Queens' College, Cambridge University

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Cultural formation Anna Atkins
She was born into the English professional class and was presumably white; her father was educated at Eton and at Queen's College, Cambridge . During the early years of her childhood her family was well...
Family and Intimate relationships Anne Plumptre
Her father, Robert Plumptre , held two ecclesiastical positions: President of Queen's College , Cambridge and Prebendary of Norwich Cathedral . He was unusual in the delight he took in cultivating the inclination of his...
Family and Intimate relationships Annabella Plumptre
Her father, Robert Plumptre , held two ecclesiastical positions: President of Queen's College , Cambridge, and Prebendary of Norwich Cathedral. He died in 1788.
Plumptre, Anne. “Introduction”. Something New, edited by Deborah McLeod, Broadview, 1996, p. vii - xxix.
vii, ix
Textual Features Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
She opens her discussion here with a question: What does the Woman's Movement mean and what is its significance in our modern life?
Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline. The Meaning of the Woman’s Movement. Woman’s Press.
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First of all, she answers, the movement signifies the awakening of...

Timeline

15 April 1448: Margaret of Anjou (wife of Henry VI) founded...

Building item

15 April 1448

Margaret of Anjou (wife of Henry VI ) founded Queen's College, Cambridge ; in March 1465 Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edward IV ) became its patroness and foundress: hence the present position of the apostrophe.
Tibbs, Rodney. The University and Colleges of Cambridge. Terence Dalton Ltd., 1972.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Olsen, Kirstin. Chronology of Women’s History. Greenwood, 1994.
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Queen’s College Cambridge - Apostrophe. http://www.quns.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Misc/apostrophe.html.

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