St Hugh's College
The St Hugh's College is one of the 38 constituent colleges of the University of Oxford .
history
St Hugh's College was originally founded in 1886 by benefactress Elizabeth Wordsworth as an all women’s college to give poor women the opportunity to study at Oxford. The name and coat of arms are inspired by St. Hugh of Avalon, who was Bishop of Lincoln in the 13th century . Elizabeth Wordsworth's father occupied the same position at a later date.
The college has been in its current location north of downtown Oxford since 1913.
For the centenary in 1986, men were accepted for the first time. In 2019 the college had around 800 students.
Well-known graduates
- Emily Davison (1872-1913), suffragette
- Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), mathematician
- Aung San Suu Kyi (* 1945), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Prime Minister of Myanmar
- Mary Rees (* 1953), mathematician
- Theresa May (* 1956), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Amal Clooney (* 1978), human rights attorney
- Emma Dench (* 1963), historian
- Ghil'ad Zuckermann (* 1971), linguist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ AZ of colleges. University of Oxford , accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ St Hugh's College, University of Oxford. St Hugh's College, accessed December 31, 2019 .
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