▁fellow ▁student ▁Mar ion ▁Led ward , ▁she ▁founded ▁and ▁edited ▁I ris , ▁a ▁news letter ▁for ▁female ▁students . ▁ ▁Iss ued ▁twice ▁year ly ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁publication ▁highlight ed ▁issues ▁impact ing ▁on ▁women ’ s ▁education , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁networking ▁between ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁R oper ▁graduated ▁from ▁O wen ’ s ▁College ▁with ▁a ▁First ▁class ▁hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁Latin , ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Political ▁Econom y . ▁She ▁maintained ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁college ▁becoming ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁women ▁only ▁Social ▁Deb ating ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁she ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Manchester ▁University ▁S ett lement ▁in ▁An co ats ▁to ▁offer ▁education ▁and ▁cultural ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁working ▁poor . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁its ▁executive ▁committee ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁suff rage ▁work ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁sal ar ied ▁position ▁of ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁National ▁Society ▁for ▁Women ’ s ▁Su ff rage . ▁R oper ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁re - ener g ising ▁the ▁organisation ’ s ▁work ▁which ▁had ▁lack ed ▁direction ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁previous ▁secretary ▁L yd ia ▁Be cker . ▁R oper ▁bro aden ed ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁M NS WS ▁votes ▁for ▁women ▁campaign , ▁ste ering ▁the ▁focus ▁away ▁from