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Education pioneer becomes first woman to feature on bank’s new £50 note 26/06/2021, 12:02 am
Pupils at Flora Stevenson’s namesake school were among the first to see the new design (RBS/PA)
A woman features on the face of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s new £50 note for the first time.
An illustration of Scottish education pioneer Flora Stevenson is on the bank’s new polymer £50 note.
The design was unveiled at Edinburgh’s Flora Stevenson Primary School – named after her on its opening in 1899, when she turned 60.
Born into a merchant family in Glasgow who later settled in Edinburgh, her first educational project was an evening literacy class for “messenger girls” in her own home.
An illustration of Scottish education pioneer Flora Stevenson is on the bank’s new polymer £50 note. The design was unveiled at Edinburgh’s Flora Stevenson Primary School – named after her on its opening in 1899, when she turned 60. Born into a merchant family in Glasgow who later settled in Edinburgh, her first educational project was an evening literacy class for “messenger girls” in her own home. She was involved in organising schools for poor children and was a strong supporter of education for girls. This included pressing for university education to be opened up to women and she was at the first course of lectures for women by Edinburgh University Professor David Masson in 1868.
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An illustration of Scottish education pioneer Flora Stevenson is on the bank’s new polymer £50 note. The design was unveiled at Edinburgh’s Flora Stevenson Primary School – named after her on its opening in 1899, when she turned 60. Born into a merchant family in Glasgow who later settled in Edinburgh, her first educational project was an evening literacy class for “messenger girls” in her own home.
READ MORE: She was involved in organising schools for poor children and was a strong supporter of education for girls. This included pressing for university education to be opened up to women and she was at the first course of lectures for women by Edinburgh University Professor David Masson in 1868.