They nurtured a generation of women who wanted both a family and career.
They offered access for girls from poorer backgrounds to higher quality education - but was that the right way to educate a girl? Pat Harris has just written a history of Manchester's oldest girls' grammar school, The Hollies. She joins Mary Evans and Liz Shorricks to examine whether the grammar was good or bad for working class lasses. "Against The Odds. The Story of Hollies ECJ Convent School 1852-1985 " is published by Fossedata Systems. ISBN0-9542565-06
