Members were encouraged to bring their wives, daughters and sisters to the meetings of the British Association, and while the women were expected to attend only the public lectures and the social events like this one, they began to infiltrate the scientific sessions as well.
I membri erano invitati a portare le proprie mogli, figlie e sorelle agli incontri della British Association, e anche se ci si aspettava  che le donne partecipassero solo alle conferenze pubbliche  o agli eventi sociali come questo, esse cominciarono a infiltrarsi  anche nelle sessioni scientifiche.