Annie Rogers

Annie Mary Anne Henley Rogers (15 February 1856 – 28 October 1937)[1] was a British promoter of women's education.

Her work as a home tutor for women students led to her being recognised as a founder of St Anne's College, Oxford.

Rogers came top in the Oxford school examinations in 1873 and was automatically qualified for an exhibition at Balliol or Worcester College.

[2] Rogers was able to sit examinations for women at roughly undergraduate level[6] in 1877 and 1879, giving her the equivalent of first-class marks in Latin and Greek and in Ancient History respectively.

"[4]: 53  She is also credited with overseeing the end of the ascendancy of the AEW over the women's colleges, which gained in independence as a result.

The paper inspired Clara Mordan who in time would fund the new buildings of St Hugh's College, Oxford.

[10] She was a talented tutor to the women who were studying Classics at home and she is acknowledged as one of the founders of St Anne's College.

Annie Rogers (r) as Queen Eleanor by Lewis Carroll (1863)