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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 ...
Mary Paley was one of the first women to be admitted to study at Newnham College Cambridge in 1871 and one of the first to take and pass the tripos in Moral Sciences, but as a woman was unable to graduate. She was invited to become the first woman lecturer in Economics.
Feb 6, 2019 · Mary Paley Marshall, the first woman lecturer at University College Bristol, with Professor Sarah Smith, Head of the Department of Economics. “Mary Paley was a pioneer in the field of economics. She was the first woman to pass finals in political economy at Cambridge.
This chapter highlights the intellectual contributions of two women who were economists in their own rights but who also married well-known and influential economists with whom they collaborated: Mary Paley Marshall and Rose Director Friedman.
Jan 1, 2018 · British economist, born in Ufford (Nottinghamshire) on 24 October 1850; died in Cambridge 7 March 1944. Great-granddaughter of the great theologian William Paley, she was brought up in a strictly evangelical faith in Ufford, her father’s vicarage.
Alfred Marshall and Mary Paley Marshall are often described as the first academic economist couple. Both studied at Cambridge University, where Paley became one of the first women to take the Tripos exam and the first female lecturer in economics, with Marshall’s encouragement.
Mary Paley Marshall was an economist and one of the first women to take the Tripos examination in 1874, achieving top marks, but could not receive a degree on account of her gender. She also was one of the first five women to be admitted and study at Newnham College as part of Cambridge University. In 1875 she was the 25 year old economics ...
