Female School of Art
Originally the Female School of Design/ London School of Design for Women opened 24 Oct 1842 in Somerset House under the Male School.
Later the Metropolitan School of Ornament for Females. From 1885 called The Royal Female School of Art.
Opened with the aim of enabling middle-class women to find employment and independence.
1852-1860 Based in Gower Street
1861 Moved to 43 Queen Square
1842 -1857 Fanny McIan: School Superintendent
1859-c1880s Louisa Gann, Superintendent of the School.
Alumni
Anne Mew (sister of Charlotte. Enrolled 1890)
Eliza Turk
Several of the women at the Royal Female School of Art stayed at College Hall.
Further reading
Chalmers, F. G. (1995). Fanny McIan and London’s Female School of Design, 1842-57: “My Lords and Gentlemen, Your Obedient and Humble Servant”? Woman’s Art Journal, 16(2), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.2307/1358568