Women in the world of adult education 1920–1945

Figures & data

Figure 1. Students obtaining university first degrees, UK (1920, 1930 and 1938). Source: Adapted from Paul Bolton, Education: Historical Statistics, House of Commons Library.⁵⁰

Figure 2. Male & female students—all WEA classes 1928–1939. Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) WYL6691/2 & TUC, /4/2/1/2 WEA Yorkshire District & Yorkshire District North Annual Reports (1928–1939).⁵¹

Figure 3. Male & female university tutorial class students (1928–29 and1939–40). Source: WYAS, WYL6691/2 & WYL669/1/3. WEA Annual Reports Yorkshire District & Yorkshire District North.

Note:⁵¹ WYAS, WYL669 1/2, YD 14^th AR (1928), 3.⁵² WYAS, WYL669/1/3, WEA YD North 25^th AR (1939), 8. Only the total number of male and female university tutorial class students are represented in Figure 1.

Figure 4. WEA Yorkshire District North: male & female students 1931–1939 (All Classes – university tutorial, extension, one year & terminal). Source: WYAS, WYL 669 1/3 & TUC, /4/2/1/2. WEA Yorkshire District North Annual Reports (1932–1939).⁵²

Figure 5. WEA Yorkshire District North: male & female students by occupation 1931–1939 (All Classes). Source: As for Figure 4.

Note:⁵⁵ 1931 – WYAS, WYL 669 1/3, YD North 17^th AR (1931), 4.; 1932 – WYAS, WYL 669 1/3, YD North 18^th AR (1932), 6.; 1933 – WYAS, WYL 669 1/3, YD North 19^th AR (1933), 5.; 1934 – WYAS, WYL 669 1/3, YD North 20^th AR (1933), 4.; 1935 – TUC, /4/2/1/2, YD North 21^st AR (1935), 6.; 1936 – TUC, YD North 22^nd AR (1936), 7.; 1937 – TUC, YD North 23rd AR (1937), 16.; 1938 – TUC, YD North 24th AR (1938), 7.; 1939 – WYAS, WYL 669 1/3, YD North 25^th AR (1939), 8.

Figure 6. University of tutorial classes: male & female tutorial class student numbers by occupation (1932–1936). Source: University of Leeds Archive, LUA/DEP/076/1/46. University of Leeds Extension Lectures and Tutorial Classes (1932–1936).

Note:⁵⁶ LUA/DEP/076/1/46 University of Leeds Extension Lectures and Tutorial Classes, 24^th Annual Report (AR) (1932–33), 3-4.⁵⁷ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 25^th AR (1933-34), 3-4.⁵⁸ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 26^th AR (1934–35), 3, 5.⁵⁹ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 27^th AR (1935–36), 3-4.

Figure 7. University of Leeds tutorial classes male & female tutorial class student numbers by occupation (1941–1946). Source: University of Leeds Archive, LUA/DEP/076/1/46 University of Leeds Extension Lectures and Tutorial Classes (1941–1946).

Note:⁶⁰ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 33rd AR (1941–42), 3.⁶¹ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 34th AR (1942–43), 3-4.⁶² LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 35th AR (1943–44), 3.⁶³ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 36th AR (1944–45), 3.⁶⁴ LUA/DEP/076/1/46, 37th AR (1945–46), 3.⁶⁵ The 1945–46 Reports states that a total of 1179 students attended classes but repeated adding up of the student figures comes to 1183 as recorded in this table.

Figure 8. Total number of male & female tutorial class students 1932–1946. Source: As for Figures 6 and 7.⁵³

Figure 9. Universtiy of Leeds tutorial classes number male & female students 1932–1946. Source: As for Figures 6 and 7.