History of Newnham
Gill Sutherland’s history of the College, from its foundation in 1871 until the present day, also contains photos from our archives.
History
Newnham was established in 1871 as a house in which young women could reside while attending lectures in Cambridge, long before they were allowed to become full members of the university with the granting of degrees to women in 1948.
Women’s Education
Education has always been influenced by gender, class, religion and nationality. Historically, women’s education in Britain was designed to teach middle class and upper class girls enough to make them…
Biographies
This series of short biographies brings together many of the individuals who have been significant in the history of the College, including all those after whom buildings and public rooms…
Coat of Arms
These arms, granted in 1923, were designed by the Revd E.E. Dorling to incorporate charges from the arms of those intimately connected with the founding of the college.