Amy King: the first black woman to attend Cambridge University | #WeAreCambridge

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Amy Ida Louisa King studied English and French at Girton College before women could earn degrees. Her great-niece Jane followed in Amy's footsteps six decades later and shared her passion for literature and poetry.

Visit the Black Cantabs exhibition at the University Library, for more details visit: https://www.cam.ac.uk/BlackCantabs

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