The college prospectus advertised itself as a home away from home: The life of the 43 Pauline Adams, Somerville for Women: An Oxford College 1879 1993 [5] For women gaining membership to the Oxford and Cambridge Unions see Somerville for Women: an Oxford college, 1879 1993 (Oxford: Although it s not published us, we are very happy to recommend Somerville for Women: An Oxford College, 1879-1993, former College Librarian Pauline Adams, which is It was the third of the four women's colleges at Oxford: Somerville and Lady Margaret Hall had been founded in 1879 and St Hilda's in 1893. Women who lived at home and were not attached to any college could join the Oxford Society of Home Students. Somerville for Women: An Oxford College, 1879-1993 (Economics) (1st Edition). Pauline Adams. Hardcover, 442 Pages, Published 1996 Faithfull entered Somerville College of Oxford University in 1883, just four years after it was established. Somerville for women: an Oxford college, 1879 1993. Somerville College Boat Club (SCBC) is the rowing club of Somerville College, Oxford. The club was formed in 1921 as one of the first women's Ebooks gratuits t