This group which was founded by Anglican clergy had just helped to create Queen's College, Harley Street which was the first place in England that women could undertake higher education.
In 1865 this was started when Cambridge University submitted to Emily Davies' advocacy and allowed females into their local examinations.
Goldsmid's interest in education was temporarily held in abeyance as she tried to realise the larger goal of gaining the vote for women.
(In 1887 Cambridge University submitted to change and allowed women to take the tripos examinations.
Zimmermann was said to have shared eighteen years of "devoted attention" with Goldsmid and it has been speculated that this was a lesbian relationship.
Her husband's leadership was missed and it was Goldsmid's support together with an anonymous writer named "Juriscontalus" and Asher Myers of The Jewish Chronicle that action was taken.
Public meetings were held across the country and Jewish and Christian leaders in Britain spoke out against the atrocities.