| NO CAPS AND GOWNS FOR WOMEN The Cambridge senate votes against full degrees for women and male students dress up as females in a parade. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5223 |
| Catalog #: | 496976 | |
| Clip Number: | 496976-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 818 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:31 - 01:38:07 | |
| Location: | Cambridge, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1921 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles CIVIL RIGHTS: Women EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Universities LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cambridgeshire UNIQUE PEOPLE: Cross Dressing | |
| Description: | No Caps & Gowns for Women. Male undergraduates indulge in good humoured rag while Senate votes against full degrees for women. Cambridge A procession of various men walk down the street. Men dressed as women hold up banners. Large crowd holding up banners reading "Don't we deserve degrees". And "Now that you seen us give us our Degrees". M/S of three men dressed up as women. L/S of a man talking on a platform. L/S of men dressed up waving and smoking. Some men in top hats one wearing a graduation cap. | |
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