}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire |date=1931 |publisher=Universities Bureau of the British Empire |chapter=Mrs. Margaret Wade Leys |page=235–236}}</ref> |
In 1911, Hayes-Robinson was recruited as a tutor to [[Somerville College, Oxford|Somerville College]], Oxford by [[Emily Penrose]] and stayed until 1916.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Batson|first=Judy G.|title=Her Oxford|date=2008|publisher=Vanderbilt University Press|isbn=978-0-8265-9250-7|location=Nashville, Tenn.|oclc=435528503}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire |date=1931 |publisher=Universities Bureau of the British Empire |chapter=Mrs. Margaret Wade Leys |page=235–236}}</ref> |
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British historian (1876–1930)
Margaret Hayes-Robinson (7 April 1876 – 1930) was a British historian and the head of Royal Holloway‘s History Department between 1899 and 1911.[1][2][3]
Margaret Hayes Robinson was born on 7 April 1876, to Reverend Richard Hayes Robinson in Bath, England. She later attended the prestigious Cheltenham Ladies’ College in Gloucestershire.
In 1898, Hayes-Robinson achieved a first class degree in Modern History at St Hilda’s College, Oxford.[4] During her time at Oxford, she won the Margaret Evans History Prize in 1896.
It became clear that research was a vital path for any woman seeking an academic post.[5] In recognition of her work, in 1889 Hayes-Robinson was appointed as the Vice-Principal St.Hugh’s College, Oxford.[6] Later that year, she moved to Royal Holloway to take up the position of Head of History.[7]
In 1911, Hayes-Robinson was recruited as a tutor to Somerville College, Oxford by Emily Penrose and stayed until 1916.[8][9]
Notable tutees include Evelyn Procter and Vera Brittan. Brittan acknowledged Hayes-Robinson in her war diary, Chronicle of Youth.
After her time as a student, Hayes-Robinson became a founding member a society of other students of St Hilda’s College, Oxford. She was the first ex-student to then sit on the council of the college.[10]
In 1916, Margaret Hayes-Robinson married Kenneth Leys. They had one daughter. During this time, Hayes-Robinson was working for the War Trade Department of the Board of Trade.
In 1930, Hayes-Robinson was hit by a car while cycling in Holywell Street, Oxford, and died soon after from her injuries.[6]
Hayes-Robinson Lecture
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Each year since 1992, a lecture series has been held in her honour and guest speakers have included notable historians Richard Overy, Peter Frankopan, Owlen Hufton and Linda Colley. The lecture series is part of the terms of a benefaction made to the department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
- ^ “Keith Thomas – Heritage or History? Conflicting Views of the Past”. Backdoor Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ “University Research”. History. 4 (15): 176–180. 1919. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.1919.tb00347.x. ISSN 1468-229X.
- ^ Archive and Special Collections, Series: Hayes Robinson, Margaret. Royal Holloway, University of London. RHC AR/123.
- ^ “St Hugh’s College, Oxford – Club Paper, Jun 1899”. Issuu. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ “Home | Education and Activism: Women at Oxford: 1878-1920”. www.firstwomenatoxford.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b “St Hugh’s College, Oxford – Chronicle 1929-1930”. Issuu. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Bingham, Caroline (1987). The History of Royal Holloway College, 1886-1986. London: Constable. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-468200-3.
- ^ Batson, Judy G. (2008). Her Oxford. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBNÂ 978-0-8265-9250-7. OCLCÂ 435528503.
- ^ “Mrs. Margaret Wade Leys”. The Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire. Universities Bureau of the British Empire. 1931. p. 235–236.
- ^ Baston, Judy (2008). Her Oxford. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 136.
