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dorothy college , cambridge garrod , c. 1913 , while at newnham 18 december 1968 oxford 200pxpx british archaeology 05 may 1892 dorothy_garrod . jpg dorothy garrod
 dorothy annie elizabeth garrod
dorothy garrod

dorothy annie elizabeth garrod , cbe , fba -lrb- 5 may 1892 -- 18 december 1968 -rrb- was a british archaeologist who was the first woman to hold an oxbridge chair , partly through her pioneering work on the palaeolithic period ; she served as disney professor of archaeology from 1938 to 1952 .
her father was sir archibald garrod , the physician .
