Olwen Rhys

Olwen Rhys
Born(1876-03-04)4 March 1876
North Wales
Died10 April 1953(1953-04-10) (aged 77)
Southsea
EducationOxford High School for Girls (1884–1893), University of Oxford (MA, 1924)
Known forSupport for women's suffrage and scholarship
Parent(s)John Rhŷs (father), Elspeth Hughes-Davies (mother)
RelativesMyvanwy Rhys (sister)

Olwen Rhys (4 March 1876 - 10 April 1953), also spelled Olwen Rhŷs, was a Welsh scholar and suffragist.[1] She was a member of and later a lecturer for the Society of Oxford Home Students, which would go on to become St Anne's College, Oxford.[2] In her honour, an Olwen Rhys Fellowship for graduate research was established at St Anne's College, Oxford.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ St Anne's College, University of Oxford (2017). "The Ship (2017–2018)" (PDF). St Anne's. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ Lady Margaret Hall (2021). "The Brown Book 2021" (PDF). alumniweb.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-05.