Newnham College, Cambridge Newnham College, Cambridge Newnham College is a women's constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1871 by a group organising Lectures for Ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicent Garrett Fawcett. It was the second women's college to be founded at Cambridge, following Girton College. The history of Newnham begins with the formation of the Association for Promoting the Higher Education of Women in Cambridge in 1869. The progress of women at Cambridge University owes much to the pioneering work undertaken by the philosopher Henry Sidgwick, fellow of Trinity. Lectures
Avvaiyar Govt College for Women Puducherry started Post- graduate courses of M.A. English and M.Sc. Botany in the academic year 1997–98. In the year of 2000–01 M.A. History courses were started for the welfare of the women students. The Avvaiyar Government College for Women is located in Dr. Ambedkar Street, Karaikal. Phone:04368-222454. Avvaiyar Govt College for Women Avvaiyar Govt College for Women is one of the government colleges in Karaikal reserved only for women, by the government of Puducherry. It was started in the year 1972 under affiliation of Madras University. Now affiliated with Pondicherry University. At first the college was started only for Arts