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   What is Newnham College?

   • Newnham College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It is for women only and has about 500 students. It was created in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick who wanted to make education more available to women. It was built at a time when most colleges where for men only.

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   How did Newnham start?

   • Friends and students of Newnham subscribed to provide a laboratory where women could attend demonstrations and conduct experiments. Newnham began as a house for five students in Regent Street in Cambridge in 1871. Lectures for Ladies had been started in Cambridge in 1870.

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   When did Newham College start?

   • The college formally came into existence in 1880 with the amalgamation of the Association and the Company. Women were allowed to sit University examinations as of right from 1881; their results were recorded in separate class-lists. Its name has occasionally been spelt phonetically as Newham College.

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   What happened to Cambridge University after WW2?

   • National university expansion after the second world war brought further change. A shortage of places in Cambridge for well-qualified women had been acknowledged since 1920 but only in 1954 were Newnham and Girton joined by a third women’s college, New Hall, now Murray Edwards.

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   Newnham College is a women's constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1871 by a group organising Lectures for Ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicent Garrett Fawcett. It was the second women's college to be founded at Cambridge, following Girton College.

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3. newn.cam.ac.uk › about › historyHistory of Newnham - Newnham College, Cambridge

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   Gill Sutherland’s history of the College, from its foundation in 1871 until the present day, also contains photos from our archives. Newnham began as a house for five students in Regent Street in Cambridge in 1871. Lectures for Ladies had been started in Cambridge in 1870. These built on the reputation of the University; but Cambridge itself ...

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4. newn.cam.ac.uk › aboutAbout – Newnham College

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   Newnham is one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge: a place of learning, teaching and research. Our college was established in 1871, as a women’s college at a time when women were not allowed to attend the University.

5. newn.cam.ac.ukNewnham College – For outstanding women, by outstanding women

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   About Newnham. Newnham College is the lively and sociable women’s College at the heart of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1871, we are the oldest College run by women, for women. At its heart, a Cambridge College is a community of learning, teaching and research.

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6. 150.newn.cam.ac.uk › past-future › history-of-newnhamHistory of Newnham - Newnham College - University of Cambridge

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   Newnham began as a house for five students in Regent Street in Cambridge in 1871. Lectures for Ladies had been started in Cambridge in 1870. These built on the reputation of the University; but Cambridge itself was a small market town with a thinly-populated hinterland and for many who wanted to attend, it was too…