«The impact of women at
Cambridge is incalculable.
From brilliant scholarship and
notable firsts, to activism and disruptive thinking, Cambridge’s women have
shaped the University of Cambridge – just as much as it has shaped them.
Cambridge University Library
is sharing the unique stories of women who have studied, taught, worked and
lived at the University in a new, free exhibition The Rising Tide:
Women at Cambridge, which runs from October 14, 2019-March 2020.
Curated by Dr Lucy Delap and
Dr Ben Griffin, The Rising Tide focuses on the
lived experiences of women at the University, the ongoing fight for equal
educational rights, recognition, and inclusion in university activities, and
the careers of some of the women who shaped the institution – from leading
academics to extraordinary domestic staff and influential fellows’ wives.
The exhibition will showcase
the history of women at the University, the persistent marginalisation they
were subject to, and the ongoing campaigns for gender justice and change since
the establishment of Girton College in Cambridge in 1869, the first residential
university establishment for women in the UK.
Visitors will have the
opportunity to explore rarely-seen collections from across the University and colleges.
Through a mix of costume, letters and audio-visual material, little-known
stories of individual women will be brought to life.
As another major strand of the
Women at Cambridge celebrations, more than two dozen portraits of extraordinary
women who have influenced the history of the University of Cambridge have lined
the walls of the University Library’s historic North and South Galleries.
From Nobel Prize winners and
trailblazing Baronesses, to student activists and influential lecturers – a
variety of historic and newly-commissioned portraiture and photography captures
the incredible achievements and fascinating stories of women at Cambridge over
centuries». Leia mais.
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