New Delhi, May 13 -- St Stephen's College on Tuesday appointed its first woman principal - a landmark step in the 145-year-old history of the college. Professor Susan Elias, a computer scientist, will be leading the iconic institution from June 1 as the school's 14th principal. Reactions flooding in from faculty members and former alumni, among others, all seemed to say the same thing that, 'It was about time.' The college was founded in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi, led by dons of various colleges at Cambridge University; one of whom, Canon Samuel Scott Allnutt was the founder and the first principal. It has produced several illustrious alumnae ranging from Supreme Court judges, actresses, illustrious lawyers to Indian cricket te...