Sarah Emily Davies was an English feminist who founded Girton College, Cambridge. She campaigned as a suffragist and for women's rights to university education. In her early life, she attended meetings of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science and befriended Barbara Bodichon and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. After moving to London with her mother in 1862, she wrote for and edited the English Woman's Journal and joined the Langham Place Group. She co-founded the London Schoolmistresses' Association and the Kensington Society, which pressured for universal suffrage, although she herself believed only unmarried women and widows should gain the vote.
Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University
Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University (died 1921)
On April 22, in the year 1830, Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University (died 1921). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 22, one of 297 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including Emily Davies. Learn more below.
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- This event took place on April 22, 1830 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 17 February 2026.
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