Newnham and Bletchley Park: Women’s Work in World War II
Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DF
A new exhibition unveiled earlier this year tells the incredible story of Newnham College women’s war work, at Bletchley Park and beyond. More than 70 students and alumnae were secretly recruited for World War Two codebreaking work at Bletchley Park, thanks partly to the personal connections of three Newnham women, Alda Milner-Barry, former Principal Pernel Strachey and Ray Strachey.
The Newnham stories showcased in this exhibition have been uncovered by alumna Dr Sally Waugh (NC 1973), historian and Fellow Emerita Dr Gillian Sutherland, and College Archivist Frieda Midgley, who worked closely with staff at Bletchley Park.
Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DF