Somerville Hall

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1879

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Somerville Hall, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. First female students admitted to University of Oxford degree courses

   1879

   Role: Institution

   1. 11879 · Lady Margaret HallOpening of Women's Colleges

      Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville Hall opened in 1879 as Oxford's first women's colleges, admitting students for degree study.

   2. 21879 · Little Clarendon StreetInitial Lectures in Baker's Shop

      The first 21 students from Somerville and Lady Margaret Hall attended lectures in rooms above a baker's shop.

Sources

1. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09