Jessie Campbell

Jessie Campbell
Born(1827-03-26)26 March 1827
Cross-Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died10 February 1907(1907-02-10) (aged 79)
Known forBeing instrumental in the creation of the first higher education college for women in Glasgow, Scotland

Jessie (Janet) Campbell (26 March 1827 – 10 February 1907) was a Scottish woman who was instrumental in the creation of the first higher education college for women in Glasgow, Scotland.

Biography

Campbell was born Janet Black on 26 March 1827 in Cross-Arthurlie in Renfrewshire, Scotland.[1][2] Jessie's father owned a bleaching business in Renfrewshire. It is reported that the idea of lectures for women in Glasgow arose out of her suggestion at a dinner party.[3] Consequently the Glasgow Association for the Higher Education of Women was established with Campbell as its Vice President. The Association held its first meeting in Glasgow, in April 1877 and a programme of lectures, led by its Chair, Professor Edward Caird began in November 1877[4][5][6]

In 1883, this became the first college for higher education of women in Scotland: Queen Margaret College.[7] Campbell was instrumental in securing North Park House as a base for the college, convincing Scottish philanthropist and friend Isabella Elder to purchase it. [8] She also led the fundraising campaign for the endowment fund.[9] Among its supporters was senior politician and future Prime Minister, Lord Roseberry and in August 1888, Queen Victoria visited.[10][11] The college became part of the University of Glasgow in 1892.

In 1893, she was listed as a lay member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists then located in Charing Cross Mansions in central Glasgow.[12]

Campbell is pictured alongside Isabella Elder and Janet Galloway in the Janet Galloway Memorial Window in Glasgow University's Bute Hall,[13] and was awarded an honorary degree (LLD) by the University of Glasgow in 1901.[1]

Personal life and death

She married James Campbell of Tullichewan in 1846, a cousin of Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and they had five children.[14] She died on 10 February 1907.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Jessie Campbell of Tullichewan". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ Richmond, Lesley M. (2004). "Campbell, Janet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47544. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Myers, Christine D. (1 December 2001). "The Glasgow Association for the Higher Education of Women, 1878 to 1883". Historian. 63 (2): 357–371. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2001.tb01470.x. ISSN 1540-6563. S2CID 144798761.
  4. ^ Myers, Christine D. (1 December 2001). "The Glasgow Association for the Higher Education of Women, 1878 to 1883". Historian. 63 (2): 357–371. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2001.tb01470.x. ISSN 1540-6563. S2CID 144798761.
  5. ^ The Glasgow Association of the Higher Education of Women North British Daily Mail - Monday 25 June 1877
  6. ^ Glasgow Association for the Higher Education of Women North British Daily Mail - Thursday 08 November 1877
  7. ^ "Mackintosh Architecture: Biography". www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  8. ^ Queen Margaret College, Handsome gift by Mrs John Elder, Glasgow Herald 10 January 1884
  9. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Jessie Campbell of Tullichewan". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. ^ Arrival of Lord Roseberry Glasgow Evening Times - Saturday 27 June 1885.
  11. ^ "Queen's visit", Glasgow Evening Post, Saturday, 18 August 1888.
  12. ^ "Glasgow Society of Lady Artists", Glasgow Herald, 05 December 1893.
  13. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2006). The biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 131. ISBN 0748626603.
  14. ^ "Geograph:: Campbell of Tullichewan Memorial (C) Lairich Rig". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. ^ "University of Glasgow :: World Changing:: Notable People". worldchanging.glasgow.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Death of Mrs Jas Campbell LLD of Tullichewan".
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