Her older sister Alice was a lawyer her father was a lawyer. In 1948, Harper Lee was enrolled in law school in Alabama. Lee came to us when she was at something of a crossroads in her life. Still, it was news to us when the call came through last week - from the BBC, no less - informing us that Harper Lee had spent six weeks on our International Graduates Summer School in 1948. Vera Brittain, who attended our summer school in 1913 before being accepted as a full time student at Somerville in 1915, is a notable example. Given these numbers, it's not too much of a stretch to imagine that many of these students came from (or went on to) celebrated careers. Pulitzer Prize winning author Harper Lee attended the Department's International Graduates' Summer School in 1948, 12 years before 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published.Īn estimated 100,000 students have attended Department for Continuing Education's summer schools since the 'summer meetings' began in 1888.
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