68-593: Jordanhill College of Education was a higher education college in Jordanhill , Glasgow , Scotland. It opened as a teacher training college in 1921. The college merged with the University of Strathclyde in 1993, becoming its Faculty of Education . In 2012 all educational activities were moved to the John Anderson Campus and the campus closed. In 1913 Glasgow Corporation agreed a deal to buy
136-407: A School of Further Education. In addition, in-service training expanded rapidly in response to the curriculum reform movements of the 1960s. The period of expansion came to an abrupt end in 1976, when SED realised that there was an over supply of teachers. The smaller Hamilton College was closed in line with UK national policy, with most of its staff absorbed into Jordanhill. The 1980s brought about
204-464: A barrister. After marriage to his cousin, he had devoted himself to politics, becoming Liberal Unionist MP for Glasgow Partick in 1890. In January 1900, Smith had been appointed assistant private secretary (unpaid) to Joseph Chamberlain , Secretary of State for the Colonies . After losing his seat in 1906, like his mother he began selling off more pieces of land four housing development, including
272-642: A cleaning service for the shared areas of the flat. Chancellors Hall was named after The Chancellor Rt. Hon the Lord Smith of Kelvin . Lord Smith is one of Scotland's leading business figures and currently chairs the organising committee for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Lord Smith is currently chairman of SSE, Weir Group and the UK Green Investment Bank and is a non-executive director of Standard Bank Group South Africa. Birkbeck court
340-581: A combined accommodation for 372 students (216 in the James Blyth court, and 156 in the Thomas Campbell Court). Each flat is either a 4 or an 8-man flat, which then contains either 4 or 8 single study bedrooms. In each flat there is a centralised basic kitchen, living and dining room. There is also a shower room and toilet facilities available to all students. Both buildings are located on the steep bank south of rotten row east. James Blyth
408-557: A living and a dining room with a TV provided. Although the rent is steep, this includes heating and lighting as well as cleaning in the shared areas which you do not get in other accommodation such as the Thomas Campbell building. James Young , who is most well known for distilling paraffin wax from coal. His affiliation with the university started when he attended night classes at Anderson College (Strathclyde University), after being appointed assistant to Thomas Graham he worked up
476-541: A major £300m, 20-year strategy to renew and remodel the John Anderson Campus, with a view to consolidating its estate. Key objectives were to consolidate activity into a smaller number of buildings, move out of structures that were nearing the end of their lives, and to provide a "front door" for the university – since the historical centrepiece main building of the campus – namely the Royal College –
544-425: A new building was planned to provide teacher training. With the new school completed in 1920 and the college in 1921, the now Grade B listed David Stow Building facilitated all teacher training provided under the unified University of Glasgow . Centrally funded and with no ties with churches, the college was largely non-residential (two small hostels were built, one in 1921 and the second in 1931); and its range of work
612-760: A new library and central admin building (the McCance Building) which opened in 1964. The 13-storey office tower (Alec House) built as part of the same development struggled to find commercial tenants was eventually leased to the University in 1965 and renamed the Livingstone Tower , and would house various social sciences departments. Prior to the 1960s, Balmanno Brae – the area bounded by North Portland Street, High Street, Cathedral Street and George Street had consisted mainly of tenement housing – much of which had deteriorated into slums. Following
680-466: A variety of community and social events, in addition to regular worship, and All Saints is also home to Westbourne Gardens Nursery School. The 72nd and 178th Glasgow Scouts are based in the area, as well as 130th and the 272nd Glasgow Boys' Brigades . John Anderson Campus The John Anderson Campus , the main campus of The University of Strathclyde , is located in Glasgow , Scotland. The campus
748-475: Is an affluent area of the West End of the city of Glasgow , Scotland . The area consists largely of terraced housing dating from the early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes and some modern apartments. Jordanhill College of Education and then the University of Strathclyde faculty of education were formerly in the area and the associated school has a high reputation. The area
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#1732788012824816-402: Is located at the intersection of rotten row east and taylor street. It is the tallest accommodation allowing up to 165 spaces available for students. These are separated into 3 to 6 people per flat. Every one of these bedrooms has an en suite shower/wash-hand basin/WC. The people on each flat share a large kitchen/living/dining room and a TV is also included. Rent includes heating/lighting and also
884-536: Is named after George Birkbeck who studied natural philosophy at the Andersonian Institution, now the University of Strathclyde. Birkbeck court is the oldest and biggest student accommodation housing three hundred and four students. The court is divided into flats each housing six students. Each student has their own small study bedroom but shares kitchen, living and dining room. Other facilities shared include shower room and toilet. Birkbeck court being
952-402: Is now called. Following the granting of university status to the Royal College in 1964, the campus grew in size rapidly, with most of the current academic buildings constructed during this period. Plans to redevelop the adjacent Richmond Street site had already begun in 1960 in collaboration with Glasgow Corporation , who had cleared the site of its slum housing. This development would provide
1020-587: Is self-contained in its own area which straddles the Townhead and Merchant City districts on the north eastern side of the city centre, while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway , George Square and is located midway between Queen Street Railway Station and High Street station on the North Clyde Line . The John Anderson Campus was originally the only site of Strathclyde University, with
1088-527: Is the only residence in the Campus Village which is not divided into flats. Instead, 70 students have their own study bedrooms with wash-hand basins and share a large kitchen/living/dining room plus showers and WC facilities located on each floor. There are TVs on the 2nd and 4th floors. The rent for this residence includes heating/lighting plus a cleaning service for the shared areas. The contract period last for 39 weeks from September to June. Murray Hall
1156-637: The Allan Glen's School to become the Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College. In 1912, the technical college was renamed the Royal Technical College, and became the Royal College of Science and Technology in 1956. It joined with the Scottish College of Commerce in 1964; later the same year, the merged institution became the University of Strathclyde . Plans to expand the Royal College buildings had been mooted since
1224-800: The High School of Glasgow is also located in the Jordanhill vicinity. Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located on Mitre Road in the newer part of Jordanhill. It has several feeder primary schools, including Corpus Christi ( Knightswood ), Notre Dame ( Dowanhill ), St Pauls ( Whiteinch ), St. Peter's ( Partick ), St. Brendan's ( Yoker ), St. Patrick's in ( Anderston ), St. Clare's ( Drumchapel ) and St. Ninian's ( Blairdardie ). There are two churches in Jordanhill, both located on Woodend Drive, off Crow Road: Jordanhill Parish Church ( Church of Scotland ) and All Saints Church ( Episcopalian ). Both churches are used for
1292-511: The Jordanhill Campus becoming incorporated in 1993. It is named after John H. D. Anderson (1726–1796), a former Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow , who left instructions in his will with a large bequest to found "a place of useful learning for the good of mankind and the improvement of science". The result was a school for Glasgow, which would teach practical subjects appealing to people normally left out of
1360-473: The Jordanhill Estate from James Parker Smith , the former Liberal Unionist MP for Partick , and build both a teacher training college and the associated Jordanhill School on the site. After the outbreak of World War I , developments for the teacher training college were put on hold, as the former manor house was taken over as a temporary military hospital. After the cessation of hostilities,
1428-537: The North Clyde and Argyle lines, and regular bus services are provided by First Glasgow . The Clyde Tunnel is located nearby, giving road access to the south of the city. There are two pubs in the area, both are situated on Crow Road, near the railway station. This area used to be home to a branch of The Jolly Giant Toy Superstores , based on Crow Road. Jordanhill School is located on Chamberlain Road at
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#17327880128241496-617: The West Indies . By the early 19th century, and after the death of their father, all three sons could afford to retire. As third son, James had no access to the family's landed estate, and so bought Jordanhill for £14,000 in 1800. He then spent a further £4,000 extending and modernising the manor house. By 1809, the estate was sustained by its four associated farms of Whiteinch , Windyedge , Woodend and Anniesland . Having married Mary Wilson that year (granddaughter of Alexander Wilson and niece of Patrick Wilson ), Smith improved access to
1564-445: The 1930s, and redundant housing on the northern section of John Street and Montrose Street was cleared in 1937 in preparation for this, however the war intervened and the plans were put on hold. Major post-war development of the campus resumed in 1956, when construction of the new Montrose Street block to the rear of the Royal College building began. The James Weir Building , as it would later be named, would house new accommodation for
1632-626: The 1940s Bruce Report , Townhead was designated a Comprehensive Development Area (CDA), the population was rehomed and all of the slums were demolished. The Colville and Architecture buildings were constructed on this space in 1966, followed by the John Anderson Building and Wolfson Centre in 1971 and 1972, respectively. The mid 1970s saw the business school buildings constructed – namely the Stenhouse (1973) and William Duncan (1977) buildings were completed at this time. The first of
1700-578: The 1990s, the University would slowly redevelop areas of the former Marland House, by now named the Graham Hills Building . Following the closure of the Royal Maternity Hospital on Rottenrow , the University acted quickly to acquire and demolish the old hospital site that lay in the centre of the campus. Demolition began in 2002 and the land was landscaped into a new public park called "Rottenrow Gardens", which opened
1768-481: The Architecture School was by now a celebrated piece of Brutalist architecture now threatened with demolition. In 2018, it was announced that a new teaching and learning hub will be created from these two buildings, scheduled to open in 2021. Below is a synopsis of each building, its year of completion, and its current occupier in brackets. Strathclyde University provides accommodation for most of
1836-527: The Baths Hotel at Helensburgh . With seven children, after two of his daughters caught tuberculosis , the family relocated temporarily to Portugal and rented out the house for five years. After the death of both daughters, the family returned to the estate in 1846, but in 1847 Mrs. Smith died of pneumonia . Comfortable but with less of a fortune, Smith devoted his remaining twenty years to church works and supporting his children in their endeavours. After
1904-675: The Faculty of Education from the Jordanhill Campus. Work on the new Technology and Innovation Centre started in 2011, which sought to relocate various Science and Engineering research groups into a single space. In April 2017, it was announced that a new learning and teaching hub would be created by redeveloping the Architecture and Colville Buildings Both buildings, most notably the listed Architecture Building, had been threatened with demolition. The £41m project will also see
1972-600: The Faculty of Education to the John Anderson Campus. This led to the underused Lord Hope Building being reconfigured for use by Arts and Humanities. The first phase was to substantially redevelop the James Weir Building, freeing up redundant space relocate the Civil Engineering and Architecture departments from the Colville and Architecture Buildings, respectively. This was a controversial move, as
2040-603: The Gold Medal of the Royal Society . Smith left most of the management of the estate to its staff, which generated £4,500 of income across its core 293-acre (119 ha) holding, of which £3,000 came from the quickly diminishing coal mines and ironstone workings leased on the former farmlands to the Monkland Iron and Steel Co. An 1872 government award of £2,000 for his compass research allowed him to replace
2108-829: The Jordanhill Estate were donated to the Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library . Many of the Smith family are buried in the graveyard surrounding Renfrew Parish Church . On 25 June 2007, Lord Lyon King of Arms recognized Michael Babington Smith, the grandson of Archibald Colin Hamilton Smith as successor to his grandfather as Representer of the House of Smith of Jordanhill and therefore, Michael Babington Smith of Jordanhill. Before
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2176-597: The Mechanical, Chemical and Production Engineering departments. Phase I of the James Weir was completed in 1958. A new students union building on John Street followed in 1959. A new Chemistry block (the Thomas Graham Building) was completed in 1962 in conjunction with Phase II of the James Weir which adjoined onto its eastern end. This completed the "Island Site" of the John Anderson Campus as it
2244-558: The Scottish School of Physical Education (SSPE) was created to train all the male PE teachers in Scotland. In 1959, SED approved a Board of Governors and the right for each college to award their own qualifications. In part this was because of expected teacher shortages in the 1960s, with 1,927 students in 1959–1960, the number grew to 2,813 in 1963–1964, reaching a peak of 3,713 in 1975–1976, making Jordanhill at that time
2312-489: The University to Oxford City Council. Named after George Forbes who is affiliated with the university through his appointment to professor of natural philosophy in 1873. The residence provides accommodation for 104 students. The hall is divided into 4 and 6 person's flats. Each flat has single study bedrooms with wash-hand basin. The residents share a kitchen, living/dining room with a TV provided. Other shared facilities include shower and toilet. The Forbes accommodation lines
2380-456: The University's finances back in order. The major developments during this time were the purchase and restoration of both the Ramshorn and Barony churches in 1982 and 1986, respectively and the acquisition of Marland House from British Telecom in 1987. Construction resumed on the student residences at the end of the decade, with Forbes, Murray and Garnett Halls all being constructed in
2448-479: The academic ranks to become president of the college between 1868 and 1877 . James Goold hall is one of the newest halls in the accommodation block. It supports 66 students, divided into 5/6/8 person flats. The hall was named after James Goold due to his involvement as Chairman of the Court of Strathclyde University in the years between 1993 and 1997 Murray Hall is located at 75 Collins Street, Glasgow G4 0NG. This
2516-426: The collegiate educational system, such as craftsmen and women from the city. Anderson's Institution was established in 1796, renamed Anderson's University in 1828, partially to fulfil Anderson's vision of two universities in the city of Glasgow. In 1877, it was forced to remove the title of 'University' as it lacked a Royal Warrant for the claim, becoming Anderson's College . Ten years later in 1887 it merged with
2584-462: The death of his father in 1866, his son Archibald Smith inherited the by now neglected Jordanhill estate. A qualified barrister who lived in London with his wife and three children, he devoted his spare time to working on the problems of the deviation of the navigational compass associated with the newly developed iron ships. In 1862 he published patents and papers to solve these, which brought him
2652-511: The decision was made to close Jordanhill campus and move all courses to its John Anderson Campus . The academic year 2011-2012 was the last before this move took place. The archives of Jordanhill College are maintained by the Archives of the University of Strathclyde. Working with Glasgow City Council and Historic Scotland to prepare a plan for the future of the former campus, in March 2015
2720-484: The degree level four year degree qualifications, and latterly accreditation under the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), with all students hence following degree or post-graduate diploma courses which were externally validated. Anticipating the end of its independence, in 1991 the college approached the University of Glasgow with a proposal that it should become its Faculty of Education. In 1993, SED escalated
2788-677: The early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes and some modern apartments. Jordanhill , Temple and Knightswood have been linked to stories of the Knights Templar ; but there is no evidence for their presence in this area. When asked, the Lord Lyon King of Arms rebutted a proposal to include the Maltese cross of the Knights of St. John in the crest of Jordanhill College . Jordanhill may be related to
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2856-517: The family name "Jardine". There are a number of parks in Jordanhill and the immediate vicinity, as well as large playing fields on the Jordanhill Campus. Jordanhill is directly adjacent to Victoria Park , one of the largest green spaces in Glasgow and home to the Fossil Grove , an area of fossilized prehistoric tree stumps. The area has excellent transport links. Jordanhill railway station has regular local train services to central Glasgow on
2924-579: The first year undergraduates. Historically, the University also operated two fully serviced halls of residence off-campus elsewhere in the city centre – Baird Hall on Sauchiehall Street and Clyde Hall on Jamaica Street. Both were former hotels ( The Beresford and the Royal Stuart, respectively), but the University sold both to private developers in the early 2000s, the Beresford (a celebrated Art Deco structure) being turned into luxury housing, while
2992-606: The foot of the hill on which Jordanhill College sits, and was formerly the College's training school. It is now a state comprehensive school. The school is unique in the Scottish state sector in that it contains both Primary and Secondary departments, providing education for children from 4 to 18, and in that it has Grant Maintained status and is independent from local government control. It had previously been an independent demonstration school for Jordanhill College. Private school
3060-539: The former Gartnavel farm to the Royal Lunatic Asylum . Approached by the university which was looking for a site on which to establish a unified teacher training college, in 1913 Parker Smith agreed sale of the residual estate. Following the death of Archibald Colin Hamilton Smith in Australia on 5 June 1971, the sixth generation of the family who died without issue, the Smith family papers dealing with
3128-530: The increase in student numbers was due to diversification. In 1964, the college began courses to train students for the youth and community service; in 1967 it began courses for social workers; in 1968 the Glasgow School of Speech Therapy moved to Jordanhill and became the Department of Speech Therapy; and in 1970 all the training of teachers for further education colleges in Scotland was centralised in
3196-486: The lands at Jordanhill from the chaplain of Drumry in 1562. There he built a house, possibly on or close to the foundations of an original hunting lodge. In the 18th century, one of his descendants also called Lawrence Crawford extended and refurbished the old house, and laid out the original garden scheme and associated orchards. In 1750 the Crawford family sold the estate to Tobacco Lords Alexander Houston, whose family
3264-400: The largest hall of residence there is a great deal of meeting other student from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. The court is also near other leisure facilities being very close Glasgow City which is only 5 minutes’ walk. Birkbeck court is located in the north west corner of the accommodation block. The Lord Todd Building resides in the centre of the accommodation block. It serves as
3332-560: The largest teacher training institution in Britain. This expansion far outstripped the capacity of the original 1921 Stow building and college (former manor house) building, and hence an extensive building programme which included the 1961 demolition of the original manor house had to be undertaken, to provide new accommodation (inter alia) for the SSPE and the School of Further Education. Part of
3400-679: The late 1980s, with James Blyth, Thomas Campbell Courts and Chancellors' Hall being completed between 1990 and 1992. 1992 saw the opening of the first new academic building in over a decade with the construction of the Graduate Business School, with the Robertson Trust Wing (later named after the then current principal Sir John Arbuthnott) being completed in 1998, thus allowing the James P. Todd Building on Albion Street to be sold off to private developers. Throughout
3468-467: The main house by gravelling the road to the Anniesland toll road , which is now known as Crow Road. In 1821, with four children and a pregnant wife, after the purchase of Gartnavel farm he remodelled the existing house, and also built a stone pillar in direct line between his favourite window in the manor house library and the spire of Renfrew Parish Church. A keen leisure sailor, in 1827 Smith bought
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#17327880128243536-445: The need for a merger with publication of its policy document on funding via the new Higher Education Funding Council. The University of Strathclyde approached the college, and an agreement between both institutions was reached. In 1993 Jordanhill College became the University of Strathclyde Faculty of Education . With better use of facilities, and an ageing campus at Jordanhill which was highly protected by preservation orders, in 2010
3604-494: The north side of rotten row east which cuts the accommodation site in half. Garnett Hall lies in the north easternmost section of the accommodation area. Its three blocks have a very similar design to that of Forbes hall. It provides accommodation for 124 students in 4 – 6 person flats. The origin of the name is that of Thomas Garnett , a lecturer of physics and also very committed to the educational emancipation of women Built in 1990, James Blyth and Thomas Campbell court provide
3672-441: The old Royal Stuart Hotel building is now a youth hostel. The student village is located on the easterly half of the John Anderson Campus. Each accommodation block is named after a scientist or contributor to the University of Strathclyde. Listed below are all of the accommodations on the campus, who they are named after and some basic information about the occupancy: The James Young Hall can be found next to Chancellors Hall at
3740-400: The south easterly corner of the accommodation block. The James Young Hall is one of the more expensive class of accommodation residencies which provide the luxuries of an en-suite bathroom (including showers/hand wash basin/toilet facilities) with each individual single study bedroom. These flats are available as 3- to 6-person flats. The students in each flat share a spacious kitchen, as well as
3808-482: The student residences – Birkbeck Court – were constructed between 1972 and 1974. In 1974, the University reached an agreement with the book publisher William Collins, Sons to acquire its former printing works at the eastern end of Cathedral Street and St James's Road. The University demolished all of the former Collins estate except for three buildings – the Curran Building (1981) was a former warehouse that
3876-602: The twentieth century, Jordanhill was a poor area, similar to neighbouring Knightswood , with mining for coal at Skaterigg. The building of more affluent residences was coincidental with the expansion of Glasgow and the construction of a commuter railway (similar to Bearsden in the 1870s). The site of the house was sold to Jordanhill Teacher Training College , and is now the home of the Strathclyde University Faculty Of Education . The area consists largely of terraced housing dating from
3944-555: The university announced a plan to sell the residual 30.9-acre (12.5-hectare) estate via land agents JLL. The "minded-to-grant" planning permission in principle plans propose that: The remaining 1960s buildings on the site are recommended for demolition, and then divided into 12 plots could be used to develop up to 364 further residential units. 55°53′04″N 4°20′24″W / 55.8845°N 4.3401°W / 55.8845; -4.3401 Jordanhill Jordanhill ( Scots : Jordanhull , Scottish Gaelic : Cnoc Iòrdain )
4012-487: The village office, one of the many laundry facilities, a café and local pub. The village office deals with any maintenance or accommodation issues and reroutes all post for the accommodation buildings. The café has recently had a facelift and rebrand to Aroma. Todd's Bar has a more traditional feel than the Student Union , It runs pub quizzes and is a favourite for many students . In 2004, the university embarked on
4080-565: The worst houses on the estate with new homes, today known as Compass Cottages in Anniesland Road. On his early death in 1872, to pay off death duties and the accrued debts of the estate, his wife sold of much of the estate's former farmlands for housing development north of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway . After his mother's death in 1913, James Parker Smith inherited the estate. Educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge , like his father he qualified as
4148-434: The year after. In the mid 2000s a major appraisal of the University's estate took place, with a view to consolidating into a smaller number of buildings. The two major off-campus student residences ( Baird Hall and Clyde Hall) were sold to private developers. Following the merger in 1993 between the University and the former Jordanhill College, plans were made to eventually vacate the former Jordanhill Campus, and relocate
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#17327880128244216-575: Was a Scottish electrical engineer and a lecturer at the Anderson College, now better known as the University of Strathclyde. He was an almost famous figure around the Anderson College, hence the reason one of the accommodation blocks are named after him. Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet who was known as one of the men behind the idea of London University. He was born in Glasgow in 1777 and died in Boulogne, France in 1844. Chancellors Hall
4284-428: Was also forced to sell the estate in 1800 after his business got into trouble, to James Smith of merchants Smith & Leitch. The third son of a Tobacco Lord from Craigend, James's two elder brothers having travelled to Virginia and North Carolina in the 1760s had noted the growing civil uprising warning of the forthcoming American War of Independence , and refocused their family's merchant business on trade with
4352-624: Was converted into a home for the Andersonian Library , the Lord Hope Building (1983) was an office block that was converted for academic use. One of the former Collins buildings at 181 St James's Road was also retained and is used as a workshop and base for the Estates Management group. No new academic buildings were constructed in the 1980s as newly installed principal Graham Hills concentrated on getting
4420-461: Was named after Lord Murray of Newhaven who was given an honorary degree in 1973. His full name is Keith Anderson Hope Murray, Baron Murray of Newhaven KCB. Murray was a British academic and Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. He became a Research Officer for the AERI, a post he held until 1944. In 1937, however, he was appointed a Fellow and Bursar of Lincoln College, Oxford, as well as being appointed by
4488-471: Was no longer at its notional centre, nor did it contain any of the central administrative functions; this had long been moved into the McCance Building in the 1960s. The first visible signs of the plan were the disposal of the off-campus Halls of Residence (namely Baird Hall and Clyde Hall), the remodelling of the James Weir Building's ground floor laboratory spaces in 2005–07, and moves to relocate
4556-442: Was previously part of the Jordanhill Estate within the parish of Renfrew centred on Jordanhill House. In 1546 Lawrence Crawford of Kilbirnie founded a chaplainry at Drumry , and to sustain it endowed it with the freehold ownership of land at Jordanhill, which then accumulated rent at a rate of £5 per annum. His sixth son Thomas Crawford was a soldier who led the 1571 capture of Dumbarton Castle , who had previously acquired
4624-463: Was wider. From 1921 to 1959 the regime at the college changed very little. The Scottish Education Department (SED) authorised only a two-year course for primary teachers, and a one-year post-graduate course for secondary teachers. In addition the college provided in-service courses for qualified teachers. The only important changes both took place in 1931 when the two-year primary course was extended to three years (and limited exclusively to women), and
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