▁and ▁whose ▁wife ▁Em ily ▁Ros al ine ▁Or me ▁Mass on ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁The ▁lect ures ▁were ▁well - att ended ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years ▁the ▁association ▁had ▁arranged ▁for ▁several ▁more ▁subjects ▁to ▁be ▁offered , ▁including ▁science ▁subjects . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁powers ▁to ▁hold ▁special ▁exam in ations ▁for ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁the ▁university ▁drew ▁up ▁plans ▁to ▁grant ▁them ▁certific ates , ▁although ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁another ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁women ▁could ▁gradu ate ▁with ▁full ▁degrees . ▁One ▁of ▁David ▁Mass on ' s ▁earliest ▁E LE A ▁lect ures ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁news : ▁" Is ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁bor ne ▁that ▁our ▁Scottish ▁Univers ities ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁Univers ities ▁for ▁only ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁while ▁other ▁Univers ities ▁are ▁Univers ities ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁land ? ▁Is ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁bor ne ▁that ▁those ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁daughters , ▁be ▁they ▁few ▁or ▁be ▁they ▁many ▁at ▁present , ▁who ▁desire ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁behind ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁British ▁sister s ▁in ▁culture , ▁shall ▁have ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁encourag ement ▁and ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁in ▁England ▁... ▁? " Al though ▁Cr ud el ius ▁was ▁often ▁successful ▁in ▁avoid ing ▁confront ations ▁of ▁the