Plaque

Emily Davies

Erection date: 1978

Inscription

Emily Davies, 1830 - 1921, founder of Girton College Cambridge lived here.
Greater London Council

Site: Emily Davies (1 memorial)

NW8, Cunningham Place, 17

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Emily Davies

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Girton College

England's first residential college for women. Established in 1869 by Emily D...

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Emily Davies

Suffragist and promoter of higher education for women. Born Sarah Emily Davie...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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