Photograph of Miss Lucy Gwynn, Lady Registrar and Miss Margery Cunningham, Warden with residents of Trinity Hall, 1910

In 1905, Miss Lucy Gwynn appointed as Lady Registrar for Women Students. In 1908, the establishment of Trinity Hall as an official university residence for women gave them the privilege to have a residential, social and academic community of their own. Margery Cunningham was the first warden and established its customs, routines and reputation over her thirty two year reign.​