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Photo of Cornelia Sorabji at Somerville Hall, 1891

Cornelia Sorabji admitted to Oxford

Place of event

Somerville College, Oxford

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Cornelia Sorabji was admitted as the first woman to study law at the University of Oxford.

Image credit

0019, Somerville Hall 1891. Courtesy of Somerville College, University of Oxford.

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Citation: ‘Cornelia Sorabji admitted to Oxford’, South Asian Britain, https://southasianbritain-demo.rit.bris.ac.uk/events/cornelia-sorabji-admitted-oxford/. Accessed: 5 July 2025.

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