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Emily Davies, Girton College 1880 by R LehmannGirton College
History of Girton College
General information on Girton College can be found on Wikipedia.
A particular attraction is the Lawrence Room. It is a museum set up in 1934 in memory of Amy Lawrence, a natural scientist.
Girton College’s own website contains a description of the collection in the room:
https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/girton-today/art-and-artefacts/girtons-museum-collection
Emily Davies: campaigner for women’s rights to university access. Co-founder of Girton College.
Helen Maud Cam, 1885-1968, historian: see ‘Cambridge Women – Twelve Portraits’ chapter 4, Janet Sondheimer, 1996.
Eileen Power, 1889-1940, historian: see ‘Cambridge Women – Twelve Portraits’ chapter 7, Maxine Berg, 1996.
Sarojini Naidu née Chattopadhyaya, 1879 – 1949, politician
Sarojini Naidu, Girton College
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