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Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford [3] in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges.Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Vera Brittain and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Somerville is the only Oxford college to have had exclusively female principals; St Hilda's, the last college other than Somerville to have been headed only by women, appointed its first male principal in 2014. [5] [6] The first principal of Somerville Hall was Madeleine Shaw Lefevre, who was appointed on 3 May 1879. [7]
The following is a list of notable people associated with Somerville College, Oxford, including alumni and fellows of the college.This list consists almost entirely of women, due to the fact that Somerville College was one of the first two women's colleges of the University of Oxford, admitting men for the first time in 1994. [1]
The library is one of the largest college libraries at the University of Oxford and has achieved 100% student satisfaction in several annual surveys. [1] Somerville College Library is situated north of the main quadrangle, facing the Chapel. It is open 24 hours a day, has Wi-Fi, several study rooms and computers, and the main student colour ...
First women's colleges at Oxford (l to r): Lady Margaret Hall, founded in 1879; Somerville College, founded in 1879; and St Hugh's College, founded in 1886 In 1920, the University of Oxford admitted women to degrees for the first time during the Michaelmas term. The conferrals took place at the Sheldonian Theatre on 14 October, 26 October, 29 October, 30 October and 13 November. That same year ...
Honorary fellows of Somerville College, Oxford. [1] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Charles Powell, Baron Powell of Bayswater Nancy Rothwell Wafic Saïd Kiri Te Kanawa.
Pages in category "Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 507 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Somerville College Chapel. The Choir of Somerville College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, is mixed voice and is led by a Director of Chapel Music, currently William Dawes, [1] incumbent since 2017. [2]