GCPP Davies 13/2/17
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Papers re attempts to gain women admission to Cambridge degrees, 1887
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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Davies 13/2/17
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A further memorial presented in 1887 for full membership of Cambridge University for women failed. In 1897 a syndicate was appointed to consider full membership. It recommended the admission of women to titular degrees. The recommendation was rejected by 1707 votes to 661. This was reported as 'The largest vote ever taken upon an academic subject within the history of the University'. By 1897 all British universities except Oxford and Cambridge admitted women as members on equal terms with...
Dates:
1887
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Open to bona fide scholars and by appointment only.