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	Girton College, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Girton College was established on October 16, 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon, as the first residential College for women in England.
		On April 27, 1948, women were admitted to full membership of the University of Cambridge, and Girton College received the status of a College of the University.
		The college became mixed in 1977 with the arrival of the first male Fellows; male undergraduates have been admitted since 1979.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girton_College,_Cambridge (324 words)

	Newnham College, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Newnham College is a women's college in the University of Cambridge.
		By 1881, women were allowed to sit university examinations, and in 1921 were awarded "titles" as a result, although they would have to wait until 1947 before they were awarded degrees, and 1958 before they achieved equal rights to their male counterparts.
		In 1928, Newnham, along with Girton College was one of the venues for a series of lectures by Virginia Woolf that resulted in the famous book-length essay A Room of One's Own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newnham_College,_Cambridge (758 words)

	Cambridge College - Oxford Guide
		St John's College, Cambridge St John's College was founded in 1511 and is one of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge.
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	Somerville College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there.
		In June 1878 the Association for the Higher Education of Women was formed, aiming for the eventual creation of a college for women in Oxford.
		Some of the more prominent members of the association were Dr. Bradley, master of University College, T. Green, a prominent liberal philosopher, and Edward Talbot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somerville_College,_Oxford (293 words)

	Alumni News - Summer 2002
		At the age of 106, Girton is one of Northwestern’s oldest alumni, having attended the University at a time accessible to most people only through yellowing photographs, diaries and the memories of individuals like her.
		Girton, who resides in an assisted-living facility in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., continues to be as outgoing as she was in college.
		Indeed, Girton excelled on campus as a leader of her sorority, president of the junior class and member of the Student Council.
	www.northwestern.edu /magazine/northwestern/summer2002/alumninews/girton.htm (560 words)

	Girton Village, Cambridgeshire, UK - The Community
		The Girton Parish News is a monthly newsletter produced by villagers with the support of the Girton Parish Council and St Andrew's Parochial Church Council.
		Girton is served by a mobile library which comes to the village on alternate Thursdays.
		Girton is served by the Number C12, a half-hourly bus which runs between Oakington and the City centre.
	www.girton-cambs.org.uk /community.html (533 words)

	Columba College - About Columba- History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Columba College was established in 1915 by the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand as a private day and boarding school for girls with co-educational primary classes and a Kindergarten.
		The compelling force behind the establishment of the College was a local Presbyterian Minister, The Rev'd Alexander Whyte, who was a firm believer in Church Schools and wanted to advance the higher education of the young women of Dunedin and Otago.
		Girton College was established in 1886 in Tennyson Street, Dunedin by Miss Caroline Freeman, the first woman graduate of the University of Otago.
	www.columbacollege.school.nz /about_history.html (682 words)

	Girton Village, Cambridgeshire, UK - home page
		Girton, Cambridgeshire, UK Girton is a village of about 1600 households, and 4500 people, situated to the north-west of the city of Cambridge, England.
		The old name for Girton was Gretton, meaning 'village on the gravel', so called because the settlement grew up along a gravel ridge.
		Girton College, part of the University of Cambridge, was built specifically for women students in the 19th century.
	www.girton-cambs.org.uk /home.html (362 words)

	Girton College, Cambridge » Admissions
		The political organisation of a College varies from institution to institution, but it is usually the case that the ultimate governing body is a small subset of the Fellows, but that decisions are approved by the Fellowship as a whole with representation from Middle and Junior members.
		Some Colleges are known to take particular pride in the abilities of it's rowing teams (whether this is regarded as a good or a bad thing depends on personal prejudice!) The University has a well known Cricket Ground (Fenners), it also has a rugby ground and (recently built) athletics facilities.
		Some of the Colleges still take a large proportion of their undergraduate intake from the older public schools, some make a point of ensuring that state schools are well represented.
	www.girton.cam.ac.uk /admissions/collegiate.html (1905 words)

	Open Directory - Reference:Education:Colleges and Universities:Europe:United Kingdom:England:University of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Christ's College is one of thirty colleges of the University of Cambridge, and was founded in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII.
		Churchill College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, and is the national and Commonwealth memorial to Britain's Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
		College of the University of Cambridge, with undergraduate and postgraduate students from both the United Kingdom and overseas.
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	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		She was dux, in turn, of Otepopo School and the Normal School, Dunedin, and in 1886 was a foundation pupil of Girton College, which had been established by Caroline Freeman, the first woman student from the University of Otago to graduate.
		Girton College, unlike many other girls' schools, encouraged its pupils to pursue academic studies, and Frances Ross went on to Otago, graduating BA in 1890.
		In 1911 Freeman moved to Christchurch, where a second Girton College was operating, and Frances Ross became sole principal and owner of Dunedin's Girton College, a position she held until the school closed in late 1914.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=3R28&related=false (882 words)

	Girton College, Cambridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was called the College for Women, and was located at Benslow House, (Click link for more info and facts about Hitchin) Hitchin, a town in (A county in southern England) Hertfordshire, England.
		On April 27, 1948, women were admitted to full membership of the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Cambridge) University of Cambridge, and Girton College received the status of a College of the University.
		Girton Grammar School, (Click link for more info and facts about Bendigo, Victoria) Bendigo, Victoria, (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Australia.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gi/girton_college,_cambridge.htm (441 words)

	Girton College, Cambridge » College history
		BLSB was heavily involved in propaganda for the College during the run-up to its opening at Hitchin; her brief was to target the higher echelons of society.
		Candidates for the College were examined at Blandford Square, she was involved in the appointment of the Mistress, served on both the executive and building committees in 1869, and was herself Acting Mistress in the Spring of 1872: Clear and firm, and, at the same time winning and bright...
		She continued to campaign actively for the support of Girton College, notably (and at Davies' request) for the memorial of 1880 which advocated the official admission of women to Tripos.
	www.girton.cam.ac.uk /about/history/bodichon.html (2126 words)

	Charity Choice - UK Charities Directory
		Girton College was the first residential College in the UK to offer a university education to women and was founded in 1869.
		Girton is one of Cambridge's largest Colleges and is a vibrant community of 700 students, of which 500 are undergraduates.
		The College has a well established bursary scheme, and a fundraising programme to improve its facilities, to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
	www.charitychoice.co.uk /charitydetails.asp?ref=2968 (142 words)

	C.U.H.&G.S. -- "The Escutcheon" -- Vol. 2 No. 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Girton College, the first Oxbridge institution for women was founded in 1869, nearly six centuries after Peterhouse, the oldest of the existing Cambridge colleges.
		In 1921 a Committee was appointed to draft a Charter for the College.
		By the summer of 1923, under the conduct of the Master of Emmanuel College the Committee completed the task, and on 21 August, 1924 the King granted the Charter to “the Mistress and Governors[3] of Girton College” as a Body Corporate.
	www.cam.ac.uk /societies/cuhags/escutch/1996-97/ar_girtn.htm (717 words)

	Encyclopedia: Girton College, Cambridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Most of the colleges of the University of Cambridge have sister colleges in the University of Oxford (and vice versa).
		Full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cambridge Motto There is a toast, Floreat antiqua domus (May the old house flourish), from which the colleges nickname, Old House, is derived Named after The citys Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin...
		Full name Wolfson College Motto Ring True Named after The Wolfson Foundation Previous names University College, Wolfson College (1972) Established 1965 Sister College Linacre College President Dr Gordon Johnson Location Barton Road Undergraduates 90 Graduates 510 Homepage Boatclub Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Girton-College,-Cambridge (2144 words)

	Gisela Richter article - Gisela Richter August 14 1882 December 24 1972 University Rome Girton College - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1901 she attended Girton College at the University of Cambridge, and the British School of Archaeology, Athens, Greece.
		She joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as an assistant in 1906, becoming assistant curator in 1910, associate curator in 1922, and curator of Greek and Roman art in 1925, a position she held until 1948, when she became honorary curator until her death in 1972.
		As author of numerous popular books on classical art, she was enormously influential on the general public's understanding and appreciation of the subject.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Gisela_Richter (629 words)

	About Girton College
		One of the advantages of living at Girton is the wide range of on-site sports facilities, including football, rugby and cricket pitches, tennis, squash and basketball courts, a multi-gym and a croquet lawn.
		Girton is also the only College to have an indoor heated swimming pool.
		Girton was established in 1869 as the first residential College for women.
	www.cam.ac.uk /admissions/undergraduate/colleges/girton (339 words)

	Grace Chisholm Young
		Girton, opened in 1869, was the first school in England dedicated to educating women at the university level.
		Chisholm entered Girton in 1889 at the age of 21.
		The Fellows of Girton College had just recommended that she be awarded an honorary degree, but she died before it could be given to her.
	www.agnesscott.edu /lriddle/women/young.htm (955 words)

	Girton Grammar School Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She was a former Head of Languages at Girton College, a highly influential Head of Aherne House from 1994 to 2002, Head of English, and Foundation President of the Girton Grammar Common Room (Staff Association) in 1993.
		Girton’s students have dominated the local Lions’ competitions because of Betty’s leadership, with Louise McCarthy’s (12 Frew) win of the Victorian Lions’ Youth of the Year and Victorian Plain English Speaking titles in 2005 being worthy testament to Louise’s and Mrs Jenkin’s abilities.
		She was a natural successor to such Girton luminaries as Mrs Jean d’Helin, Girton’s inspiration from the ‘50s to the ‘70s.
	www.girton.vic.edu.au (854 words)

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	i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - A Home for the Girton Collections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It includes the institutional records of Girton as a pioneering college and the personal papers of many of its members and supporters who were connected with the College and the early campaign for female education.
		The college became co-residential in 1979 and its current mission is to widen access to the best quality education for people from all social backgrounds.
		She returned to Girton in 1946 and from then on has held a continuous series of posts in the College, including Director of Studies in Classics 1951-1982, Tutor, Senior Tutor, Praelector and Registrar of the Roll.
	i-newswire.com /pr17040.html (799 words)

	florida_consortium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Though Girton College is some distance away from Cambridge city centre, its Wolfson Court is conveniently located near the other colleges and areas of attractions in Cambridge.
		The College will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students.
		It is also the responsibility of the College to establish policies which identify and examine qualitative measures of College climate, support services and extra-curricular services in an effort to clearly identify students with reasonable potential for success.
	www.spjc.edu /clw/Comm/Cambridge/accomm.htm (645 words)

	Graduate Studies Prospectus: Girton College
		The main College site is close to the Veterinary School, while Wolfson Court is adjacent to the new Centre for Mathematical Sciences and within walking distance of the West Cambridge site, the University Library and other University departments in the city centre.
		The main College building is set in 52 acres of grounds, where you will find the Hall, Chapel and Library housing a collection of 95,000 books, a large collection of journals and an IT resources centre.
		Girton is one of four Colleges which has priority access to a day nursery situated at Wolfson Court.
	www.admin.cam.ac.uk /univ/gsprospectus/colleges/girton.html (518 words)

	University of Cambridge: The Colleges
		The Colleges appoint their own staff and are responsible for selecting students, in accordance with University regulations.
		Most Colleges have their own clubs and societies, offering a variety of non-academic activities for students to take part in.
		Further information about the history of the Colleges is available in a brief history of the University.
	www.cam.ac.uk /cambuniv/colleges.html (397 words)

	ICME
		Adopted by the College of Preceptors in 1861 as their official publication, it was published as The Educational Times and Journal of the College of Preceptors until 1918.
		The College of Teachers was formed in London in 1846 and was incorporated as The College of Preceptors by Royal Charter in 1849.
		While at Girton, Sarah Marks (Hertha Ayrton) teamed up with another active problem solver, Charlotte Scott, to form a mathematical club whose goal was to “answer any mathematical questions that may arise.” Perhaps the encouragement women received at Girton explains why seven of the twelve most active ET mathematical contributors were Girton students and alumni.
	www.math.csusb.edu /faculty/mcmurran/hpm.htm (4160 words)

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