Emily Davies

British suffragist & educator (1830-1921) · Educators · Died at 91

Sarah Emily Davies was an English feminist who founded Girton College, Cambridge. She campaigned as a suffragist and for women's rights to university education.

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Philippa Strachey Friend
Barbara Bodichon Co-founded Girton College
Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley Co-founded Girton College

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Girton College, Cambridge

From left to right in foreground: Frances Balfour, Millicent Fawcett, Ethel Snowden, Emily Davies (with black bonnet) and Sophie Bryant

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