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The founders of Girton College, Cambridge’s first women’s college, and Newnham, its second, recognised and campaigned for the standards of higher education to be improved so that women could compete with men at the highest level. It wasn’t until 1918 that The Education Act raised the compulsory school leaving age to 14 for both boys and ...
Newnham College - the iconic women's college at the heart of Cambridge University. 150 years of looking to the future.
Newnham College alumnae awarded King’s Birthday honours June 17th, 2024. Warmest congratulations are extended to three Newnham College alumna whose work was recognised in the King’s… Read More. Pioneering botanist Agnes Arber remembered with a new PhD Prize and Blue Plaque
Gill Sutherland’s history of the College, from its foundation in 1871 until the present day, also contains photos from our archives. Newnham began as a house for five students in Regent Street in Cambridge in 1871. Lectures for Ladies had been started in Cambridge in 1870. These built on the reputation of the University; but Cambridge itself ...
Newnham College ist eines der 31 Colleges der Universität Cambridge und bis heute ein reines Frauen-College. Die Gründung erfolgte 1871 durch Henry Sidgwick und die Mitbegründerin Millicent Garrett Fawcett .
Newnham college buildings from the gardens. Newnham College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It is for women only and has about 500 students. It was created in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick who wanted to make education more available to women. It was built at a time when most colleges where for men only.
Newnham College es un college para mujeres en la Universidad de Cambridge. Fue fundado en 1871 por Henry Sidgwick y fue el segundo college de Cambridge que admitió mujeres, siendo el primero el Girton. Historia. El progreso de la mujer en la universidad le debe mucho al trabajo pionero llevado a cabo por Henry Sidgwick, profesor del Trinity.
