I presided for him at his first lecture at the Hall of Science on August 10, 1879, and he soon paid the penalty of his boldness, finding himself, a few months later, dismissed from the Chair of Comparative Anatomy at the London Hospital, though the Board admitted that all his duties were discharged with punctuality and ability.

One of the first results of his adhesion was the establishment of two classes under the Science and Art Department at South Kensington, and these grew year after year, attended by numbers of young men and women, till in 1883 we had thirteen classes in full swing, as well as Latin, and London University Matriculation classes; all these were taught by Dr.Aveling and pupils that he had trained.

I took advanced certificates, one in honours, and so became qualified as a science teacher in eight different sciences, and Alice and Hypatia Bradlaugh followed a similar course, so that winter after winter we kept these classes going from September to the following May, from 1879 until the year 1888.

In addition to these Miss Bradlaugh carried on a choral union.
Personally I found that this study and teaching together with attendance at classes held for teachers at South Kensington, the study for passing the First B.Sc.and Prel.Sc.Examinations at London University, and the study for the B.Sc.degree at London, at which I failed in practical chemistry three times--a thing that puzzled me not a little at the time, as I had passed a far more difficult practical chemical examination for teachers at South Kensington--all this gave me a knowledge of science that has stood me in good stead in my public work.

But even here theological and social hatred pursued me.
When Miss Bradlaugh and myself applied for permission to attend the botany class at University College, we were refused, I for my sins, and she only for being her father's daughter; when I had qualified as teacher, I stood back from claiming recognition from the Department for a year in order not to prejudice the claims of Mr.Bradlaugh's daughters, and later, when I had been recognised, Sir Henry Tyler in the House of Commons attacked the Education Department for accepting me, and actually tried to prevent the Government grant being paid to the Hall of Science Schools because Dr.Aveling, the Misses Bradlaugh, and myself were unbelievers in Christianity.