In March 1938, when A.K. Fazlul Haque, the Prime Minister of Bengal announced in the Assembly that a Muslim Girls College would be set up, a new chapter began in the history female education in Bengal. Subsequently, on 26th August, 1939, the Bengal Governor, Sir John Woodhead laid the foundation stone of the college premises and in 1941 the construction of the college building was completed. Initially, there were nine disciplines and thirty-five Muslim girls on the rolls but by 1959 the roll strength of the college rose to seven hundred and fifty.

History was taught as a subject from the very beginning though only at the Intermediate and Pass levels. Mrs Bina Ghosh who taught history, was one of the first nine teachers of the college. Among the distinguished teachers of this department the names of Professor Nihar Kana Majumder, Dr. Bani Bhattacharyya, Smt. Aruna Paul, Dr. Subrata Sen, Dr. Arati Guha, Dr. Hena Mukherjee and Dr. Suhita Sinha Roy may be mentioned. These teachers were instrumental in laying the foundation of the department and the present faculty endeavours to take the department to greater heights.

• On 7.12.2022 a MOU of academic exchange programme was signed by the Principal, IQAC coordinator and the faculty members of the department of History of Lady Brabourne college and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan college, Kolkata.