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.
Članove su poticali da dovode svoje žene, kćeri i sestre na sastanke Britanske udruge, i dok se od žena očekivalo da prisustvuju samo javnim predavanjima i događanjima poput ovoga, one su se počele uključivati  i u znanstvene sjednice.