Cornelia Sorabji
(1866-1954) – Pioneering lawyer and activist 1 Cornelia Sorabji came to Somerville in 1889 to study Law. She was the first woman admitted to read Law at Oxford University and......
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Mary Somerville
(1780-1872) – Scientist and polymath 1 The Scottish astronomer, mathematician and geographer Mary Somerville's interest in science was first kindled as a child by the natural world. During her adolescence,......
Frank Prochaska questions coopting of charitable sector by the state in lecture to Charity Commission
Dr Frank Prochaska, historian and member of Somerville College, has delivered a lecture entitled ‘The State of Charity’ to the Annual General Meeting of the Charity Commission. The lecture, which......