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Women's Christian College founded in Madras

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Women's Christian College founded in Madras
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Twelve missionary societies from Britain, Canada and the USA jointly founded the Women's Christian College in Madras in 1915.

The Women's Christian College was founded in 1915 as a joint venture of 12 interdenominational missionary societies from England, Canada and the United States. Its aim was to provide higher education in liberal arts and sciences to women in India. It opened with 41 students and 7 faculty members. Eleanor McDougall was its first principal, serving until 1938. The college is located on College Road in Nungambakkam.

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