J.R.R. Tolkien taught Mary Renault; they were fans of each other's work

[nwhyte]

Reading Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J. R. R. Tolkien, eds. Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie A. Donovan, I came across this fascinating snippet in John D. Rateliffe's essay, "The Missing Women: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lifelong Support for Women’s Higher Education":

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[huskyteer]

I went to St Hugh's and I had no idea there was a Tolkien connection. You've made me strangely happy.

[trepkos]

Good to know!

[uglychicken]

This really, really pleases me.