# Canonical recap data for First Women's Olympic Games (1922)
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slug: first-womens-olympics
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1922/first-womens-olympics"
title: First Women's Olympic Games
subtitle: The Fémina Games in Paris was the first international athletic competition dedicated to women, challenging male-dominated Olympic structures and advancing gender equality in sport.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1922-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1922
decade: 1920
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: "In 1920, the University of Oxford admitted women to degrees for the first time during the Michaelmas term. The conferrals took place at the Sheldonian Theatre on 14 October, 26 October, 29 October, 30 October and 13 November. That same year, on 7 October, women also became eligible for admission as full members of the "
summaryLong: In 1920, the University of Oxford admitted women to degrees for the first time during the Michaelmas term. The conferrals took place at the Sheldonian Theatre on 14 October, 26 October, 29 October, 30 October and 13 November. That same year, on 7 October, women also became eligible for admission as full members of the university.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Lady_Margaret_Hall_%286148510434%29.jpg/1280px-Lady_Margaret_Hall_%286148510434%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "First women admitted to degrees at the University of Oxford"
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_women_admitted_to_degrees_at_the_University_of_Oxford"
  title: First women admitted to degrees at the University of Oxford
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: In 1920, the University of Oxford admitted women to degrees for the first time during the Michaelmas term. The conferrals took place at the Sheldonian Theatre o
wikidataQid: Q128304262
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-16
  label: First women admitted to degrees at the University of Oxford
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_women_admitted_to_degrees_at_the_University_of_Oxford"
