▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Secret ariat ▁ ▁Inner ▁space ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Space ▁( disambiguation ), ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁concept ual ▁( abstract ) ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁word <0x0A> </s> ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁College ▁is ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁college ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁ 5 5 ▁year ▁tradition ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁College ▁that ▁adm its ▁tal ented ▁individuals ▁from ▁non - trad itional ▁and ▁under - re present ed ▁background s . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁it ▁see ks ▁particularly ▁those ▁who ▁want ▁‘ to ▁make ▁a ▁difference ’ ▁or ▁to ▁have ▁‘ a ▁positive ▁impact ’ ▁on ▁our ▁soci eties , ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁committed ▁to ▁address ing ▁our ▁global ▁challeng es . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁( 1 8 4 1 – 1 9 2 5 ), ▁who ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁women ' s ▁education . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁female ▁academ ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁who ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁university ▁offered ▁too ▁few ▁and ▁too ▁restricted ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁women ▁as ▁either ▁students ▁or ▁academ ics . ▁Its ▁orig ins ▁are ▁trace able ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Women ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁House ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁F ell ows ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁( in form ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D ining ▁Group ) ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁sought ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁benefits