▁kind ▁which ▁er upt ed ▁around ▁the ▁women ▁medical ▁students , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁entirely ▁avoid ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁the ▁association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁Mary ▁Russell ▁Walker ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁" the ▁intellect " ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁good ▁at ▁administration . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁a ▁university ▁certificate ▁was ▁offered ▁in ▁arts ▁subjects ▁and ▁the ▁association ' s ▁classes ▁were ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁calendar ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁E LE A ▁member ▁to ▁sit ▁ex ams ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁certificate ▁was ▁Charlotte ▁Car m ich ael , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁Scotland ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁university ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁upper ▁education . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁while ▁support ▁for ▁women ' s ▁educational ▁rights ▁was ▁growing ▁and ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁recognition ▁for ▁educational ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁in ▁place , ▁the ▁univers ities ▁were ▁still ▁officially ▁closed ▁to ▁female ▁students . ▁Further ▁campaign ing ▁and ▁public ▁discussion ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁univers ities ▁started ▁to ▁make ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁as ▁men . ▁The ▁first ▁female ▁under grad u ates ▁at ▁Edinburgh ▁were ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁eight ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁previously ▁studied ▁in ▁E A UE W ▁classes