GCPP Davies 13/1/6
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Circulars and memoranda concerning attempts to gain women admission to Cambridge degrees, 1880 - 1881
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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Davies 13/1/6
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Since the academic year 1870-1, women students in Cambridge had been permitted to sit the University's Previous Examination (Little-Go). This informal arrangement, which depended on the personal goodwill of University men, continued until 1881. In February 1881 a Grace was passed in Senate allowing women to take the Previous and Tripos examinations on the same terms as men. Their names were to appear on a separate class list and they were not admitted to degrees.This was the first real...
Dates:
1880 - 1881
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Open to bona fide scholars and by appointment only.