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Emily Davies, Girton College 1880 by R Lehmann

Girton 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

1876

A small block known as the Taylor Knob was built with a bequest by Thomas Taylor and his wife in memory of their daughter, Miss E H Taylor. Some time after this some students claimed to have seen an apparition in the form of a grey lady. (Cambridge College Ghosts by Geoff Yeats)

1881

A large number of Saxon burials were found during preparatory work for a new lawn. There were also some Roman remains. A student strolling in the grounds at the time of the excavations reported seeing a figure resembling a Roman centurion (Cambridge College Ghosts by Geoff Yeats)

1931

1931 letter to Constance Pyle

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