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The First World War was a watershed for the participation of women in university life. With nearly 8,000 students and graduates joining the armed forces, there was a steep decline in the number of male students, and a concomitant rise in the number of women matriculating. The number of female students rose from 552 in 1913-14 to over a thousand in 1919-20, assisted by the [[Faculty of Medicine]]'s decision finally to admit female students in 1915. The greater role played by women in university affairs was marked by the election of [[Agnes Cunningham]] as the first female Senior President of the [[Students' Representative Council]] in 1915. 

== Related Events ==

*[[First World War|The University and the First World War]]
*[[Election of Lord Kitchener as Rector, 1914]]
*[[Admission of Women to Faculty of Medicine, 1916]]

== Sources ==

*Robert D. Anderson, 'The Construction of a Modern University', in Robert D. Anderson, Michael Lynch, and Nicholas Phillipson, ''The University of Edinburgh: An Illustrated History'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2003), pp. 103-207.
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