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The Intermediate Education Act grants female students the right to participate in public examinations and to enter into careers and professions

On August 16, 1878 in Celtic History

The intermediate education act grants female students the right to participate in public examinations and to enter into careers and professions

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Fri 16 Aug 1878

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