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The Rising Tide: Women of Cambridge

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Image of Steamboat Ladies Gown, between 1904-1907

Steamboat Ladies Gown, between 1904-1907

While Cambridge resisted women’s calls for degrees, other universities were moving forward.

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Women’s Degrees, 1897

This rather mysoginistic poster is against awarding degrees to women. The slogans make specific reference to University institutions, including Girton and Newnham ...

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