The Ship 2019 – 2020

St Anne’s College Record 2019 – 2020 • Number 109 • Annual Publication of the St Anne’s Society www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk 1 Contents

Editorial: Judith Vidal-Hall 2 Jill Rutter: Migration 49 From the SAS President: Stella Charman 3 Sister Frances Benedicta: Oxford Letter 52 From the Principal: Helen King 4 SAS Branch Reports 54 H Salisbury: Should Doctors Take Sides? 62 COVID 19: WHAT WE DID UNDER LOCKDOWN: Sarah James-Short: Estranged in Oxford 64 a range of pieces from students trapped in College From the JCR: Joseph B Murphy 67 to inventions and doctors on the frontline JCR Amy Langer, Women’s Rep: Appeal for Memoirs 69 Shivani Chauhan 7 E Longrigg: Memoir 70 Hannah Dafforn 9 E Morgan: Memoir 73 Jessica Still 11 From the MCR: Lise Cazzoli 75 Will van Noordt 13 Student News: Results 77 Diane Ackerley: ‘Exovent’ – a Breath of Life 14 College News 80 C Kiire: Doctor on the Front Line: 18 Fellows’ news 85 Robert Stagg: What do we Mean by ‘Normal’? 21 Bonnie Chau: 594 Ways of Reading Jane Eyre 88 Alumnae Publications 91 Hadley Freeman: Graduation Moments 22 No Going Back: A Holocaust Story - Anna Patrick 94 100 YEARS OF DEGREES FOR WOMEN Alumnae news 97 St Anne’s College Record 2019-2020 Bristol and West Branch – Eve Phillips Front and back covers: © St Anne’s From The Ship 1919/1920 24 Gilia Slocock: St Anne Teaching the Virgin 98 Number 109 Annual Publication of the Cambridge Branch – Sarah Beeson-Jones archive collection. October 1920: Clare White: ‘Degrees by Degrees’ 27 St Anne’s Society (formerly known as the London Branch – Clare Dryhurst first degree ceremonies for women Alumnae Weekend and Feedback Request 99 Midlands Branch – Michele Gawthorpe Senia Paseta: Why Did it all Take so Long? 32 Association of Senior Members) In Memoriam 100 North East Branch – David Royal Inside back cover: North West Branch – Lizzie Gent Obituaries 101 Committee 2019-2020 © St Anne’s archive collection. From the Development Office: Edwin Drummond 39 Oxford Branch – Hugh Sutherland President – Stella Charman 1906: Home students take to the water Donations 113 South of England Branch – Stella Charman Libby Purves: Whither the BBC 41 Vice President – Hugh Sutherland Honorary Treasurer – Mary Martin Sian Lawrence: Extinction Rebellion 45 Honorary Editor – Judith Vidal-Hall P Farmer: XR, The Grannies’ View 47 Ex Officio – Helen King

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JUDITH VIDAL-HALL

‘Lord! How empty the streets are Despite everything, they came forward career there while speculating on its A year of challenges and how melancholy … Jealous of with ideas and contributions: from the future as a national public broadcaster; STELLA CHARMAN every door that one sees shut up, centre-piece of this issue – the granting an activist granny from Extinction It’s not been the easiest of years harder to put it into practice. Before the existing lest it should be the plague; and of degrees to women – to the memories Rebellion makes the case for the older about us two shops in three, if for our new SAS president, but she coronavirus entered our lives we had ones such as of some themselves approaching their generation alongside the challenges not more, generally shut up,’ says looks ahead undaunted with plans begun to make progress, with an initial participation own century, by way of some refreshing thrown down by a younger member; Samuel Pepys in his Diary for 1665. for a renewed SAS focus on The Ship itself. This has always in the careers news from contemporary students and Jill Rutter reminds us that immigration This past year, my first as President of been an important way in which the SAS network, CV Following Pepys’ lead, I had thought to graduates trapped in College during is not going away any time soon but the St Anne’s Society, has been nothing has linked alumnae with the College and clinics and begin my editorial for this issue of The lockdown, plus inspiring accounts is likely to increase as refugees from less than extraordinary – and not in a illustrated our collective contribution fundraising Ship with a gloomy appraisal of the hard of a doctor working on the front line poorer countries flee the impact of the good way. Like so many members of to knowledge about the world. With a initiatives. The College is facing a times our present plague has created for throughout the pandemic and another spreading plague. our worldwide community of alumnae, circulation of 9,000, The Ship is widely challenging time ahead and needs the University, our College in particular who spent her time working with And finally: an appeal from Amy Langer, the newly elected SAS Committee has praised and valued. This year we have our support to survive and thrive. It and the world generally. With regrets colleagues on the invention of a new- women’s representative for the JCR. had to place its plans and aspirations on confirmed our commitment to keeping would be greatly helped by a more for the absence of several ‘normal’ – but style ventilator. Our members have yet She is supervising the collection of hold for the time being. Nevertheless, it as a printed document, but also to active body of alumnae, working within check what we should understand by again delivered in infinite variety, from memoirs from former students to form some progress has been possible and developing an interactive online version local communities and alongside OUS this word in Robert Stagg’s illuminating the extraordinary travels of Jane Eyre to a long overdue College archive. See her the ‘new normal’ offers a number of we hope will encourage younger readers colleagues, to widen participation in piece – columns, in particular the the inspiring story of a current student. message and respond, please, before it to read it and all alumnae to keep in the top quality education offered by ever popular Russell Taylor with his opportunities to re-frame and re-boot 1920 was the year the University finally is too late! touch with comments, suggestions and Oxford and specifically to raise the inimitable Alex and the Careers column, the SAS! decided to grant degrees to women, ideas. Sadly we will now be unable to profile of St Anne’s among aspiring both victims of these turbulent times. My thanks to Jay Gilbert, who manages In last year’s Ship, Hugh Sutherland, who who, despite almost half-a-century of deliver on this aspiration until 2021. potential students. We want to generate communications in the Development was then President of the SAS, reflected But on second thoughts, and bearing in sitting finals and gaining firsts, had been a dialogue about this with as many Office. Though this is her first full on its role and purpose, and suggested A second aim for this year was to grow mind what Daniel Defoe implies in his denied the privilege of officially taking of you as possible and, paradoxically, experience of putting The Ship together, it was time to rethink its mission. So our an active Branch of the SAS in the Journal of the Plague Year (1722) – that their degrees. Our invaluable librarian coronavirus restrictions may assist us she rose above my demands and was first task following the 2019 AGM was North East of England in support of the plague was characterised more by Clare White and Professor of Modern in reaching out more widely via online invaluable in getting this to you while to reformulate our purpose in the light College’s outreach activity and the ‘Aim fortitude and resilience than by mob History, Senia Paseta, celebrate this, platforms. With the ‘Meeting Minds’ working from home. of the outcome of the St Anne’s ‘2025 for Oxford’ programme. However, our behaviour – it seemed more appropriate accompanied by excerpts from the Alumni weekend now going entirely Conversation’, and to align our activity plans for a launch event in April had to to begin with a heartfelt expression of 1920 issue of The Ship, then in its tenth Judith Vidal-Hall (Bunting 1957) digital and global in September, our more closely to that of the College as be cancelled, but we will return to this thanks to all those who have contributed year. The feelings of satisfaction and 2020 AGM will likewise be available to a whole: 'to engage St Anne’s alumnae in the coming year and would love to to the issue to make it so much jubilation at this long-awaited right are you in your own home and I hope will all over the world with the College in its hear from any alumnae in the area who more than my grim expectations had evident in its pages, excerpts from which mark a new beginning for the SAS with aspiration to understand the world and would be willing to join this enterprise. supposed. As Camus expressly says in La we include here. its updated role and purpose. Please change it for the better'. Peste (1947): ‘What's true of all the evils More broadly, we have also begun to make contact and join in! Among many outstanding pieces, Libby in the world is true of the plague as well. However, it is relatively easy to express explore ways in which alumnae can Purves, long-time reporter, presenter Stella Charman (Rees 1975) It helps men to rise above themselves.’ something in the abstract, rather actively support College, beyond the and host at the BBC, reflects on her own

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to review and develop our plans. Fellows process. Depending on the course this meant that 99 per cent of St Anne’s are working with their Departments subject, conditional offers for Oxford offer holders had their place confirmed Triumph over adversity to adapt old practices to mitigate new now require applicants to achieve As a result, we face the term ahead HELEN KING risks and our College Officer team is results ranging from AAA to A*A*A. excited to be welcoming a larger than additionally involved in the work that is The College over offers by about 15 It’s hard to deny the disruption of been trying to adjust to living, working remarkably adaptable. Tutors and usual Fresher intake of undergraduate being done to prepare at a University per cent, knowing that a proportion of lockdown, but difficult times can and studying during a pandemic. With students tell me that tutorials translate and graduate students. We’re also bring out the best in people, and level. This includes a University Covid-19 candidates each year do not get the many students going home but others especially effectively onto video delighted to be welcoming back our there is much to be proud of in the testing service and protocols to contain grades required. This year, through the needing to stay in College, going into conferencing platforms, especially second, third and fourth years who, with way past and current members of suspected and confirmed cases. University, we raised concerns that the lockdown back in March and making when you already have the personal the consistent and creative input of their the College have stepped up to the approach Ofqual was intending to take rapid preparations to weather the understanding of each other that all Difficult times can bring out the best in JCR and MCR Committee members, have challenge would disadvantage exactly those high impending threats for the duration alumnae will remember developing with people, and there is much to be proud provided tremendous support to each achieving outliers in otherwise poorly was stressful and hard work. The St their tutors. Students even prefer online of in the way past and current members other in this unprecedented year and performing schools that we work so hard Anne’s community, as you would hope, lectures: that opportunity to repeat the of the College have stepped up to help in helped the College with its planning. to support in our outreach work. That responded calmly, showing common hard bits, or pause to catch up with their communities, in key worker roles, prediction proved correct. So when the Our trepidation about the term ahead sense, maturity, good humour and your notes or make a cup of tea, that in the NHS and in contributing to the grades produced by the algorithm were is balanced with the confidence of compassion. a traditional lecture does not cater for. world leading research Oxford is doing shared, tutors knew that every decision knowing that St Anne’s, and previously Some tutors have admitted to missing to quell the pandemic. Then it became apparent that for the the Society of Home Students, has the opportunity to ‘perform’ for the to confirm or reject an offer holder first time in the history of the College we Alongside these challenges, world events always been here for the long haul. A audience from the front of the lecture required very careful consideration of would have a Trinity Term with tutors’ and issues closer to home identified by century ago the College had worked for theatre, but they may be glad a year on all the information available to us about rooms empty, no congenial lunches and Black Lives Matter campaigners, have over 40 years for its members to receive to be able to rely on updated recordings candidates who had not been awarded sumptuous dinners in Hall, no punting rightly caused us to focus anew on what degrees. Later, Bertha Johnson and of their lectures from 2020 when they the required grades. This led to offers or Summer Eights and, most shockingly, progress we are making as an institution subsequent Principals steered it through come to teach the same course once being confirmed for 70 per cent of no sub fusc and three hour exams in in becoming the ‘diverse and inclusive world wars, obtaining College status If asked at the start of 2020 what the again. students who had not been awarded Examination Schools! Everything had to main theme of my piece for The Ship community’ we identified as a key part the grades of their offer, prioritizing and admitting men. Maybe, after all, the go on line – and so it did. Everything has Now, in August, our preparations to would be this year, I would have told of our ambition for St Anne’s. Consulting the most disadvantaged. In the finest centenary is in one sense the theme for been done remotely: tutorials, lectures, welcome the physical return of tutors, you with confidence that nothing would with our black students and our Advisory traditions of St Anne’s this included this piece: however long the pandemic library resources, revision classes, open students and staff to College are well surpass the centenary year of women Fellow, Tom Ilube, Governing Body students from schools and colleges who lasts, St Anne’s College, its people, and book exams, outreach events with in hand. To be frank, preparing to keep receiving degrees from the University of unanimously signed up to nine practical had never sent anyone to Oxbridge its ethos, will continue to prove itself schools, ‘open days’ for prospective everyone safe and well, supporting an Oxford, with our first Principal, Bertha recommendations to accelerate the before, students with a care background as a supportive and forward looking applicants and also social activities such unexpectedly large cohort of Freshers, Johnson, being the very first. change we were already seeing. I look or experience of homelessness or other community playing its part in Oxford’s as bake offs, quizzes, talent shows, whilst simultaneously preserving the forward to being able to share with you significant disadvantage. Even though mission to lead the world in education Important as the centenary is (and I do seminars, and even leaving drinks as we most important aspects of what it progress on these recommendations. this exceeded the usual capacity of the and research. St Anne’s College’s hope you enjoy the articles linked to said goodbye to colleagues we hadn’t means to be at Oxford University is College we felt this was the right thing aspiration is to understand the world Then, most recently, this year’s A-level this) we all now realize that I would have met in four months. going to be an even greater challenge to do. When the Education Secretary and change it for the better and that will fiasco (I don’t think anyone can object been wrong in thinking that it would be than going into lockdown. We watch later announced that school submitted still be true 100 years from now. The Oxford system, with credit to to that description) caused major the stand out event of the year. Instead, what has been happening at US predicted grades would be recognized, our tutors and students, has proved disruption to the usual admissions Helen King Principal like the rest of this planet, St Anne’s has Universities with concern and continue

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The joys of a garden COVID 19: SHIVANI CHAUHAN WHAT WE

DID UNDER The joys of the garden. Credit: Shivani Chauhan that a similar surreal life under talked about our studies, supervisors lockdown would soon become our very and friends. We had the pleasure own reality. Although the new world of observing each other’s cooking order has inevitably impacted every experiments. We sought travel advice major aspect of my regular life from and churned our heads on politics in Renewed realizations of the value studies to social exchange, it has also our native countries. I relished those LOCKDOWN of friends and family, plus time to been instrumental in my acquiring new convivial meetups so dearly since they observe the delights of nature, are perspectives and insights. were indispensable to my emotional among the more positive aspects of well-being and a delightful respite from Over 70 students, many of them from abroad, were trapped in lockdown First, sharing the delights and rigorous academic work. disappointments of the day with my It seems like only yesterday that my College by the lockdown. Some of them share their experiences. flat-mates at Robert Saunders House, St But once the current public health friend and flat-mate Sasha was giving Anne’s graduate accommodation centre emergency urged us either to return us daily updates on the spread of novel in Summertown, had been a consistent to our homes or be shifted to en- coronavirus in her home country, China. source of joy in my normal routine. We suites in the Ruth Deech Building to We, however, were far from imagining

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practice social distancing in alignment further research material that one needs such as tulips, crocuses, bluebells with government regulations, being to incorporate in the work. Following etcetera, and various kinds of fragrant ‘Funhouse mirrors’ in close proximity with friends was this fundamental exigency related to shrubs and trees with cherry and apple not a plausible option anymore. This the rhizome-like structure of research blossoms beaming gracefully against the HANNAH DAFFORN temporary deprivation of human seems almost impossible in the absence picturesque college site. I also happened She and her family have suffered contact has made me more appreciative of main libraries at the university. This to make friends with four handsome more than most from Covid-19. of the beautiful bonds of family and has impelled us to improvise with the black cats who could be seen strolling Though all have survived, it friendships and also brought the available material and find creative ways around the college together in the highlighted the importance of family realization that we can only survive of staying productive and keeping our evening. Whereas in a normal term- units, friendships and neighbours as and thrive through mutual support and research going, albeit at a snail’s pace. time coupled with a hectic schedule, never before cooperation. I could hardly manage relaxing walks As life gradually de-accelerated in the Though I had organized to stay on at and photography sessions, the current Second, library closure and travel wake of shutdown, we were bound St Anne’s for the duration of the Easter situation offered an opportunity to restrictions turned out to be serious to find new ways of recreation and of Vac before a Global Health Crisis was cherish surrounding green life bursting impediments to the overall academic interacting with the world around us. announced, I got ‘stuck’ when, on into a nourishing energy to start over. progress, be it regular work on For me, St Anne’s magnificent garden the cusp of renouncing this plan and However, this time it was with a greater my dissertation, conferences or offered a tranquil space to meditate heading back home, I began to present degree of reflection and thoughtfulness publications. While developing an and to appreciate the enchanting hues symptoms and had to self-isolate at towards the animal and plant life. argument in one’s research, for instance, of nature in spring. It has been a true College for a week. A couple of days one is very likely to come across multiple delight to marvel at green patches of Shivani Chauhan is working on a DPhil in into this, my 70-year-old father became references and new suggestions for land carpeted with colourful flowers German. Her family is from India. seriously ill with Covid-19, and soon my mother, who was nursing him through this, followed suit. For context, they live in rural West Wales and at the time had no recourse to getting groceries, as well as experiencing power shortages because of failures in coverage by the National Grid. When I came out of quarantine, I was exceedingly grateful to College for allowing me to stay on. In the first couple of weeks ‘stranded’ at St Anne’s, I spent sleepless nights manning my phone, bracing for the worst and praying, pleading with them to get medical attendance.

My black cat companions. Credit: Shivani Chauhan Hannah Dafforn

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As my parents, though still debilitated, the road – as well as greetings from just And yet, there seems to be little wisdom in and the responsibilities we have, as Spring sunshine turns the fresh leaves showed signs of recovery and managed, about anyone I passed walking – for a in forgoing what joy and rest is available ‘non-essential’ as they may be. luminous green, casting dappled with a friend’s help, to get supplies in, I sense of living in and being seen in a Drinking to me in this time. Life is full of suffering, shadows on the vacant pavements. As The birdsong lifts more loudly and began to develop a routine and adapt community. The importance of family and we are especially aware of it now. the world glides glacially through the a shot sweetly with no traffic to compete to life in Covid-era Oxford. I alternated units, friendships and neighbours was We must each choose how to respond to doldrums, we wait with expectation for JESSICA STILL with, the church bells resonate more early-morning runs with late-evening thrown into relief as never before, as it, taking into account the contexts we’re an olive branch, signalling the return deeply through the unhurried air and walks through Jericho and Port Meadow, was the capacity of social media and Staying indoors more, buzzing of normality. But inside each of our trying to avoid peak times when virus- the digital sphere to act as funhouse around less, has forced one cabin-rooms it remains, in many ways, sceptics treated public spaces like mirrors, distorting our personal criteria student to reassess how she’d business as usual. like to spend her energy going beaches on a bank holiday Monday. I for what constitutes ‘belonging’ and forward An Oxford term can be compared to was thankful to have a bathroom and propagating a mentality of prioritizing drinking a shot. You have to brace a desk in my temporary Ruth Deech insular as opposed to communal values. It is difficult in the present moment yourself, it tastes awful and electric and Building lodgings, but while the un- I was inspired to work on a piece for the to imagine a Corona-free world, then it’s over and you wonder what has personalized, transitory space and Jericho Arts Review, a cultural magazine just as it might have been difficult happened. An online Oxford term is like paucity of personal possessions had established by St Anne’s students, on in January to imagine a Corona- drinking the same shot, but alone in me rethinking the importance of stuff the latter theme: www.issuu.com/ ridden one. The world is on fire, so your room. It tastes just as bad but there to happiness, I couldn’t help but feel thejerichoartsreview. Otherwise, I to speak. The global economy is are no pressured stares, glaring lights pangs of jealousy walking through mostly tried to give my vac work the struggling and millions of the world’s or cacophonies of clinking glasses to Jericho and along the canals in the attention it was due and forego the most disenfranchised are having egg you on. There is less Oxford-esque evenings, seeing couples drinking wine trappings of Netflix parties until evening. to eat into what little savings they charm, or propaganda (depending on on balconies, neighbours sitting chatting At least my intentions were good. might have, if they are able to eat what mood you’re in), to butter you up on their doorsteps, families shutting the at all. Hundreds of thousands are Hannah Dafforn (2019) is reading while you brood over your work. It is just curtains on living rooms adorned with mourning the loss of loved ones, and Classics and English. She lives in Wales. you and your degree. pianos and portraits, hearing the faint still more fear what and who is yet to sounds of television laugh tracks and be lost to this strange new foe. And yet, God has used this time for catching glimpses of ample bookshelves my good. Life, including university, is And yet this is not how I have been and paintings through light-suffused overwhelming. Staying indoors more, experiencing my every-day life... windows. and therefore buzzing around less, There is a strange disparity between has forced me to reassess how I’d like It was difficult to walk through College the peacefulness of Oxford’s empty to spend my energy going forward. without feeling the absence of the streets and the price being paid for As someone prone to anxious over- student body’s tangible presence that peacefulness. My enjoyment commitment, it has been remedial to acutely, but I have to thank (socially of the absurdity and humour of reflect and pray more, to spend more distanced) conversations with the small moments stings like a stolen time in nature, to re-appreciate the porters, other students stuck in RDB pleasure as I understand that my substance in existing friendships rather and the staff at grocery stores down experience is a privileged one. Jessica Still

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than rushing nervously, and almost insatiably, to accumulate new ones (a disastrous combination with Oxford’s The city of silent spires endless social calendar), to mend some WILL VAN NOORDT of my belongings and to re-experience Along with over 70 other students Lockdown at St Anne’s began with an over again, no matter how relevant. the slow-joy of cooking meals – unable to go home, Will found refuge email containing a strong message: Calls to stay home and practice social something I’ve missed since relying in College go home if you can. Given the state distancing were demoted from vital on the dining hall as a time-saver. I’ve of global transportation at the time, practices to mere platitudes. The crisis learned better to savour the sometimes for many that choice was not simple. had brought with it the end of a long small, sometimes surprising connections Singapore had already been through and wet winter, and beautiful, sunny that can be made in shared spaces, as the early stages of shutting borders, afternoons beckoned everyone outside. in our communal kitchen, with other Australia and New Zealand had For those who do not have robust self- Stanners, including members of staff. I mandatory quarantine on arrival and discipline, working remotely naturally am grateful that I have a degree to work the USA had stopped accepting foreign tips the scales of work-life balance. on at all, which I know is a gift from God, national travellers from Europe. Every Without the need to travel more than even though I don’t always understand day, the news contained troubling two metres to work every morning, and it as such. I am a student of philosophy stories of overrun ICUs, short supplies with all necessities within arms’ reach, it and so for me, bizarrely, one of my and, most tragically, an unyielding is easy to slip into a routine that doesn’t duties is to philosophize well. This time death toll. And as 71 students unable involve much more than academic work. is teaching me, inter alia, that all work, to go home moved into the Ruth Deech Without care, the late hours can tick and rest, done to the glory of God will Building, life was unusually chaotic for a away into the early morning, and only last, even philosophy, and even in a couple of days. Corona world. the sound of twittering birds indicates Will van Noordt After chaos died down, new routines that is time to get off the Zoom call. Jessica Still is studying for a BPhil in were settled into. It was comfortable Fortunately, as the ‘curve’ flattens, the Philosophy. Her home is in Johannesberg, Cycling around the uncharacteristically at first; for those whose work could university is beginning to reopen parts South Africa silent streets of Oxford is bizarre. be done remotely, there was no need of labs and buildings, and while pubs Cornmarket Street, usually full of to leave their rooms. The dining hall and restaurants remained closed until tourists, street performers, and offered a safe and higher-quality July, there is some indication that things pedestrians, is more like something alternative to braving supermarkets full will eventually return to normal. But for from a ghost town. As one stands in of people with mixed levels of concern the time being, it is important that we all solitude among the old buildings of the for the newly-implemented social take care of ourselves and each other. High Street, it wouldn’t seem unusual to distancing policies. But it wasn’t long The silent streets of the city. Credit: William van Noordt see a passing tumbleweed, or perhaps before Coronavirus fatigue settled in. Will van Noordt, PhD Student, hear the soaring screech of a hungry One stops paying attention to the news Department of Engineering Science, is from hawk. after hearing the same stories over and New Zealand

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millennia as a common mild disease in students and nurses hand ventilated young children who often recovered fully patients day and night using devices Drains, Planes and Breathing Machines but were occasionally left with some normally used for supporting breathing DIANE ACKERLEY paralysis and natural lifelong immunity. during anaesthetics. Later, mechanically How to build a ventilator over the layer sack; the thin layer of fluid within within your lungs go above atmospheric The polio virus came from sewage- driven positive pressure ventilators were Internet – and save many more lives this sack distributes the pull from the pressure. Atmospheric pressure is the contaminated water. Better drains and also brought in and proved useful. around the world cleaner water meant that fewer young diaphragm – and the chest wall when pressure of the air around us due to the The new positive pressure ventilators children contracted polio and grew Have you ever thought about how you you’re breathing harder – to the surface weight of the atmosphere above us. were less cumbersome, cheaper up without immunity. A large enough breathe? of the lungs by the magic of surface and easy to operate. Anaesthetists Until about 70 years ago, most proportion of the population became tension, spreading the force evenly. were using them every day to give Take a moment. Relax. ventilators were negative pressure Above and below: The Exovent susceptible, herd protection reduced, anaesthetics, so they became the When you’ve breathed in enough air, the ventilators that drew air into the lungs so regular epidemics started to occur in Feel your tummy go out, as your devices of choice for ventilating patients diaphragm relaxes and the air comes by making a partial vacuum around the Europe and the USA. The disease was diaphragm contracts and descends. The in intensive care. Negative pressure out. Then there is a pause, until your torso. The first devices were described much more severe in older children and diaphragm pulls the lungs downwards ventilators were regulated to niche uses brain tells your diaphragm to contract about 200 years ago. They ventilated adults with one in 75 adults becoming and the air inwards through your in specialist units and polio survivors again. At no point does the pressure the patient by lowering the pressure in paralysed. Paralysis would sometimes nose. Each lung is enclosed in a double who needed assistance with their a chamber, which pulled on the outside impair breathing thus causing death. breathing, some for many decades. of the torso and pulled down the The 1952 USA polio epidemic killed 5 per The iron-lung tank ventilators were diaphragm as in natural breathing. Iron cent of those recognized as infected, and large and covered the whole body. lungs are the best-known devices. left 37 per cent with paralysis. Nursing the patient was difficult. The Positive pressure ventilators started voice box into the trachea, and for the In the UK in 1938 there was a severe positive pressure ventilators also had to become popular in the 1950s. In positive pressure machine to ventilate polio epidemic, which exposed a severe some problems – especially when the a positive pressure ventilator the air the patient. The patient also needed lack of ventilators. Lord Nuffield, founder inflating pressures had to be increased. is pumped into the lungs at above sedative drugs to tolerate the tube and of the Morris Motor Company, stepped About one in 12 patients would get a atmospheric pressure, pushing out the the paralysis. forward to offer to mass manufacture pneumothorax (burst lung) due to the chest wall, pushing down the diaphragm 1,700 iron lungs, which were distributed above atmospheric pressure and, as and squashing the heart and the large Before the mid-nineteenth century, in the UK and Empire. These devices time went by, the condition of ventilator- veins in the chest, which reduces the drinking water was often contaminated undoubtedly saved the lives of many associated lung injury was recognized in effectiveness of the heart as a pump. In by bacteria and viruses from sewage. Dr polio victims who needed short- or long- some patients who were ventilated for 1942, purified curare, developed from John Snow, famous for identifying the term support with their breathing. longer periods with positive pressure. a South American traditional hunting Broad Street water pump as the source poison, was first used in a human to of a cholera outbreak in 1954, founded In 1952 there was a severe polio In 2020 a novel coronavirus emerged paralyse the muscles of breathing. the science of epidemiology and initiated epidemic in Copenhagen. At one point, from China, spreading around the This made it easier for the patient to the provision of a water supply not 70 patients needed ventilating but there world quickly in people taking cheap tolerate the breathing tube passing contaminated with sewage. Before the were only seven negative pressure international flights. SARS-CoV-2 was ventilators. Teams of doctors, medical perfectly designed to cause a pandemic: Nuffield iron lung assembled at Morris Motors, Cowley through the mouth, the throat and the twentieth century, polio was known for

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there was no herd immunity, people In Cornwall a civil engineer thought negative ventilation could be treated We called the device, the Exovent. WhatsApp groups and Zoom meetings. The next step is clinical trials for were infectious before they had that maybe, rather than trying to build without sedation and paralysis, they Our engineers, who have built their own which we need MHRA (Medicines and As I write this, it is 12 weeks from the symptoms, it spread by breathing, more positive pressure machines, he could talk, eat and drink while being units, seals, pumps and controllers of Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) first social media posting and first talking and coughing, the symptoms should try to re-engineer the iron lung, ventilated, they could move themselves different sorts, can offer advice from and HRA (Health Research Authority) conference calls. Marshall ADG have were many and varied. Unfortunately, which would use a different supply chain around in the cabinet. The devices used their own experience and share images ethics approval, and money (we are become our commercial partners, in some people the virus causes from the positive pressure systems. He a mains electricity supply and only as and videos of their units. The pioneers applying for grants). Making a good working free of charge, and have built pneumonia, in about one in 20 a very thought it should be easier to build as much oxygen as the patient needed. send back videos of their devices idea into an approved and evidence- prototypes. They truly became part of severe pneumonia that needs critical the vintage models predated modern In fact, the oxygen needed could also working. In the future the pioneer based device costs a great deal. It’s quite our team on a conference call a few care treatment and often ventilation. electronics and sensors. be supplied by an oxygen concentrator groups will be able to maintain and possible that our pioneer teams will be weeks into the collaboration. One of our Graphic images on the television and on – another mains electricity device repair their own machines. ventilating patients in devices approved Somehow, his appeal for engineers anaesthetists, who was on a shift in the social media, first from China and then extracting oxygen from room air. in their own countries before that can and medics to come together in this COVID ICU at a major London hospital The first working prototype from from Italy, made it clear that there would happen in the UK. The Exovent team will endeavour was posted on a Facebook Within a week there was a team that had been featured on a widely Marshall has been used for healthy be a global need for more ventilators. be delighted. site, with his phone number. He was of practising and retired clinicians, viewed special report on the television human volunteer trials. Those who have Now the positive pressure ventilators surprised when people started to call engineers of all types, IT people, PR news, telephoned in to give us advice been ventilated remark how relaxing We think that the Exovent will become are very sophisticated and expensive. him. Our GP daughter saw the Facebook people and people who knew other on some clinical issues. His voice was and normal it feels as the device takes another standard form of ventilator They need lots of specialized sensors post and sent it to my physicist husband. people. We were spread geographically muffled from the PPE he was wearing. over your breathing. You can talk, support, not just for patients with and controls because you have to be He joined a conference call and, within from Cornwall to Edinburgh. We He was treating patients at the height of drink and eat whilst being ventilated, COVID-19. The engineer who started the very careful how much pressure and a day, was building a proof of concept communicated by WhatsApp, conference the epidemic. He knew that the current and lie in different positions. When Exovent project would like every patient volume you use to ventilate patients in the garage. It really wasn’t hard to calls and then Zoom. Most of us have forms of positive pressure ventilation used just to keep the lung air sacs who goes in an Exovent to share their to prevent problems. There are also pull a vacuum in a cabinet and vary the still not met in person. were not delivering the results that the open by constantly maintaining a small photo on our website. positive pressure systems using tight pressure. Other engineers also built patients needed. Over the Internet his negative pressure outside the torso, We have a mission to build a torso Wouldn’t that be great? All those people fitting facemasks called CPAP. These their own successful units. concern about his patients and his belief the person doesn’t feel any effect at all. only negative pressure ventilator that from different nations, treated in a systems are simpler, and don’t need that the Exovent was a solution was The breathing tests done show that the I had been sceptical that a technology I could be built and used around the device developed over the Internet and an endotracheal tube, but patients crystal clear. After he left the meeting, device is very effective at supporting associated with ventilating people with world. When set to a constant negative with social media, visible around the often find them uncomfortable for the engineers we were working with normal breathing and ventilating normal weak muscles and normal lungs would pressure it would keep the air sacs of world. prolonged use. Often CPAP machines from Marshall changed their focus lungs. A small amount of negative be effective in COVID-19 patients. I the lungs open, when the pressure need very high flows of oxygen to make from developing a device to delivering a pressure exerted on the torso has a Dr Diane Ackerley (1975) thought I’d check it out with an Internet cycled it would help people breathe in a them work. And with so many patients solution. much greater effect than the same www.exovent.info search. Within an hour I knew I was natural way, resting their muscles and needing oxygen, it is in short supply. amount of positive pressure delivered wrong: there were good and recent allowing their bodies to heal. Engineers Many low resource countries have through a breathing tube. Exovent These ventilators depend on global clinical trials showing that negative and clinicians in low-resource countries a handful of ventilators to treat supports the patient by helping them supply chains, often starting in China, pressure ventilation did work for sick could build and repair their own units millions of people. There are Exovent breathe in the same way that their own which was locked down to control people with infected lungs. And it from local materials, using information pioneer teams in Ghana, Ethiopia and muscles do – but the Exovent supplies the virus. This was a pandemic so all was also much better for supporting packs we would provide and supported Bangladesh building their own devices the energy. Anyone who has been really countries wanted more ventilators now: the heart’s pumping action. I joined by our engineers and clinicians using with locally sourced materials with our breathless for a significant period of stocks of parts ran out. the conference calls too. Patients on modern communications. help. We communicate with them by time knows how tiring breathing hard is.

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opposite end of the spectrum too: footfall slightly and be less rigid about resources away from those who needed people with very mild, stable eye disease who can accompany a patient into the them on the COVID-19 wards. Keeping an eye on things and multiple underlying conditions who department. However, the Trust provided us with CHRISTINE KIIRE insisted on coming in as frequently as The changes made to our department all that we needed, including aprons possible. One of the first doctors to die of before. The secretaries bore the to avoid an old-fashioned paternalistic will probably be with us for a long and gloves for interactions with COVID-19 in China was a young brunt of this work, knowing that approach to patient care. We like to Thankfully, we were generally able to time. As doctors, we’ve abandoned patients during the clinics. Our retinal ophthalmologist, a warning to chaos would ensue as some patients involve patients in the decisions made persuade most of those who needed to our personal sense of fashion and photographers probably individually saw those working in the same field were subsequently going to have to about their care, rather than just telling be seen to come in at the appropriate style and have embraced wearing more patients than anyone else in the in the UK to take particular care. be booked back into urgent clinics, them what we have decided on their time. Many commented that they felt scrubs for all patient interactions. department throughout the lockdown As an ophthalmologist working in frustratingly most likely at around the behalf. Informed consent is a key part of reassured to see the major changes Uncomfortable as masks are to wear because many traditionally face-to- Oxford explains, it’s not only medics working directly with Covid-19 time that their original, now cancelled, the way we interact with those we serve, that we had made to the environment all day, we appreciate having access face appointments were converted to patients who had to meet the appointments would have taken place. so we tried to phone as many people as to make it as safe as possible. The Eye to them. As eye doctors, our work imaging only, which allowed patients to challenge imposed by the virus Carrying out this work, with telephones we could, to discuss the changes to their Hospital is normally one of the busiest involves close face-to-face contact with be in the department for less time and ringing constantly as patients phoned management. outpatient departments in the John many patients, so having high quality with less direct contact with doctors. The us to cancel their own appointments Radcliffe. Anyone who has been there protective equipment is important photographers have worked tirelessly It was, however, incredibly challenging ‘until this coronavirus thing is over’, was on a typical pre-COVID-19 weekday will for us. When it emerged that one of and without audible complaints, and I to have to read so many patient records incredibly stressful for all concerned. attest to how hectic an environment the first doctors to die of COVID-19 in am amazed and humbled by that. They at speed, risk-stratify the patients it can be, so those patients who came China was a young ophthalmologist, appear to be constantly smiling, but As consultants, we had to go through according to their risk of a poor outcome in during the peak of the lockdown we were understandably concerned behind a mask you never really know! all of our patients’ medical records to if they were to leave home and possibly enjoyed a totally different experience: about making our work environment For these ‘virtual’ clinics, the doctors make new plans for them. We urgently contract COVID-19 (be that en route to one with space to sit down in and fewer safe for everyone. Having masks and subsequently review the imaging and had to identify those who couldn’t or from the hospital, or in the hospital), delays in getting around the nursing, other appropriate personal protective make a management plan remotely, afford to have a delay in their follow and risk-stratify them according to their imaging and medical teams and then equipment (PPE) is equally important for communicating this to the patient up because the risk to their eyesight risk of vision loss if their follow up or out again. At the peak of the pandemic, our allied health professional colleagues over the telephone, well within social would be too great. For services like treatment was delayed. Most patients all patients had a temperature and who also interact with patients on other distancing guidelines! the one I am responsible for, this task were understandably terrified and said symptom check at the front door and parts of their journeys through our was made slightly easier by our use of things like, ‘I won’t come to the hospital One of the most alarming moments for Consultant ophthalmologist Christine Kiire they had their hands cleaned before department. None of us takes this for electronic notes. Other paper-based because that virus is there,’ or ‘I don’t our department was when, within the they came in. Relatives were no longer granted. Many of us doubted whether I work as a consultant ophthalmologist services had less accessible information want to die.’ The conversations were first few weeks of the lockdown, all of allowed to accompany patients to their we would be given the appropriate in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. to work with for this triaging task. Still, difficult because the level of panic in our junior doctors were redeployed to appointments (to reduce footfall in the level of protective equipment and we At the start of the lockdown, we had to sitting in front of a computer for over the community was so high and, as far work on COVID-19 wards. They were department) except in very specific personally invested in our own masks cancel two months’ worth of our booked 12 hours a day, reading hundreds of as I could tell, very few patients had afraid about this to begin with, but they circumstances. That was tough for bought on websites such as Amazon, patient appointments at a moment’s patient records to make new plans for considered the risk to their eyesight rose to the challenge brilliantly. I found some, particularly for the elderly, the or we had masks shipped to us by notice. This was a huge administrative their follow up, was a bit of a shock to from a delay in treatment when they it interesting to hear they generally fearful and/or the hard of hearing. As generous friends and family members and logistical challenge, the likes of the system for most of us. Consultants made up their minds about not coming preferred to work in intensive care lockdown restrictions have been lifted a working abroad. Many of us bought our which we had never encountered in our generation have been well trained in. There were several patients at the over working in the general COVID-19 little, we have been able to increase our own scrubs so that we wouldn’t take

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wards because they felt better protected unit when I was on call with my junior of patients, but there are fewer doctors against COVID-19 with the PPE used doctor hat on. I felt incredibly proud doing this work and there are fewer in intensive care but inaccessible to of our ophthalmology junior doctors training opportunities for the juniors. What do we mean by ‘normal’? them on the general COVID-19 wards. as the intensive care consultants and Teaching is done via Zoom after the long ROBERT STAGG While the junior doctors were away, registrars overflowed with praise for days of too-much-screen-time that we It’s a commonly used word, much Yet in post-classical Latin, ‘normalis’ language: the so-called ‘descriptivism’, the consultants in the Eye Hospital them – for their work ethic and good are now all familiar with. We are trying thrown out at the moment by gradually came to mean ‘confirming to which aims to record how language is had to cover the typical junior doctor humour, their willingness to learn new to remain upbeat and to be creative in government and others in authority. or governed by a rule’. It slowly shifted used, and the so-called ‘prescriptivism’, responsibilities, including covering skills and to contribute whatever they the ways that we work. Interestingly, But beware: it may not mean quite from the organic to the artificially which aims to stipulate how language the Eye Emergency Department. This could to help the patients and support there has been what seems like a COVID- what it seems imposed. In other words, normality is at ought to be used. The ‘new normal’ of was something most of us had not their colleagues. On my way out of related baby boom in our department, least partly something that law-makers coronavirus, made up by regulations done since we were junior doctors. intensive care, I was also impressed and I wonder whether other parts of the legislate into existence. and ordinances and statutes, is closer to The ophthalmology junior doctors by the care I received from a final year hospital are seeing something similar. the OED’s second meaning than its first. were reacquainting themselves with medical student who had volunteered If so, then staffing levels are likely to The Oxford English Dictionary still lists Our law-makers, and law-upholders, stethoscopes and chest X-rays, and to help those leaving the COVID-19 be significantly lower in 2021 when meaning ‘1a. Constituting or confirming are ‘Normalizers’, a word the OED first behind the scenes there was a lot of environment to safely ‘doff’ their PPE. these babies arrive. Let’s hope that the to a type or standard; regular, usual, records in 1926: they are people who apprehension and revision going on There was so much to remember, pandemic is on its last legs by then, and typical; ordinary, conventional’ as ‘The ‘normalize something’, who make a on the consultant side too! Consultants especially for someone like me who that the flexibility, and the more efficient usual sense’ of the word ‘normal’ (and normality happen. were downloading medical apps and was effectively a visitor to the COVID-19 ways of working that we’ve rapidly had dates it back to the late-sixteenth buying textbooks online to remind intensive care unit, a totally different to develop, will stand us in good stead century). This kind of normality is also One further glimpse of how the ‘normal’ themselves of how to manage eye environment from the Eye Hospital. for the next challenge. present in a suite of kindred words like is as much imposed as noticed. There conditions that they no longer tend Having the student there to explain, ‘normalcy’, ‘normality’ and ‘normalness’ are two entries in the OED, partly Christine Kiire (1997) is a doctor. to see in their subspecialty bubbles. It step by step, the order in which to – intriguingly, all of them enter the fossils from an earlier iteration of seems that we did a reasonable job, safely remove gloves and gowns and language around the middle of the the dictionary that might send your perhaps it is like riding a bicycle, but mask and eye protection, and to clean nineteenth century (1857, 1839 and eyebrows skywards: ‘4. Heterosexual’ doing 24 hour on calls alongside all the my shoes (really), not to mention the Robert Stagg 1854 respectively). and ‘6. A heterosexual person’ (the first admininstrative work, the telephone ophthalmology equipment balancing on recorded instance of item 4 is from EM Apprehensive about ‘the new normal’? By contrast, the OED’s meaning ‘2. calls, and seeing all the most complex my head, made me feel incredibly safe Forster’s novel Maurice (1914)). It’s the ‘new’ bit that first chills the Having the function of prescribing patients (with no light relief from and proud of the next generation of soul: a new way of living, a new frame a course of action or way of living; Heterosexuality might – only might – straightforward or stable patients in doctors. of mind, a new experience of the old prescriptive’ is listed as ‘Obsolete’ (and be ‘usual’ and ‘conventional’, but it is between) was exhausting for many of us. Even now that our junior doctors have and ordinary. Yet there is something is slightly later than the first sense, not scarcely any of the other synonyms the We were keen to have our juniors back returned, however, the work continues anxious-making about the ‘normal’, finding its way into the language until OED gives for the word ‘normal’. We again and when they returned to the Eye at a high pace, mainly because of the too, which can be glimpsed through the seventeenth century). This is of should be careful, then, about normals – Hospital, their home, we were delighted high administrative burden or running a tilt in the word’s history. In classical lexicographical interest itself, because new and old. and appreciated them so much more. Latin, ‘normalis’ predominantly meant the distinction between the OED’s two the virtual clinics and ongoing triage of Robert Stagg is Lecturer in English ‘right-angled’ – that is, it described a senses of the word ‘normal’ is also one I remember going to assess the eyes of who needs to be seen most urgently. We at St Anne's a patient on the COVID-19 intensive care are seeing about half our usual number state of affairs, observable in the word. between two different attitudes to

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walk in the park with my mother. Rock Instead, his characters grow through on Marvel movies, so you know that this on, youth’s wild dream! This was also their own individual, emotional and is how superpowers work. Welcome to Big graduation moments? how I celebrated my university finals, often solitary experiences – from the start of not just your future, but The because even though I was no longer Emilio Estevez admitting he is a bully Future: I’m so excited to see how you They're totally bogus. Take it incarcerated, I was still quite mental: to impress his father in The Breakfast shape it for all of us. actual fun was just beyond me. Club, to Molly Ringwald refusing to be Hadley Freeman (English, 1996) humiliated by the cool boys in Pretty In from an expert None of this was how it was supposed to has a weekly column in the Saturday Pink, to Alan Ruck having an emotional HADLEY FREEMAN be, and for a long time I was pretty sad Guardian. This is her 14 June 2020 column breakdown in front of a Georges Seurat about never having experienced those reproduced with the kind permission of the Teen movies perpetuate the myth right now, and I’ll explain why, using painting in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (the classic markers of youth. I grew up on Guardian that the end of school, or college, is a subject I understand better than greatest movie scene of all time, do not teen movies, many of which were – and The End. But it’s really the beginning anything I ever took an exam in, and @ me). still are – structured around the idea that subject is moi. Hurrah for the Class of 2020! This is that the end of exams and graduation It took a long time, but I finally came going out to all students who finished There were no lockdowns or plagues are the ultimate denouement, from round to my end-of-year stories. No, any significant educational landmark when I was a teenager, and yet I the ridiculous (the Rodney Dangerfield they were not what I dreamed of, this year: those who were supposed to still managed to lose all my big classic Back To School) to the sublime and they were not especially fun, but take their GCSEs or A-levels, university end-of-year moments. When (last year’s Booksmart). Had I even they were very specific to me and that students now doing final exams in their I was in the early years of finished school if I didn’t get my big time – and for that reason a lot more parents’ kitchens, PhD students grinding secondary school, every moment? memorable than sitting with friends by it out on their own at home instead of June I would watch the the canal would have been. It’s a natural narrative structure, in the library. Nothing – not childbirth, older girls walk into but it’s also a false one – because it You are a special generation, Class of not a global pandemic – ever caused me the exam hall – pale perpetuates the myth that the end 2020: this experience is unique to you, more stress than end-of-year exams, and strained, or of school, or college, is The End. and your memories of this month will and even at the time I thought: ’Nothing flicking their hair But it’s really the beginning, and have multiple layers of meaning, and will ever be harder than this.’ And I was with affected cool – and think how one Maudsley, invigilated by a somewhat smarter movies recognize that, such will be a strong foundation on which to right! So bravo to all of you, it is (mostly) day that would be me. I’d shuffle in to bemused teacher sent from my school. as Cameron Crowe’s greatest film, build your future. You have probably got easy coasting from here on in. take my exams, come back to school in When my results came through, instead 1989’s Say Anything…, which opens with to know yourselves pretty well, and how August to get my results off the board, But this moment is probably looking of skipping excitedly to pick them up the graduation ceremony (kind of a you have reacted to a major change of and I’d go out afterwards with my pretty different from what you with friends, I stood alone in a phone letdown for the students, as it happens). plans will have taught you even more friends to celebrate by the canal nearby. envisaged and what you were promised: booth in the Bethlem hospital and called There is a reason that the late John about yourselves; there is nothing more less triumphant, more unsettling, even Well, 0% for that prediction, Freeman. up the school secretary. Hughes – the finest writer ever of teen important than that as you head out unfair, and probably pretty anticlimactic. Instead, by the time of my GCSEs, I was movies – entirely eschewed graduations into the world. I was home by the time I got my A-level It’s true, you have been robbed of two years into my extended national and exams, and that’s because he results, but had no friends due to the You didn’t ask to be exceptional, but something. But, honestly, this is not tour of Britain’s finest psychiatric knew they were bogus, an externally whole missing-multiple-years-of-school you’re also the generation that grew up the wholesale loss it might seem to be hospitals. I took them in a room in the imposed idea of youthful triumphs. situation, so instead celebrated with a

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for Women Students, by which the not only he Parliamentary Electors, but Home Students in residence. Miss University for the first time formally actual members of the University.’ Rogers, in her speech at the Gaude History in the making recognized the existence of the four has taken us over the field of battle, or, ‘As for degrees for women,’ adds the women's halls and of the Home- shall we say, the closing events of the author of the Oxford Letter, ‘the long Students. In the creation of this critical campaign, begun so many years ago. … The excitement at the first award ASSOCIATION’ following its first AGM in put it in her ‘five minute speech’ to the promised Statute, or rather Statutes, moment, The Ship’s first ever Oxford To one who had not fought, but has lived of degrees to women in 1920 is November of that year’. first gathering. She goes on to talk of the have already been published in the palpable in the issues of The Ship Letter records, members of the Home to inherit, there was something historic virtues of the Society of Home Students Gazette, and promise almost all that leading up to the event Its purpose then as now was in the Students played a leading role. in the little scene, after Convocation, and its achievements over the ‘thirty-two we could desire, not only admission sincere hope ‘that this may be the when Professor Geldart shook hands The first issue of The Ship was published years of our history’. It was also the year in which the Society to degrees for all who take the same beginning of many a happy meeting of with Miss Rogers. Had Miss Rogers lived in December 1911, ‘consequent on the established its new Common Room in degree course as men, but admission to old friends ready to befriend and stand She recalls that 1911 also marked a in the Middle Ages, she would have been founding of the ‘SOCIETY OF OXFORD 16 Ship Street, she records. ‘This account full membership of Congregation and by and sympathise with one another,’ as highly significant change for women in loth to claim the services of a champion; HOME STUDENTS, OLD STUDENTS' of the Home-Student headquarters is of Faculties. The passage of the Statutes the then Principal Mrs Bertha Johnson Oxford: the institution of a Delegacy we think she would have forged and perhaps sufficient explanation of the will be anxiously watched next Term. We sharpened the weapons, if she could title of this publication, which has been a anticipate a very different attitude on not enter the lists; but, at any rate, she matter for long and anxious debate. The the part of the University to that before would have known how to give full and present choice combines, it is hoped, a the War.’ generous thanks to the warrior who whole variety of ideas, topical, nautical There are now on the books of the fought her battle. Certainly she did so in and poetic!’ Association [OF SENIOR MEMBERS] the very happy speech which she made She ends with the following thought: 225 members … the glories of the Old at the tutors' dinner given to Professor ‘Time and strength would fail your Students had never seemed more Geldart and Mr. J. L. Stocks—an correspondent, were she to try to glorious than when we heard of our occasion on which it looked as if the two describe the new buildings of Oriel, B.SC., our B.Litt., not to mention our protagonists might be engulfed by the where the statute of Cecil Rhodes, set M.A.'s and B.A.'s, not a few. … Then Miss numbers of the other sex, but on which amid Kings College bishops, arouses Rogers spoke of the final stages and they fully held their own. endless comment…’ Indeed. victory of the degree, and told us much, ‘At last arrived October 7th, and and made us feel more, of the patient, By 1919, the main issues in the magazine the solemn moment of our first persevering and ceaseless efforts of our were votes for women and membership matriculations. Were we wrong friends on our behalf.’ … of the University. As the principal says: ‘I in thinking we detected a slight have not yet alluded to one of the most ‘And so we reach Michaelmas Term, nervousness on the part of the Vice- important recent reforms, the grant to 1920,’ says our Oxford Letter for that Chancellor and his hardened officials women of the Parliamentary Suffrage, issue of The Ship, ‘when we found as they looked upon the feminine ranks a great responsibility thrown upon us ourselves facing the long-expected in the Divinity School? Two by two all, but one which I hope we know how admission of women to the University, they marched in, neatly and in order, to take most seriously and earnestly and the less-expected and rather garbed in the raiment prescribed by … Before our next Gaudy, women may overwhelming fact of over two hundred the Proctors—white blouse, black tie, October 1920: St Anne’s first women graduates

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sub-fusc coat and skirt, black shoes own Principal, they advanced to their wonder! Her extraordinary devotion to and stockings and, crowning all, the seats, amid the applause of the whole her cap and gown has drawn raillery commoner's cap and gown, worn with theatre. It was a scene unprecedented, from the male undergraduate. Perhaps “Degrees by Degrees” considerable shyness, but also with and quite unrehearsed; it was obviously it is envy? … CLARE WHITE pride. … The candidates inscribe their a spontaneous action when the Vice- It will take some time to assimilate all Celebrating the centenary of decade. All five of what would eventually special papers in order to lend more names in the University Register; they Chancellor rose to greet the five, who these changes, and to realise that we are women’s formal admission to the become the women’s colleges existed, weight to the women’s qualifications. are then summoned, each by name, were, it was equally obvious, surprised University of Oxford no longer mere hangers-on, or, as has with Somerville, Lady Margaret, St There was, however, a growing problem. before the Vice-Chancellor, and receive at the warmth of their reception. But this been better put, "honoured guests" of On 11th May 1920, a momentous Hugh’s and St Hilda’s providing halls of Although the women students could from him a certificate signed by himself, was a day of emotions, sympathetic or this University. We shall realise it better event took place in the hallowed halls residence, whilst the fifth body consisted now sit most of the exams required and a copy of the University Statutes, merely humorously forebearing on the when "Faculties" are finally opened of Oxford. Over 40 years after the of those women who chose not to for a BA, they received no formal accompanied by the solemn words: part of the men present, enthusiastic on to us. A new habit of mind has to be first women began to study for higher live in halls but stayed in their Oxford proof from the University of their "Dominae, scitote vos in matriculant the part of the women, who again broke framed.’ qualifications in Oxford, Convocation family homes or in lodgings. These achievement. As far as the University Universitatis hodie relates esse." The into applause, when the other newly- (the University’s supreme legislative “Home Students” later took the formal was concerned, the women students great man lifts his cap, the candidates created Masters, finally attired in cap Compiled by Judith Vidal-Hall 1 body) passed a statute allowing name of the Society of Oxford Home- were “honoured guests” but they were bow and meekly retire, trying to and gown and hood, marched gracefully women to be admitted as members Students and would go on to become St not members. There was a feeling that feel impressed with this remnant of in, curtsied to the Vice-Chancellor, and of the University and to be awarded Anne’s College. The women’s education this left Oxford’s women students at a an ancient ceremony. At all these "wheeled to the right in fours." degrees. In October this year we will be was overseen by a central body, the distinct disadvantage when it came to matriculations there has been a quaint ‘One special day was set apart for celebrating the centenary of the first Association for the Higher Education of their professional lives compared with mixture of ages in the candidates: old " women only," and this coincided matriculation and degree ceremonies Women in Oxford (known as the AEW) women who studied at other British students, returning to take their degrees fortunately with our own Old Students' for women. Yet 1920 was not the first and the examinations they took were universities where degrees were already or complete their qualifications, mingling Gaude. It gave the opportunity for the time that the governing members of the organised by the Delegacy of Local being awarded. with the freshest of freshers.’ … Examinations. Originally established photograph to be taken which adorns University had gathered to decide on the In February 1894, mindful of the to examine boys of school-leaving age, ‘The next great date was October the frontispiece of this number, and question of degrees for women. There potential hardship this situation caused the Delegacy had been providing a 14th, the first Degree Day for Women. it brought up a considerably larger was an earlier unsuccessful attempt the women, the President of the AEW scheme of exams for women over the The present writer squeezed into a number than usual; so that the evening to gain this privilege in 1896, and the (Mr T.H. Grose, Fellow of Queen’s), age of 18 since 1875. These exams were crowded Sheldonian just in time to gave the opportunity for some of us College histories and documents in the appointed a committee to consider considered to be of the same standard hear the decree bestowing the Degree to express the pent-up pride in our archives show that Bertha Johnson, a scheme for a special degree or as the University’s exams required for of M.A. upon “Bertha Jane Johnson," Principal with which we had been aching the first Principal of St Anne’s, played diploma for women. This committee a BA degree. In spite of considerable "Emily Penrose," and the rest of the all the term.’ … a rather unexpected part in the events proposed asking the University to five Principals, and then, after a short leading up to the decisive vote. opposition, the AEW had succeeded, in ‘If you ask me for the effect of this award a Diploma to the women who interval of ordinary University business, 1884, in persuading the University to admission of women, I can only say By the early 1890s women students had had resided in Oxford for three years came the thrilling moment of the day. allow the Delegacy to use some of the it is too soon to tell. The actual event been quietly and gradually establishing and had completed a course of exams The great doors were opened to admit same exam papers taken by the male has been received as calmly as the their presence in Oxford for over a at three levels - in other words, fulfilling into the sacred Sheldonian the first undergraduates in place of the women’s passing of the Statute. The woman women M.A.'s. In single file, led by our undergraduate was perhaps a nine-days' 1 R. F. Butler and M. H. Prichard, p 50.

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involved the AEW, the Principals of the demanded a level of Latin and Greek University immediately. Mrs Johnson, five women’s societies in Oxford, the which few women had) but could take with the support of a number of the Principals of Holloway and Bedford special preliminary exams with two History Tutors in her husband’s circle Colleges (both established women’s modern languages instead. They could of friends, along with many of the more colleges), the headmistresses of various then either take an intermediate exam conservative members of the University, girls’ schools, the Hebdomadal Council or move directly to their Final School organised a counter-petition to be put (the University’s executive body of which potentially shortened the length to the Hebdomadal Council urging for Heads of Houses and Proctors) and of their residency in Oxford. Moreover, a University-backed Diploma without ultimately Congregation (the University’s they were able to take a final exam in insisting on residence or on following administrative executive body). Streams Modern Languages which at the time the more restricted BA course. of letters appeared in the Times, the was not recognized as an Honour School The Hebdomadal Council responded by Oxford Magazine and in a variety of for the BA, but was eminently practical appointing a committee to consider the educational journals. What emerged was for the women, many of whom would go two petitions and to gather evidence a split amongst even the most dedicated on to become highly trained teachers in on the two points at the heart of the supporters of women’s education in girls’ schools. opposing demands: Oxford, and arguably Bertha Johnson’s When the appointed committee influence lay at the heart of that split. a. “Whether the exclusion of women reported back to the AEW Council in from the BA degree has been found As Lady Secretary to the AEW from March 1895 with the recommendation to injure the professional prospects of 1883-1894, with added responsibility to petition the University to recognise women engaged in tuition for the Home-Students before formally the women who qualified for it with the becoming their Principal in 1893, Mrs BA, it was Mrs Johnson who pressed for b. Whether the admission of women Johnson had always been in support the matter to be discussed more widely to the BA degree would be likely, and if of women having the opportunity for at a General Meeting of the AEW. At this so in what way, injuriously to affect the education at Oxford. Yet when the AEW meeting she supported Arthur Smith education of women”2 Council voted to move for the BA for (historian, Fellow and later Master at The moment of truth: degree ceremony for women inside the Sheldonian.©St Anne’s photo archive The committee’s findings were that women, she was one of the few Council Balliol) who proposed delaying until (a) not being awarded a degree might members to vote against the resolution. Cambridge addressed the issue of the equivalent criteria required of the by removing the important factor of asking the University to award Diplomas occasionally have proved a disadvantage She believed that the curriculum degrees for women, which would keep male undergraduates for the BA. Any residency. The Council of the AEW was and Certificates as per the original but that there was not clear evidence of required for the BA was too narrow, the two Oxbridge institutions in tandem, women not residing for three years and not prepared to accept this and took proposals rejected by the Delegacy of frequent hardship caused to the women and that the current options enjoyed and would allow schoolteachers time opting to sit two sets of exams rather the following decisions, at a meeting Local Examinations. in their professional lives; and (b) that by the women were better suited to to adapt to the change in conditions than three, as they were permitted in December 1894: to move straight following a stricter programme of study Over the next fifteen months, their past education and future needs. when it came to preparing their pupils to do, would be awarded a Certificate to asking the University to award the would be preferable to the current discussions took place, resolutions were The women were not required to sit for Oxford. The proposal was defeated instead. The proposals were put to BA to those women who met all the arrangements and that this could be made, proposals were put forward and Responsions (preliminary exams which and the AEW voted to petition the the Delegacy of Local Examinations as criteria; to form a committee tasked achieved by granting the degree without strong opinions were aired by men and the examining body for the women. with considering how best to approach women both in favour of and against the In its response, the Delegacy made this; and for that same committee to degree question. The ongoing debate 2 R. F. Butler and M. H. Prichard, p 51. significant changes to the proposals consider the alternative proposal of

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abolishing the freedom of choice of University, Letters on Principles and grounds that every University in England to Congregation and Convocation courses permitted to women. The Methods of University Reform (nicknamed and Scotland, except Oxbridge, now – women should be educated and Hebdomadal Council duly submitted the “The Scarlet Letter” due to the colour awarded degrees to women, and that rewarded for their efforts, but not committee’s findings to Congregation of its binding). Driven by the threat many of Oxford’s women were already allowed to participate in the governance along with five resolutions laying out of a Government-imposed royal meeting the requirements in terms of the University. The result was a various proposals for awarding the BA, commission to scrutinise the affairs of of residency and exams taken for the resolution from the Hebdomadal Council a Diploma or a Certificate according to Oxford, he set about encouraging the BA degree. Crucially, he also believed published in the University Gazette 22 exams passed, length of residency or no University to reform itself. Lord Curzon, that allowing women to matriculate June 1909: “That Council is in favour stipulated residency requirement. When a strong opponent of women’s suffrage, would give the University more control of bringing before Congregation at an it came to the first vote on 3 March 1896, surprised many by advocating the over them in Oxford. However, he early date the question of admitting the first resolution advocating that the admission of women to degrees on the remained against women’s admission women to academic degrees upon BA degree be awarded to women was lost by 215 to 140. The following week Congregation voted on the remaining Special degree day 1920: Waiting in line with Bertha Johnson (centre). So many former women four resolutions and all of them were students registered to receive their degrees retrospectively, additional ceremonies took place defeated. specifically for the women without the recent male graduates.

Aside from the widespread that same year he wrote, “We may lose women’s education, her knowledge of Conservatism in Oxford at the this time; if we do it will be due mainly it was mainly derived from the Oxford time, which had probably driven to your action;”3 In her posthumously students who she had advised.”4 Yet many members of Congregation to published book which tells the story Annie Rogers also summarized the 1896 concentrate happily on the finding of of the movement for degrees for defeat, saying, “The real strength of the little hardship whilst ignoring the second women at Oxford, Annie Rogers wrote opposition lay, not in any alleged care finding in favour of the BA, it is likely with characteristic bluntness, “The for the education or health of women, that Mrs Johnson’s influence played a educational objections, for which Mrs but in a dislike and fear of their presence large role in the defeat. Writing to her Johnson was largely responsible, were in the University.”5 in 1895, Arthur Sidgwick, Secretary to prominent throughout…They were put It would be 24 years before the next the AEW and Fellow at Corpus Christi, forward by persons who knew very little opportunity to vote on degrees for confessed, “I think your opposition about girls’ schools and who were not women arose. In the intervening period is formidable, and justly formidable. in the least influenced by persons who several milestones were reached which People will naturally feel afraid to launch were better informed. Mrs Johnson brought the women closer to their goal. out on anything which is described as herself was not a University woman dangerous by one who has done so and had never been a teacher, and, In 1909 the Chancellor, Lord Curzon, much and so wisely for education.” Later although she was greatly interested in presented a memorandum to the

c1896: Home Students take to the water 3 R. F. Butler and M. H. Prichard, p 53. 5 Annie M. A. H. Rogers, p 52. 4 Annie M. A. H. Rogers, p 50.

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the lines laid down in the Chancellor’s November 1910. It included provision had opened up the first exam for the women to be members of Convocation took place on 7th October and the first degree ceremony, with material being memorandum.”6 for a committee to be appointed to act degree of Bachelor of Medicine to and to be eligible to act as examiners. degree ceremony took place one week added over the coming months as we as the Governing Body of the Home- women (albeit without conferring the The preamble, delivered by Professor later on 14th October 1920. continue to celebrate the centenary At around the same time, a proposal Students and stated that in future their qualification to practice at the end of it) Geldart (chair of the governing body of year. was put to the Hebdomadal Council The archives of the five former Principal would be appointed by the and the exam for the Bachelor of Civil the Home-Students) passed through by one of its members that the women’s colleges are full of material Clare White (1990), College Librarian Delegacy. A further decree was passed Law. The Representation of the People Congregation unopposed in February University should appoint a Delegacy documenting the history of the early to confirm Mrs Johnson in her current Act 1918 was passed, giving certain 1920. Two amendments were proposed Sources: to supervise the women’s studies and years of women students at Oxford – role as Principal. Thus, ironically, in spite women the right to vote, as well as the with the aim of preventing women being Judy G. Batson, Her Oxford, 2008. that the Delegacy should include women correspondence, newspaper cuttings, of her opposition to progress in the form Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act members of University boards and being R. F. Butler and M. H. Prichard ed., The Society members. A committee was formed to minutes of meetings, annual reports of of the BA degree and the establishment allowing women to become MPs. The examiners. Both were resoundingly of Oxford Home-Students: Retrospects and consider the relations of the University the women’s societies as well as the AEW Recollections, 1930. of the Delegacy, Bertha Johnson nonsensical situation now existed where rejected, and the statue passed through to the women students and it set about and the Delegacy for Women Students. Principles & Methods of University Reform: Being a became the first woman to receive an women over the age of 30 who had first Congregation and then Convocation gathering information and evidence At St Anne’s we also hold Annie Rogers’ Letter Addressed to the University of Oxford, appointment from the University. passed the final exams at Oxford and in May 1920. Writing about the events from the AEW, the principals of the five notes for her book Degrees by Degrees. by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Chancellor of the kept the period of residency required in her history of the Society of Oxford women’s societies and others involved The statute was a small but significant A selection of this material is being University, 1909. of men for the BA were entitled to vote Home-Students, Ruth Butler reflected: with women’s education in Oxford. step. It did not gain women formal digitised and will be available online Marjorie Reeves, St Anne’s College Oxford: An for the Parliamentary Representative Once again, Bertha Johnson showed admission to the University, but it “It is strange to recall the swiftness and as part of the project, “Education and Informal History, 1979. of a university which still refused to Annie M. A. H. Rogers, Degrees by Degrees, 1938. initial opposition to the proposal. She gave them recognition and made the the calm with which this long desired Activism: Women at Oxford University, recognize them as members. Any final saw such a Delegacy as a threat to the University take some responsibility for privilege was finally accorded…but 1878-1920". This project, funded legal obstacles disappeared with the continued existence of the AEW, which them as students. It also reinforced the those, who heard Professor Geldart’s by the University, is a collaboration passing of the Sex Disqualification she highly valued, and had concerns extent to which attitudes towards the speech introducing in February, 1920, between the former women’s colleges, (Removal) Act in 1919, which overrode that details of the proposal allowing the women students had changed since the famous Titulus xxiii, and who saw the History Faculty and the Bodleian any statements in the statutes or other women’s societies to have “out- the vote of 1896. A few years later, the him and Miss Rogers shake hands Libraries, and will create a free online charters of any university which might students” living in their own homes or Junior Proctor of 1913-14 pushed for after Convocation, felt themselves research resource focusing on women’s prevent the university authorities from private houses would be detrimental to the Hebdomadal Council to honour witnesses of a historic conclusion to a education and activism in Oxford and allowing membership or awarding the Society of Oxford Home-Students. its resolution of 1909 and to once long campaign. With dignity and with beyond. As well as the digital archive, the degrees to women. Annie Rogers eventually convinced more bring the question of admitting generosity the University made its resource will feature themed articles, Mrs Johnson that the Home-Students women to degrees before the University The proposed statute to admit women gift; full membership of the University an interactive timeline, teaching aids would have a safer source of income Congregation. The outbreak of the to the University and to degrees was more than we had dared to hope. and a walking tour app exploring the and be better protected by a University First World War halted progress on the appeared in the University Gazette in Quietly, sobered by the War, and people and places in Oxford linked to Delegacy than under the AEW. The discussions, and when the war was over, November 1919 and it went further by a sense of future responsibility, the advancement of women’s education. statute was passed establishing the it was a very different society which than the women and their supporters the recipients accepted it.”7 The first The website will launch in October to Delegacy for Women Students in emerged. By this time the University had hoped for. It additionally allowed matriculation ceremony for women coincide with the anniversary of the first

6 Quoted in Annie M. A. H. Rogers, p 67. 7 R. F. Butler and M. H. Prichard, p 89.

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it, but they were nonetheless often the their over representation Why did it all take so long? objects of ridicule and alarm. in the university. A quota of 840 (around one sixth SENIA PASETA Many critics wondered why women of undergraduates) was needed university education if their It seems that the main reservations As an institution for women, St Anne’s and aspired to and eventually gained imposed, and it survived highest aspiration was marriage, on giving degrees to women – from was always pioneering, but even within College status, the AEW continued to with minor adjustments while others doubted their intellectual women as well as men – were that the exclusive club of late-nineteenth- develop in its own particular way. In until 1957. This had a they would be overwhelmed and and physiological capacity for it. Still century women’s university halls, 1893 a Society of Home Students (SOHS) damaging impact on unsexed by university life, and others believed that women would be St Anne’s stood out. In 1878 the was established, partly in recognition generations of women would ‘distract’ the entirely male overwhelmed and unsexed by university Association for the Higher Education of of this uniqueness and at the urging of students and academics. and largely celibate community of life, especially if they were permitted to Women (AEW) was formed to ‘establish its own past and present students who At the heart of the quota men mix with men. Overarching all of this and maintain a system of instruction sought a distinctive identity. In 1910 issue – and indeed the was the fear that the arrival of women The history of St Anne’s is much more having general reference to the Oxford a Delegacy for Women Students was entire campaign for in an entirely male and (largely) celibate than an institutional history of a College Examination for Women’. The AEW formed, finally formally recognizing the women’s education community of men would lead to male and its people. We know that St Anne’s served as a kind of umbrella body, women’s societies within the University. rights in Oxford – was undergraduates being ‘distracted’ and developed over time and was shaped organizing teaching and chaperones A Governing Body for Home Students the question of whether ruining their prospects of good careers. by inspirational principals and tutors, as for its students. It emerged from earlier followed quickly under its aegis. Oxford should be a men’s It is important to remember that well as by alumnae and friends, some programmes of lectures for ladies, university with a limited This Society would in time become St although Oxford’s first women students of whom will be discussed below. Its usually organized by educationally number of women in it, Anne’s College, but in its early years it experienced freedom of thought and expansion should also be seen as a progressive women, with lectures given or a genuinely mixed-sex maintained a commitment to a non- action that many contemporary women product of social and political forces by supportive male dons. These lectures university. This question collegiate structure where tutors could might have envied, they also faced in the late nineteenth and twentieth were available to women at the new was finally resolved in be sought from around the University, restrictions that marked them out as centuries, and of shifting ideas about university halls, Somerville and Lady the twentieth century, 1920: entering the Sheldonian. Bertha Johnson seated to left where women could live outside different. These included the need for educational and professional rights for Margaret Hall, and to women who were but before then women’s women’s halls, and where resources chaperones, especially to lectures, and women at first, and a wider student unattached to either. This meant that education campaigners could be shared. For its first principal, the requirement to live a life beyond Women’s admission to Oxford was a body in more recent years. Most the lectures were open to the daughters were compelled to lobby and plan Mrs Bertha Johnson, and many of her reproach as many critical and nervous national as well as a local story. Lively importantly, the College’s foundation of Oxford dons and local families, as in a university divided and uncertain supporters, the loose structure offered eyes were turned on them. debates about the efficacy or otherwise and subsequent expansion should be well as to women who lived at home or about their participation in it. The fact by the Society of Oxford Home-Students of women’s higher education across the viewed in the context of the ideas that boarded with hosts rather than living in The Warden of Merton noted in 1886, that decisions about women were provided a way for campaigners to United Kingdom formed the backdrop to inspired its pioneers: the insistence that special accommodation. that the women’s colleges were ‘in almost always taken by university men organize teaching for women in a the movement for women’s education at women had a right to higher education; Oxford, but they are not of Oxford’, underscored the marginal nature of This reflected the basic fact that the university which at best saw women Oxford. Oxford and Cambridge lagged the belief that they should have access and this perception persisted into the women in the university. And customs women’s halls were primarily hostels students as ‘guests’, and at worst as behind all other British universities, to the very best scholars and resources; twentieth century. In 1927, several years such as publishing women's examination in their early years, and not university threats to an institution created and which had opened their degrees and the audacious idea that the after the right of women to matriculate results in a separate class list until 1952, colleges as we might think of them maintained by and for men. Oxford’s to women by 1896, and by 1904 in University of Oxford should change to and take degrees had been won, the reinforced their separate status. today. As the women’s halls became pioneering women students had many Ireland. Oxbridge appeared to be the accommodate them. 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must have seemed close to impossible sense of middle-class respectability was of them and only a very few university All the women’s colleges apart from the Social and Political Union. This may have hosted many meetings championing at times. Yet, the ancient universities’ also apparent. The women’s colleges men, including some heads of houses, Home-Students had their own suffrage been because they were not as strictly women’s causes, including a meeting governance and bureaucracy could offer resembled middle-class family homes had been married while in post. As more societies by 1910 and many individuals monitored in women’s halls where at Jesus in 1878 at which the AEW was flexibility as well as obstruction. Despite where prayers, shared ‘family’ meals and more dons married, the need for were active in both the Oxford Women’s militant suffrage was not encouraged, formed. Myfanwy and Olwyn became life all obstacles, women students went and strict rules were compulsory. They houses to accommodate their families Suffrage Society (OWSS) and the Oxford or it may have been an anomaly. The members of the Oxford Home-Students. about forming their own communities largely abandoned the staircases found grew rapidly and North Oxford in Women Students’ Society for Women’s vast majority of Oxford’s suffragists Myfanwy was the first president of the and rituals within a University that in men’s colleges, opting instead for halls particular expanded to meet this new Suffrage (Ship 2017-18). The dispersal of were non-militant and were involved Oxford Women’s Suffrage Society and remained unsure about their status which both resembled family homes constituency. Home-Students around the city might in activities such as public meetings, was one of the Oxford delegation who within it. and made the supervision of students have impeded collective suffrage activity, processions, campaigns of letter writing carried its banner to London in 1908. The women’s education movement easier. They preferred informal gardens but some meetings were held and and lobbying, and fundraising. She had been educated at Girton and Unlike the women’s halls, the Home- in Oxford developed out of some of and were all built outside the city centre. individual Home-Students were central became a ‘steamboat lady ‘in 1905, one Students did not share accommodation, these familial networks and was largely These included the Rhŷs sisters, While marking the women’s societies to the campaign. Most women students of around 700 Oxford and Cambridge but they developed a collective identity spearheaded by progressive university Myfanwy and Olwyn, both of whom out as different –in Oxford but not of it – were involved in non-militant suffrage women who travelled to Trinity College, in stages. From 1899 they shared a men and their wives, daughters, sisters played key roles in the Oxford societies. such features also reassured critics and societies, but some Home-Students Dublin, to take the degrees that their common room in the High Street with and other female relatives. As it did not Their father, Professor John Rhŷs, was the families of potential students that appeared to be more inclined than other own universities would not award them. students from the women’s halls, and require residency in a central building, St principal of Jesus College and a leading their daughters would be ‘protected’ and women students to support militant Olwen was a Home-Student who earned from 1901 all women students had Anne’s was particularly attractive to the supporter of women’s education and kept as separate as possible from male organisations, including the Women’s first class marks in the university’s access to a library housed in the attics of daughters of liberal Oxford academic suffrage. He and his feminist wife undergraduates. women’s exams in Modern Languages. the Clarendon Building in the city centre. families, many of whom lived in North She finally received her Oxford MA in For a College that finally found its home The women’s colleges remain distinct Oxford themselves. Their daughters 1924, having been obliged to sit a new in North Oxford, St Anne’s forebears today, reflecting a shared history and the could live at home while attending series of university examinations first as enjoyed periods in various city centre period in which they were formed. While lectures and tutorials, enjoying family the university would not recognize the accommodations. In 1910 its students St Anne’s did not have its permanent site life as well as the benefits of their women’s examinations she had taken acquired their own space in Ship Street, until the 1930s it is interesting that it too educational society. Many of St Anne’s in 1901. She became the first Home- funded privately and furnished by was established on similar architectural most illustrious early members were Student to be appointed a university friends and old students. Old members and domestic lines. In common with the relatives of male academics and a examiner in 1925, and became the published The Ship from 1911 (named other women’s colleges, it incorporated number of them made a lasting impact Society of Home-Students’ lecturer in after their Ship Street home) and in 1913 former family houses into its site. The on the development of the College and French in 1929. She retained this post they adopted a crest – the much-loved repurposing of these often impressive the University. As well as educating until 1946, by which time the Society was beaver. houses was usually cheaper than women who would go into teaching and known as the St Anne’s Society, and had building from scratch. But the houses other professions, the women’s societies The women students acted collectively partially moved to its permanent site. themselves were symbolically and helped to create a new class of women in some of the ways that male students practically important as they were often dons, women who would go on to teach Other suffragists with links to the Society did: for example, they played tennis products of the institutional change other women and – incredibly to some of Oxford Home-Students included and hockey, drama was popular, and that saw university fellows marrying commentators – eventually to teach men Annie Rogers, Oxford’s first woman don a boat club emerged in 1908. But in in large numbers from the late-1870s. as well. and one of the best-known women’s common with the women’s halls, a 1906: Home Students taken at LMH boathouse where the Home Students’ boat was kept Before this time, celibacy was required education campaigners of her day, who

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was active in the Society for 51 years. president of the Oxford Women’s I am indebted to the work of a number Others were Ruth and Violet Butler, Suffrage Society, while his wife, Emily, of scholars from whom I have borrowed A new hand at the development helm Home-Students and in the case of Ruth, was its very active secretary. He became liberally, as well as undertaking my own EDWIN DRUMMOND tutor, College historian and vice-principal chairman of the Governing Body of the research. I am especially grateful to He joined the College at a projects across the hospital as well as a advice and running CV clinics, and from 1919. Grace Hadow, third principal Home-Students and played a leading Clare White, St Anne’s Librarian, for her difficult time, but despite the capital campaign to raise £70 million to supporting our outreach programme of St Anne’s should also be recognised. part in shaping the passing of the suggestions and excellent proofreading. unprecedented challenge of build a new clinical care and research ‘Aim for Oxford’, which is helping to raise As a young woman Hadow had served Woman’s Statute in 1920 which finally Senia Paseta of St Hugh’s College is Covid-19, seems undaunted, centre. The opportunity to join St Anne’s aspirations of young students in the as President of the Oxford Women’s allowed women to take their degrees at Professor of Modern History optimistic even. Welcome Edwin was one I couldn’t turn down. A lot of North East and more widely. As ever, Suffrage Society, and had helped to Oxford. The Geldarts’ commitment to Drummond institutions talk about being outward a huge thank you must go to the large carry its ‘heavy magnificent banner’ the College can be seen in our own day Selected Bibliography facing, diverse and welcoming; St Anne’s number of you who have contributed during the Women’s Pilgrimage of 1913, in the Geldart Society (the College law Katherine Bradley and Helen Sweet, Women in the actually does it! I am very grateful to all financially; the on-going generosity of which passed through Oxford on its way society) and the Geldart room housing Professions, Politics and Philanthropy 1840-1940, of our alumnae, academics, students, our alumnae, supporters and friends to London. the law books in the College Library. Bloomington, 2009. staff, supporters and friends who have is helping us to do the very things that Vera Brittain, The Women at Oxford: a Fragment of Oxford has changed immeasurably The Rhŷs family, perhaps more than made me feel part of the College from make the College the special place it is History, 1960. since these pioneers made their marks, any other, has become embedded in day one. Over the past few months, for us all today. but their presence may still be felt in St Anne’s as their family home at 35 R F Butler and M H Prichard, St Anne’s College: A I have increasingly understood and History, Vol. 1, 1930. Since joining St Anne’s, I have had the the College and the city. One can find a Banbury Rd now forms part of the appreciated the importance of College pleasure of attending some wonderful plaque dedicated to Grace Hadow in the College site, and houses the MCR. Helena Deneke, Grace Hadow, 1946. life for every student, academic, events: Founders’ Dinner, the Law University Church, and I am delighted This represents a fusion of a number member of staff and alumnae, so I am Janet Howarth, ‘In Oxford but … not of Oxford: Celebration and many academic talks. that Annie Rogers will soon be honoured of forces which shaped the women’s the Women’s Colleges’ in M G Brock and M C excited to play a major part in ensuring In the Development Office we all love with a Blue Plaque on her old home education campaign in Oxford and Curthoys (eds.), The History of the University of the College’s legacy and future. welcoming our alumnae, friends and in St Giles’, not too far from St Anne’s. St Anne’s College itself: university Oxford: Volume VII, 2000. This year the Development Team supporters to College, whether at Within the College itself is the Nettleship supporters, tutors and women students, Angela V John, Rocking the Boat: Welsh Women has welcomed Jay Gilbert as a formal event or over lunch in the Library, donated in 1895 by the widow reformers often meeting in their Who Championed Equality 1840-1990, 2018. Communications Officer, Helen dining hall, and we were delighted to of Henry Nettleship, who had helped to homes and slowly but surely building It was already a year of transition for Marjorie Reeves, St Anne’s College Oxford: An Nicholson as Alumnae Relations Officer, see so many people attend the Giving set up the AEW and served as Latin tutor a case for women’s equal treatment in Informal History, 1979. the Development Office even before Lauren Mohammed as Development Day Quiz in February. This was part of for women students. Over the years the University. We cannot know what we had to address all the issues raised Jane Robinson, Bluestockings: the Remarkable Story Assistant and Felice Nassar as Senior our second annual Community Week the Library expanded and migrated, these former residents would make by the global Coronavirus pandemic. of the First Women to Fight for an Education, 2009. Development Officer. Our team focus and Giving Day. We remain incredibly eventually to be incorporated into the of modern Oxford, but the absorption Since the last issue of The Ship we have continues to be on building the College grateful to all those who took part and St Anne’s College Library, to this day of their homes into the fabric of the had a number of new staff members community in order to provide support who offered their financial support. one of the largest in the University. The modern college would surely please join the team. I myself am one of those for all our activities. We are very grateful Following on from the success of 2019 College’s Geldart collection of mainly them as it reflects St Anne’s place in a new starters: I joined St Anne’s at the to all those who have given their time we were delighted to raise £95,000 this legal texts was similarly donated by number of progressive movements, end of December. Previously, I was and expertise by offering internships, year towards four key areas of College a supporter of women’s educational and in the life of the expanding city in Head of Philanthropy at The Royal speaking at events, supporting their activity. We had over 500 people taking and citizenship rights. William Geldart, the late nineteenth and early twentieth Marsden Cancer Charity, where my local SAS branch, offering careers part in events over the course of the Vinerian Professor of Law, was a vice- centuries. team and I were fundraising for core

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week from cake baking, puppy petting, have received has meant we can do and long-term funding needs. This is as ‘Drop of College Knowledge’ in London, more to support those who have been well as completing existing campaigns a student ‘eliminate’, the Quiz and our facing many unanticipated challenges for Economics, Law and Music. Whither the BBC… amazing rowers from the Boat Club who as a result of the Coronavirus. Thank As we celebrate, albeit in a different way rowed over 160km outside the Ruth you to all of you for your commitment in LIBBY PURVES from how we first thought, 100 years Deech Building. We hope we can ask for this way. Also, St Anne’s Online, a series From ‘the best of everything of women receiving degrees at Oxford, faith of mine this half-century: what I than is wise or prudent. I love the idea your support in next year's Community of weekly virtual events and additional thought or created’ in the words it is important for us to think about the keep associating with the withdrawing of impartiality, curiosity, never talking Week and Giving Day. We also held a online content, was launched at the end of its first Director General, to an legacy we can create for the College in melancholy roar is the BBC. There is a down but, as its first Director General telethon in September 2019 that raised of April. We have had a great portfolio uncertain future beset with rivals sense of decline, of something valuable Lord Reith said, ‘Giving the public the future. The on-going focus for the and too great an anxiety to please. £165,000. It is great to have students of events throughout the weeks since it overwhelmed and sucked back towards something better than they think they Development Office and our fundraising A veteran broadcaster and long directly involved in the calls; they get a launched and we are very grateful to all irrelevance. It is a wounded giant, want … the best of everything thought or efforts will therefore be to focus on term fan, reflects on her time at great deal from speaking to you and we of those alumnae, academics, students how we can continue to support the the Corporation and considers the struggling with an age of streaming, created.’ I loved how his deputy CA Lewis are very grateful to those who engaged and staff who have offered their time. College and play our part in ensuring future of the BBC competing, proliferating channels and saw the 1920s backstreet rows of aerials with them and kindly donated. Thank you to all of you who have joined that St Anne’s and the St Anne’s culture stations and a tendency to take too as ‘spears against the sky’ in the battle us too. There’s one great advantage of an In recent months, our attention has continues stronger than ever in the next seriously its reputation’s battering by against loneliness and ignorance. I was Oxford Eng.Lit. degree, especially of my inevitably turned to the response to Looking further forward: before Covid-19 100 years. rival media. Its old Reithian core of moved, as a trainee, by the induction vintage (nobody ever bothered with dry Covid-19. As you would expect, the struck we were already discussing public-service idealism still exists, but film This Is The BBC: an anthill of activity, In conclusion, I want to say thank you to literary theory then, preferring to wallow pandemic and its consequences will the possibilities for a new fundraising blurred. studios and offices, transmitters and everyone who has supported, and will in the texts). They provide metaphors for have significant and wide-ranging campaign to support the on-going needs drama rehearsals, Beethoven on Radio 3 continue to support, the College in the every trial and observation. Chaucer’s Its instincts are no longer sure, its self- implications for the College. As a result, of the College. This was being conducted and ‘Sing Something Simple’ on Radio 2. past, the present and the future. Given characters walk among us, recognizable confidence weakened. A neurotic anxiety a number of our plans as a Development in line with the on-going master planning In my stint at the World Service, putting the uncertainty we are all experiencing, from Knight to Miller; scornful Pope and to attract 18-24-year-olds and agree Office, both long- and short-term, are work for the College site and with other on the V-victory signs to wake up distant the on-going sense of community and tough hack Johnson ease us over many with the newest fashion in thought – in now being reviewed. But our main long-term strategic thinking. I had been transmitters and playing ‘Lilliburlero’ the desire to see the College thrive is career humps; in bereavement there’s a country whose median age is 40 – may aim for now is to prioritise keeping hoping to use this opportunity to share inspired me. So, heaven help me, did now more important than ever. We must Tennyson, Border ballads, Shakespeare; alienate more people than it attracts. the College community connected the initial ideas and possible direction the Big Ben feed; we played the chimes all work to ensure that our students fulfil when foiled in love, countless hands In the Covid-19 crisis it did step up by and doing all we can to ensure our for a fundraising campaign with you but, live from a microphone in the tower, their potential and make a meaningful reach out in sympathy. putting its archived treasures online and students and academic staff have been given the situation that has unfolded permanently on a fader in every studio contribution in their chosen fields, and creating ‘culture in quarantine’ pleasures able to respond swiftly and fully while over the past few months, we will need Sometimes it is an unexpected, even desk. Sometimes in the early dawn one that all our academics, staff and College like the revived ‘Talking Heads’, museum minimising the impact on education to revise our initial campaign plans and silly, connection that makes itself. Lately, would wait in the studio for the next community continue to prosper. We are revelations and the (albeit rather banal) and research. The St Anne’s Covid-19 timetable. That being said, it is clear Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’ haunts broadcaster (often dashing in with a rip massively grateful for all the different attempts to ‘Rethink’ all society in the Emergency Support Fund has been that there are needs across some key me with its image of the moonwashed of news) and turn the volume up high ways that St Anne’s alumnae, friends light of a passing virus. But audience established to help the College adapt areas in College: capital regeneration, sea and ignorant armies clashing by to hear birdsong. Had to turn it down and supporters ‘give back’ to the College. figures are down, morale is wobbly to the pandemic and address the for example the Bevington Road night as the ‘Sea of Faith’ recedes over sharpish before the chimes or you’d be I look forward to meeting many more of and sometimes that sense of a tide financial impact it is having on students accommodation; access and outreach the naked shingles of the world with deafened. All these things breathed a you in due course. retreating does haunt me. and the wider College community. We through our Aim for Oxford programme; a melancholy, long, withdrawing roar. sense of nationhood, of unity, duty and, I mind this because I love the BBC, have had a great response – typical St the Annual Fund and building the Edwin Drummond, Director of Yet the sudden association for me above all, of goodwill. with a sentiment more old-fashioned Anne’s – and the financial support we endowment to support many immediate Development wasn’t Arnold’s Christianity, but a lesser

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So, briefly, let me reminisce. I joined journalist, made a series of ramshackle and people. It was a rather national- letter to the lawyer striking that clause There are recordings I still treasure: ever since. Staff jobs are safe but can be the BBC in 1971, fresh from St Anne’s. It 15-minute programmes about the service type traineeship: ‘We aren’t going out on the grounds that my standards voices from a time far closer to WW2 stifling. was always radio for me, ever since at City’s tourist highlights, since the to answer any questions beginning Why. of behaviour were now far higher than than we are now, like the pigeon-racing The Today programme gave me three the age of eight I ‘sent away’ for a kit to boss vaguely thought that Americans If you’re late you’re sacked, even if you the BBC’s and that I would not be taught club, the greyhound track aficionados, reporting shifts a week, casual; a make a transistor radio and struggled would instinctively tune to any FM were in bed with the Director-General.’ what was reputable by the employers of or Richard Early at the Witney blanket colleague, Paul (later, and now, my with my very own soldering-iron. It never station. I funded that interim month by For a year both at Bush House and Russell Brand, Chris Moyles etc, and the factory weaving on his own hand-loom husband), gave me stellar advice about worked properly, but as my mother earning £25 for rearranging Dorothy Broadcasting House – foreign first, then creators of programmes like ‘Hotter than for tradition’s sake, singing ‘The Foggy this kind of relationship with the BBC. said, even a crackle and a moment of Bednarowska’s library (‘Does Machiavelli home – I enjoyed it. Especially shift work: my daughter’ and ‘Snog Marry Avoid’. Dew’, forgetting the tape running at his ‘Never sign a contract. Then they never distant voice would have encouraged count as a foreigner or an Influence?’). everyone, in their early years, should side. Later I presented the breakfast Back in the 70s, though, I had bought have to look at it and decide whether Marconi. Soon I had a red plastic one She put up with a lot, did Mrs Bed. I know the strange exhausted elation of show, and relished all local encounters, into Reithianism, inspired not by the to keep you. Just keep on turning up.’ of my own, and rejoiced in the miracle scored a further tenner when, after my all-night shifts with the 3am slump of from authors like Jan Morris and Brian odder severities of his period (a ban This casual basis worked well for a of having, in my shorts pocket, captive viva, I staggered out, subfusced and energy. Good practice for ocean sailing Aldiss to masters of colleges like Michael on jokes about rabbits, chambermaids couple of years, but when I was asked announcers and bands and grownup gowned, to be accosted by an American watches later. Lonely though, in London: McLagan of Trinity College. The ethos or commercial travellers) but by his to stand in as a Today presenter they news bulletins and Jimmy Edwards on patriarch: but if you’d worked at Bush and had ID, of the station then included a desire to cohort’s shining ideas. The technical job made me sign for a year at a time. I ‘Take It From Here’, with June Whitfield that building on the Aldwych was like bring town and university together: a ‘Hey, you belong-a this place?’ began to pall a little, so I applied for a was the first permanent woman: only as Eth (‘Aoooow Ron!’). a great 24-hour Mummy. At any hour, huge success was a series when people ‘Absolutely!’ job back on Radio Oxford, where I could two years earlier it had been explained after some disastrous date, instead of rang in from Cowley or Blackbird Leys When Radio Oxford opened in my last ‘Wanna give us a tour?’ make some of my own programmes. to me that on the air, a woman would going home in tears you could dive in to ask about their surname and a Michaelmas term I signed up to help Those were happy years: virtually a always be heard as either ‘schoolmarm, Briefed by weeks of interviewing to the canteen for a coffee and see a University historian told them its history. with a pretty awful student programme miniature, local Radio 4: plenty of schoolgirl, mumsy or vamp’. Men, even if curators and historians, I gave good friendly face or two: colleague, boss or called ‘About the University’. They interviews, edited features, intelligent There comes a moment when you harrumphing, camp, regional or super- value. The big hit was the story of the announcer from any one of a dozen patiently showed us how to work speech rather than the present pop know you have to move on: I was posh, were the norm. Oxford ragwort escaping the Botanic nations. I knew, though hazily, that portable tape machines and edit tape approach forced on local radio by a beginning to feel the BBC’s rigidities garden when the younger Bobart my Dad had worked there in the war, That job was fun: there’s nothing like with razor and chinagraph. It took me London-centric management which as well as its glory. I had had a brief brought it over as a rarity, and becoming beaming disinformation to Germany. being first up in the morning with a back to that childhood thrill. Dorothy doesn’t rate it. Humphrey Carpenter ‘attachment’ to the Today programme a national pest by huffing along the good story to tell, like being a small Bednarowska, my tutor, made it clear That was the BBC I joined. Enormous, was a central figure on Radio Oxford, as a junior producer but back in Oxford, Great Western railway embankments. I child able to wake the house shouting, that she’d rather I worked but that ‘as hugely staffed, collegiate, hierarchical, sometimes a jokey DJ, sometimes the BBC economics (local radio suffering picked them some, and Madam pressed ‘It’s snowed!!’ I did two days a week long as she didn’t know…’ The same rule comradely, proud. The mantra, dinned most erudite and serious of makers. as usual) meant a decision not to pay it in her book cooing ‘an Oxford flower alongside Brian Redhead, two more applied to writing for ISIS, which I was into us from the first induction was We all had to work well beyond our jobs ‘extra responsibility reward’ but not to from the ancient walls of New College!’ alongside John Timpson, who once able to do under the careful pseudonym that we must never, by word or action, and levels, and that was great training. turn a blind eye to those willing to work harrumphed: ‘Your trouble is, young of Bill Spurve. I applied to the BBC for a radio job. They ‘bring the Corporation Into Disrepute’. I got to go up the tower crane building beyond their pay grade. My job went lady, you’ve peaked 20 years too early’. asked me to opt for a news traineeship Entertaining to reflect that 30-odd years the awful Westgate, down the sewers, backwards but when I protested to the So after finals, waiting for a viva and But we got along and I got some great but I wanted to be a Programme later as a freelance I demurred when out with builders, up bell-towers… Humf Personnel Officer in London she caringly winding up the battered little student assignments: the first live broadcast Operations Assistant with a razor blade I was sent my annual contract with a bequeathed me when he left the honour assumed my problem was personal: ‘a house by Folly Bridge, I offered my from Beijing, a few Party conferences and chinagraph and headphones, and rather pompous demand that I should of covering May Morning, live, from the relationship perhaps, with a colleague?’ I services and with fellow student William and EU meetings in Luxembourg, and learn about studios. I had had enough not do or say anything indecorous or top of Magdalen Tower. gave notice and have been freelance Horsley, later a distinguished BBC live from HMS Invincible – the big aircraft of books and words and wanted THINGS disreputable. I wrote a tongue-in-cheek

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carrier later sold to Australia and clawed resilient and defiant. Sexist remarks and the case of Carrie Gracie – did serious back, embarrassingly, just in time to go the odd grabby hand late at night were harm to the BBC’s reputation. Extinction Rebellion shows the way to the Falklands. brushed off or saltily repaid because That reputation is the other great such women had already decided they SIAN LAWRENCE I left in 1981 because we planned change. The old glow, associated were as good as any of the lads. There children, and at 31, when in search of hazily with beloved comedies, It’s not up to us. We’re not perfect creating a world for us to inherit. I won’t has long gone. You’ll struggle to find had been women in medium-important fertility I took my temperature every wartime speeches and memories of and we can’t do everything. But deny that we have a huge part to play in a teenager who genuinely believes roles ever since Reith: Monica Sims was morning at 03.30, I was pretty much Children’s Hour has faded. The sense of we are trying! Which doesn’t mean combating the emergency, we are eager eating beef or driving cars is not having the second woman Controller of Radio 4, clinically dead. And I was bored with compulsory ‘woke’ agendas becomes as the older generation can leave the to do our bit and I am excited to show terrible effects on the planet. This does TV bred the formidable Biddy Baxter and having to know four minutes’ worth stuffy as 1920s Reithian pruderies. The future of the planet entirely in our you what we can do. However, it is an not mean we are all suddenly hardcore the power of Esther Rantzen extended about every subject, four days a week rivals close in. The tide recedes… hands indescribable cop-out on the part of the vegan cyclists – absolutely not – but beyond performance. The recent uproar (this was before the present long, long older generation to pass this on to us, admitting that these are harmful for our about unequal pay demonstrated, But never mind: it has happened morning interviews). I wrote, edited a Much of the discourse around under the guise of congratulation, when earth is a vital first step that many adults in my view, not so much a conscious before and been recovered from. ITV book and wrote another, freelanced Extinction Rebellion and the Climate institutional power so clearly rests on are yet to make. After acceptance, action Corporation bias as the fact that in after 1955 shook things up with its and fell into the weekly live talk show Strikes movement has been centred adult shoulders. is the next progression and many of us broadcasting, especially as presenters willingness to strike out with Northern Midweek for 34 years, until they threw around the engagement of young are trying – really hard. But as I’ve said, and reporters, women are less vain and voices and regional centres, homely This burden, I feel, can often amount me out three years ago with a rather people. This may have made me feel swapping your chicken for chickpeas greedy than men and didn’t, until now, Coronation Street, music-hall larkiness to feelings of guilt that I am not doing insulting alternative offer. That’s how powerful like never before, it may and carrying around a reusable water tend to harass their agents to pay stupid of its shiny-floor shows and gritty enough. This, of course, applies to it rolls, in broadcasting: none of us is have politicised an entire generation, bottle feels pointless and stupid when money. drama. The BBC retaliated splendidly people of all ages, but perhaps hits indispensable. I am still a fan of Radio but I’m not convinced putting political the most powerful people in the with grittier ones and better comedy (it teenagers more acutely due to all 4, and there is a streak of anxiety when, Indeed, the problem of stupid money pressure on children and teenagers world continue to make millions in oil is now king of shiny-floor with Strictly). the other pressures that come with disloyally, in its first week I found myself is one of the Corp’s great weaknesses: is a tactic worth congratulating adults revenues or even blind themselves to BBC voices got less posh, presenters growing up and fitting into the world preferring the news presentation on a fear that ‘the talent’ will defect led on. It has also pointed out to me my the crisis entirely. friendlier and younger. It put on That we will inherit. Everyone has their the brand-new Times Radio. But they to some absurd remunerations and a powerlessness: what could I possibly Was the Week That Was, and skewered own relationship with the climate Trying to be vegan, to give an example, don’t do drama – still excellent, if now failure to grasp how much the fame of do? Everywhere people are thanking and the establishment harder than any of emergency and their attempts to live has been really empowering for me and much restricted by budgets – or Just a that ‘talent’ is due to sheer exposure congratulating the teenagers for taking today’s softish-sarcastic news-quizzes. more sustainably. In fact, paradoxically, many of my friends. I’ve also been trying Minute or I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, or and the backing of superb production on this challenge. Older generations are The tide rose. The money was coming in, I don’t think my age group shares many to shop more sustainably by buying built-documentaries. As cornerstone of teams. Often and often I have made thanking God for the teenagers, who are the Internet not yet invented. Managers opinions on this issue – categorizing vintage and second-hand. The key word the BBC, R4 still satisfies many of my myself unpopular by pleading with going to save us from the climate crisis. were not yet absurdly overpaid, us as this horde of shouting teens is here is ‘trying’, and that is absolutely Reithian hungers. senior executives to nerve themselves We probably are. outstripping the Prime Minister by a actually part of the problem I mentioned okay. Those feelings of guilt come when for the simple sentence, ‘OK, greedy- Maybe this personal anecdotage charts factor of four as many are today. The But that’s not the point. I accept your above. you have the odd drunken kebab at guts, go if you like, we can build another thanks and I take on the challenge - but 3am, or when vanity kicks in and you changes in the BBC: its glories, faults, BBC has reinvented itself once and may However, one thing that I find unites of you very easily.’ Several, usually it’s difficult to pretend that it creates a absolutely-have-to have the polyester feelings about women. In the 70s, it still do so again. The tide might rise… my generation is a recognition that newcomers from the far tougher world positive or healthy relationship between minidress from that fast-fashion retailer. had many 1950s attitudes, for better something needs to change. An of newspapers, have agreed. But the Libby Purves (English, 1968) is a young people and those in positions of No one wants to miss out on their long- or worse. A cadre of women reporters acceptance that humankind has messed revelations of unequal pay – especially broadcaster, journalist and author power, those who are supposed to be haul holidays and we certainly can’t and editors was building, tough and up and that the time for denying this

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afford electric cars. Not every Oxford time, system change also has a large a 16-year-old. The strike in Parliament student sleeps over in St John's quad. part to play: universities, to draw on my Square last September was, truly, one Taking up the XR challenge Not every 16-year-old can give up school experience, are beginning to notice that of my favourite days; it was inspiring PENELOPE FARMER and sail to the USA in a yacht (although this is what students want. St Anne’s and humbling and educational and all we do love you Greta.) kitchen, for example, has massively the other things the news outlets have It’s not up to us. We’re not perfect. months later arrived Extinction Rebellion in often dire weather but equally cheeky, increased its vegan options in hall – already said about it. But it was also How the older generation is and, for me, a glimmering of hope. featuring a large number of bathtubs But it’s fine! This is all part of being responding to the challenge thrown constructed by the group from my own lots of people eat vegan without even fun. It didn’t feel militant or futile, it just A boat in the middle of Oxford Circus! A young and we are allowed to live our down by their grandchildren borough, Hammersmith and Fulham. realizing, simply because it is there and felt energetic. A gang of my mates and garden growing on Westminster Bridge! lives without the pressure of saving the The government made the mistake of delicious – and is reducing the amount I messed about on the Tube on the way Yoga, dancing, a parade of doom figures planet with our every move. If every No: this Granny did not join the rebels banning it. XR of course continued to of packaging its food arrives in. Young there, we spent the night before in the dressed in red, traffic stopped, people single person ‘tried’ we would see a of Extinction Rebellion with the intention occupy Trafalgar Square and the roads people are eager for the institutions pub making a rude banner about Boris chained to unlikely monuments. Cheeky global shift in food markets, a drop in of being ‘an arrestable’. Effects of age around. I joined them briefly before the that represent them to contribute Johnson’s posterior, we took Instagram stuff, much of it, and imaginative – pollution and improvement in the socio- and accident militate against police cells site was cleared and was impressed to changing a wider societal system photos laughing in the sunshine, we none, admittedly, inconveniencing me, economic inequalities within the food and being lugged by reluctant coppers by the huge organisation: pop-up that has historically been bad for the enjoyed the delicious free curry being apart from the 94 bus being forced to and garment industries. At the same (not that it’s deterred all ancients: one food stalls, massive sound systems environment. given out, we searched for and pointed abort its route: it’s more effective to wheelchair user ended in a police van). fenced to hinder removal attempts, at MPs we recognized going into work. make people laugh than make them Youth Strikes for Climate, Been there, done that, anyway. Fat lot leaflets, campaign collections, all with And that too is all right! It doesn’t mean feel guilty by taking, too assertively, alongside the youth wing of of good the anti-nuclear stuff did: the the inevitable police standing around we weren’t ‘taking it seriously’: I promise the moral high ground. I wanted to join Extinction Rebellion has, in bomb is still with us. I hope, pray, that doing nothing much and in some cases you that all of the thousands of young the demonstrators, but was ill, until the past few years, generated XR will do better. sympathetic, even amused. That XR people there are fiercely passionate the two weeks ended, by which time global traction and media stands for total non-violence was, is, about this. I was, of course, spooked by climate the demonstrators had retreated to attention surrounding the agreed by all. crisis. This is essential if The role of my generation has already change long before XR. I worried the one remaining legal site, Marble we are to succeed. Greta been massive and I am so proud. I think about my grown-up grandchildren and Arch; grouped tents, guitar playing, It led to my own first involvement, Thunberg has been the all of us should take this opportunity to sighed over newborns in prams. One bedraggled hippy young sitting on the an illegal grandparent demo outside ‘invaluable tool’ and the trust young people with more power of the guilty generation – so-called – I ground eating food cooked on stalls Buckingham Palace of all places. The amazing ‘secret weapon’ of and to assign more time to listening to recycled for England, replaced my car they’d set up: all familiar sights from police, faced by large numbers of the movement. But she’s what we have to say. But, I reiterate: it with an electric one, which I use as older demos and festivals. small children, conceded the right to little as possible, grew bee-attracting protest around the Victoria Monument also, and I’m absolutely not must not resemble passing the burden Then summer took over, Boris Johnson plants on my balcony, took trains rather opposite. With no grandchildren in tow belittling her or the inspiring to us; intergenerational cooperation is took over, Brexit as ever was the issue than planes, signed petitions relating I joined the less legal group outside the actions I admire so much, just going to be key. of choice and ever more concerning. So to climate, bees, threw money at this palace gates, among obviously seasoned another angry teenager. The I went no further till autumn when the Sian Lawrence (English and Modern environmental organisation and that, campaigners – veterans of Greenham fact that some adults have first of the horrendous bush fires began Languages, 2019) but remained pessimistic. Common, CND or pro-abortion marches, put her on a pedestal and in my sister’s Australia and a friend was I suspect, and with an equal addiction to are so incredibly angered by At the height of despair about Brexit and threatened by the Getty Fire in Southern community singing: a subversive version her, only demonstrates their climate change, however, I was cheered California. But then too, more weeks of of ‘Ten Green Bottles’ was sung lustily Youth strikes shame in being outshone by by Isabella Tree’s book, Wilding. Three demonstrations by Extinction Rebellion,

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by all including me. Many sat on the vegans, anti-capitalists, animal rights even set up two relevant committees pavement, but the only ones arrested campaigners, anti-car activists. XR’s within the organisation. Whether or were two who’d chained themselves to views on tactics, nationally, are not not we’ve influenced them, Mckinsey We need to talk about immigration the gates of the palace and were carted always the same either, inevitable in partners, internationally, have put out JILL RUTTER to a police van amid cheers. a movement that declines to be top impressive papers offering their clients a down: around 70 per cent of all XR different approach to climate change in There is some evidence that over consultation on immigration – and the ‘citizens’ panels’ made up of members of That same evening, Hammersmith disapproved of the attempts to stop a changed post-Covid-19 world. the past three years in the UK, second largest on any policy issue. the public recruited to be representative Labour Party meeting was given a trains at Canning Town Tube Station, attitudes to immigration have (Only Bill Clinton’s 1996 consultation of the local area. We took participants briefing by members of XR: sobering Greenwash? Maybe, but encouraging an event organised by a West Country slightly warmed, but public trust on social security reform listened to through a guided conversation, listening enough to make me join up at last. I just the same. An email, edited by Christian group that didn’t understand in the government’s ability to more people). My own organization, to their views on immigration and went to my first meeting of the local another granny and me, is about to be the nature of Canning Town let alone the manage migration effectively and British Future, worked with the anti- integration, the policy changes that they group the following week and have love-bombed to several UK partners needs of its early morning commuters. fairly remains low in the UK. Policy prejudice campaign ‘HOPE not hate’ wanted and what they felt needed to been going ever since, currently, during inviting them to act on these new ideas. makers need to respond to the to run the National Conversation on happen for them to trust and support lockdown, virtually. What all do accept is the need to keep XR continues to grow: 80 new members views of the majority, rather than immigration policy. Some 19,951 people moving on, with constant debate on to our H&F group in one week. So let’s Forget the clichés, the image of those who shout loudest ‘I think in Banbury itself ... took part and, over 16,000 miles later, how to do so; XR is nothing if not keep hoping. Granny intends living long impractical crusties: Extinction Rebellion immigration is quite positive. I this is what I found. professional and thoughtful. Big new enough to see. has helped push climate change to the Immigration is a salient issue in the UK demonstrations planned for May had don’t think we’ve got any concerns The moderate but unheard fore. It is no coincidence that Parliament Penelope Farmer (1957) is a writer and and played a part in how people voted to be put on hold under lockdown. But really with other nationalities, majority announced a climate change emergency XR member in the EU referendum. The arrival of we have not stagnated. One example of compared to if you go up North in May 2019 and that Michael Gove migrants across the English Channel In contrast to overhyped reports of new thinking is a tactic by my group of where it’s some kind of big division. met some XR leaders. Not that it’s led and the contribution of overseas-born anti-migrant sentiment most people we going directly to the polluters and those … I do think Banbury overall, they to any action since. My local group NHS staff during the COVID-19 crisis spoke to were ‘balancers’ who see both who service them. For months some of includes all ages and occupations: old, have kept immigration in the news since have intermingled. ... But it comes the pressures and gains of immigration. us – grannies included – have targeted young, middle aged, lawyers, teachers, the 2016 vote. With the resurgence down to what the Government’s Contribution, control and fairness the huge management consulting architects, medical professionals, of a populist right, the challenge for done, because what they are emerged as common themes in all of agency, McKinsey, whose clients include teachers, journalists, academics, European governments is to put in doing, is they haven’t controlled our discussions. The citizens’ panels most of the main polluters. Not just by even management consultants, many place an immigration system that works it [migration].’ - National wanted migrants who come to the UK to standing outside on alternate Fridays, formidably knowledgable. Some work on for employers, is fair to migrants and make a contribution, through the skills offering leaflets, making a noise. We Conversation on Immigration a commission advising our local council receiving communities and has public they bring, the jobs they do and through teased them, marshalling a drum group, participant, Banbury. on reducing its carbon footprint. trust and support. The answers to this taxation. There was strong support for saxophones and an XR-constructed task may be easier than first thought, as Immigration. As well as an open and highly skilled migrants and international It is still, if not entirely, white and middle elephant. We offered Valentine cards public opinion in many countries is more a nationally representative survey, we students, with the citizens’ panels also class; the local poor, including many on Valentine’s Day. Later, dressed in moderate and nuanced that the online held over 130 meetings in 60 towns and taking a pragmatic view about low- and BAME workers, too busy trying to feed academic caps and gowns, we gave them debate suggests. cities across the UK. In each location we medium-skilled migration when they their families to find time for climate their school report: ‘Could do better’. Ellie the XR grannies' elephant. held a meeting with local stakeholders: saw migrants filling jobs that needed to protest. Inevitably too, across XR there Some employees talked to us, more took Over a 15-month period in 2017 and Credit: Penelope Farmer councils, business groups and civil be done. is not always consensus. 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‘Windrush generation’ received media and the business lobby alike. If local those in power, or their opinions were We also know that public trust in coverage towards the end of our visits, pressures – such as those in rental dismissed as racist. the government’s ability to manage with the people we met feeling this housing or school places – are not seen migration effectively and fairly remains The face-to-face discussion of the group had entered the UK legally and to be managed, no amount of national- low in the UK. Engaging people in the National Conversation on Immigration had been treated by an unfair system. level arguments about migrants’ choices we make for the future is one gave people a chance to share their There is a demand for the Home Office contribution to GDP or tax revenues step towards rebuilding confidence in views and, in many cases, come to a to have the resources it needs to enforce are going to change people’s minds. the immigration system, but also in the consensus. But these moderate and regulations, but also treat migrants Talking to people about the place where broader political process. Brexit has balancing opinions are not reflected humanely and fairly. they live, listening to their concerns exposed shortcomings in our system of everywhere. Online and media debates and, better still, offering solutions to representative democracy and trust in Getting it right locally about immigration are dominated by the issues they face will be much more politicians seems to be at an all-time low relatively few voices, where those with As well as common themes, there effective in easing anxieties about – or at least it was until the COVID-19 stronger views at either end of the were some striking local differences in immigration. crisis. Since the 2016 referendum there spectrum are most likely to voice their the issues that citizens’ panels raised. has been increased interest in citizens’ The value of dialogue opinions. Immigration policy needs to be It was clear that social contact with assemblies and other methods of better at responding to the views of the migrants has a major impact on how the There is some evidence that over the involving the public in policy making majority, rather than those who shout citizens’ panels viewed immigration and past three years in the UK, attitudes or deliberating on issues of national the loudest. immigrants. Where such interaction took to immigration have slightly warmed. importance. The National Conversation place, people based their opinions on Experts suggest that this softening is Current politics is volatile and it is on Immigration shows the value of these interactions, rather than on what being driven by both ‘reassurance’ and difficult to predict the road ahead. deeper, on-going public engagement on we have called ‘community narratives’ by ‘regret’. Brexit provides reassurance Brexit means that the UK’s approach policy issues, but also that we can find drawn from the media and peer for those who want greater controls to immigration will change. Since we consensus on immigration if we give group debate. Both Leave and Remain over the free movement of EU citizens undertook the National Conversation people a chance to have their say. supporters wanted the Government to the UK. Regret, on the other hand, on Immigration, there is evidence that Jill Rutter (1978) is Director of Strategy at to prioritize integration, with many may be something that may have been it is less of an issue of public concern. British Future, a think tank that works for a people seeing this as essential if their driven by a more open discussion about Opinion polls show that most people The country-wide National Conversation on Immigration. Credit: Jill Rutter confident, inclusive society that is fair and trust in the Government’s handling of immigration since 2016. Talking with understand the extent to which the welcoming to all. She has also worked at immigration was to be restored. The friends and family may make people NHS and social care sectors rely on a the Refugee Council and in the Migration evidence we gathered showed that there realize the benefits that immigration migrant workforce and appreciate the Team and the Institute for Public Policy At the same time, the citizens’ panels over numbers. But people also wanted is public support for greater investment has brought to the UK. Certainly, one contribution these staff are making Research. Jill was a founder trustee of the also wanted immigration to be control to be balanced with fairness in English language teaching and also of the most striking memories of the in the current crisis. But attitudes can Migration Museum, which aims to tell the controlled, but with ‘control’ meaning and humanity. Almost everyone we met encouraging employers to take a bigger National Conversation on Immigration change: should the COVID-19 crisis lead long story of migration into and out of different things to different people: UK expressed sympathy for refugees fleeing role in integration. was the value of dialogue in dealing to increased unemployment, there is a sovereignty over immigration policy, a war and persecution, and felt that the with anxieties and questions about the UK www.migrationmuseum.org People see immigration as a national risk that migrants get blamed for taking selective immigration system, competent Government was right to take in 20,000 immigration. The people we met felt that issue, but see it through a ‘local lens’. British jobs or pushing down wages. enforcement and in some cases controls Syrian refugees. 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to an end. Sadly, this is not proving to be true. Our pavements are once Oxford, city of dreaming spires, rough again ‘home’ to some, with numbers increasing. Meeting one such recently sleepers and Covid-19 I asked him if he had come to The SISTER FRANCES DOMINICA Porch for a meal that day. He had and was grateful for it. ‘But I haven’t had a Alone among organisations in the With the outbreak of Covid-19, staff and shower or a change of clothes for over city helping the homeless and volunteers met and agreed that they six weeks,’ he said. Sadly, we cannot vulnerable, The Porch remains would prepare and cook upwards of provide those facilities at The Porch open for all in need 200 hot meals, with extras, seven days during this phase of the pandemic a week. We are fortunate that food is because it would mean deep cleaning In March 2020 Oxford City Council called delivered to us by The Food Bank, Tesco, after each use and the demand would a meeting for all those heading up Marks and Spencer and the Co-op. Most be unmanageable. organisations working with people who of this food is nearing its sell-by date but are homeless or vulnerably housed. At it is of good quality and we are able to However we will continue the service we that meeting the representatives of all use it on the same day as it is delivered. are providing well into September and but one organisation said they would be longer if necessary. Approximately 60 people come to our closed during the pandemic. The single door each day to collect their meals Meanwhile we are really thrilled to exception was the Director of The Porch. (some with their dogs, who are well have been successful in purchasing a The Porch is normally open to about provided for by The Porch in terms more spacious building just down the Our wonderful friend and volunteer Athis 50 ‘Members’ from 8.30am until 4pm, of dog food and a bit of pampering…) road. A considerable amount of work on the interior is needed but we hope providing nourishing meals, support and These people are the relatively provides an opportunity to check on singing and laughter in The Porch, while that by the time you read this we will company for those who are homeless able-bodied, some of them walking the mental and physical health of each polystyrene boxes to contain the meals be planning the grand opening! This or vulnerably housed (see The Ship considerable distances to reach The individual. The person delivering the are marked with a telephone number will give us room for better and safer 2018-19). At the outset of the pandemic Porch each day. Some stay and talk meal may be the only person they see to use in case of emergency, vegetables facilities for our Members when life all this had to change and it became a bit, others just move on, but it is that day. On at least two occasions it has are prepared and dry provisions and resumes a degree of normality. impossible to allow Members to enter an opportunity for them to express proved necessary to call the emergency fruit and any extras we have been the building. This has been very hard concerns or to ask for any advice they services. given are put into carrier bags ready for Sister Frances Dominica, All Saints for some who were used to thinking may need. distribution. Sisters of the Poor, OBE, DL is Chair of of The Porch as a ‘home from home’, The Porch staff have been working The rest of the meals are delivered Trustees of The Porch where many of them spent some time since March with minimal time off. They At the outset of the Covid-19 lockdown, daily to wherever people are living every day and where they were sure could not provide this service without people who were homeless were given or sheltering. Many have serious of a warm welcome and help with any the willing help of countless volunteers temporary accommodation in hostels underlying conditions requiring them to difficulties they might be experiencing, widely differing in age, nationality or hotels. They were promised housing shield. Handing over a meal at the door and experience. There is often music, when the temporary arrangement came not to mention a nourishing, hot meal. Saturday morning in The Porch

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students, a very diverse group. However, concert at the Barbican followed by a Sadly our plans for the rest of the Accenture have told us they may not meal. Fourteen of us met for a drink season are in disarray. A very popular SAS branch reports be able to host this event in the future. at the Barbican with their Director of tour of the Deutsche Bank art collection We are actively looking for alternative Music, Huw Humphrys (2002) before organized by committee member Alex It’s not been an easy year for any Cambridge Branch held an informal We are looking forward to seeing our options via the SAS network and an inspiring short concert by the Zawadzki and an architectural boat of our branches though some welcome supper for three Freshers members after the lockdown, maybe to welcome suggestions and offers. Any London Symphony Orchestra, after trip down the Thames have had to be have fared better than others. in our region in late-September. The a celebratory AGM in November when proposed venue should be able to host which we were taken backstage to postponed. Our AGM and dinner booked North East branch tells us they supper was a great success, which we champagne may well be opened! a group of 20-30 people for a few hours meet the conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, for 5 November at the Lansdowne Club suffered less than most under attributed to its location at a pub within early evening, provide good access for who reminisced with us about his in Mayfair, may suffer the same fate. Way back in February, in what now the Covid-19 plague, while Bristol walking distance of the station and people travelling to the event and ideally year at St. Anne’s studying English in Live in hope. seems another world, London Secretary provide light refreshments. If you have 1980. He told us how grateful he was and West fears for its survival. within cycling distance of home for two The inaugural gathering of Midlands Lynn Biggs wrote to us all: ‘We have an any ideas, please let me know, we would for the opportunity, as St Anne’s was But across the country, activities of the Freshers. Our AGM was held over Branch was held in November 2000 exciting programme of events planned be very grateful. the only college willing to entertain ceased and fears for membership a light supper at the home of one of our at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. for this year and you are most welcome the idea of his studying for just one in several branches give cause for committee members in late-November. Our AGM and dinner in November Since then we have continued to enjoy to join us.’ As she says below, it hasn’t year at undergraduate level, while he alarm. What is the future of our The principal agenda item was the was again at the Lansdowne Club in get-togethers to explore and share worked out quite like that… contemplated his future commitment to SAS? How do we attract a younger viability of our branch, given its relatively Mayfair and was a great success, with our fascinating regional history. With music before moving to the Birmingham membership? Serious questions small branch membership and the Even though our current season has had 38 members and guests attending. Our an area that stretches North to Stoke, Symphony Orchestra. We hope to and we invite our readers to general lack of support for our activities. to be postponed we can look back to speaker this year was Professor the West to Telford and also encompasses arrange another concert evening next contact us with their suggestions Our discussion was based on feedback last year’s events and remember them Baroness Alison Wolf of Dulwich, Sir Worcestershire and Leicestershire, there January. from our members, who were asked to happily. Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector certainly is plenty of history to discover! Bristol and West Branch isn’t really give their thoughts and opinions in the On a hot and sunny Sunday in June Management at King’s College London; functioning at the moment, says its summer. As there was a general desire we held a wine and food event kindly she sits in the House of Lords as a cross- Secretary Eve Phillips. ‘The spring to continue, it was decided to do so, but hosted by Isobel Carter at her Chelsea bench peer. In 2011 she completed the meeting had to be cancelled and I with a reduced programme. Accordingly, Home. Twelve guests enjoyed tasting Wolf Review of Vocational Education for suggested an online meeting but there we held a successful, well-attended seven wines from various parts of the government and was a member of wasn’t much interest, so I’m afraid lunch at a restaurant in Cambridge Italy, each paired with a small dish of the expert panel for the government’s there’s not much to report on!’ in early-February, to which we were regional food, beautifully prepared and Review of Post-18 Education and delighted to welcome Stella Charman, Eve is looking for someone to replace presented by CIndy-Marie Harvey of Funding (the Auger Review), which our new SAS President. her as secretary; she’s probably LoveWineFood. We can now discourse reported in May last year. Her very leaving Bristol for work in London once Our second event of the academic year knowledgeably on ‘Why is Italian wine so interesting talk discussed the following lockdown eases up. Are you ready to was to be a visit in late June to Kentwell food-friendly?’ question: ‘Why is this country quite so volunteer? If so, please get in touch with Hall at Long Melford, Suffolk to attend bad at running vocational education and The annual Freshers’ event in Eve or our Chair Stella Charman. the day of Tudor immersive living what can be done to put it right?’ September was much appreciated by history. This event remains uncertain, the Freshers, hosted again by Accenture. We very successfully tried a new type of given the on-going coronavirus crisis. event on January 15 this year: a short There were 22 Freshers and second year London Branch with Sir Simon Rattle at the Barbican

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On 1 October, Jane Darnton was once mental health. Well-researched and betrayal’. Readers can find Carolyn’s As many branch updates are again the warm and gracious host to exceptionally gripping, we thoroughly books on the No Exit Press website undoubtedly describing how Covid-19 a small group of Freshers. As ever, enjoyed reading it and finding out more www.noexit.co.uk. has forced them to take their many they valued getting to know each from Carolyn herself. We all highly Please do get in touch to be added to planned events online and to think of other over drinks and nibbles before recommend it as a page-turner! We now our mailing list and join our events – the new ways of interacting, the North beginning their studies at St Anne’s. On 2 look forward to getting our hands on next will be a countryside walk and a East Branch has been relatively November, we shared a delicious lunch Carolyn’s second historical novel, When pub lunch in the summer. unaffected by the recent pandemic. followed by a fascinating ‘blue plaque’ We Fall, described as ‘a meticulously ‘How can that be?’ you might ask. The walk around historic sites in Edgbaston. researched novel of love, intrigue & answer is the North East Branch was On the edge of a rapidly-industrializing struggling prior to the pandemic with Birmingham of the nineteenth century, relatively poor event attendance, a Edgbaston became known as being very small membership and members ‘where the trees begin’ as the influential spread across a large geographical Gough-Calthorpe & Gillott families area (including Scotland). As a region, Chetham’s Library, Manchester, the oldest public reference library in the Englissh-speaking world refused to allow the building of factories the North East is clearly central to the or warehouses. On our walk we took outreach and access work that College is In challenging times a different approach over the decades, despite the inevitable in buildings associated with famous doing, for example with ‘Aim for Oxford’, is needed, so rather than recount this toll of age, infirmity and, sadly, death. residents such as JRR Tolkien, plant year’s activities, we thought it might be and I know many alumnae in this The outings we have enjoyed over hunter ‘China Wilson’ and Cardinal of interest to cast our minds over the part of the world are keen to support the past two decades and more fall Newman, as well as social influencers history of the North West Branch. It College in these endeavours. Indeed, into three groups. First: guided tours such as Joseph Sturge, who in the was founded in the Charles Halle Room our SAS President, Stella Charman, and of art galleries and other cultural 1830s campaigned against slavery, and of the Bridgewater Hall in the centre of I had planned a re-launch of the North venues include our home ground of Constance Naden, philosopher, linguist Manchester on a November evening in East Branch to coincide with the Aim Manchester: its Art Gallery, Chethams and scientist, who in the second half 1997. Around 30 alumni, including the for Oxford event that was scheduled Library, John Rylands Library and Central of the century championed women’s then Principal Ruth Deech, gathered to for April and this might well have Library. Further afield we have visited education and raised funding for Indian mingle, chat, eat and drink, before the reinvigorated our community up north. several galleries in Liverpool, the Preston women to study medicine. formal launch of the branch and the Coronavirus has given many of us pause election of a committee, consisting of Harris, Oldham Gallery, Lady Lever On 15 February we spent a fascinating for thought, and as Branch Chair for the Jane Davies, Jane Simon, Maureen Hazell Gallery and Abbott Hall in Kendal. afternoon talking to St Hilda’s alumna NE, I am keen to take this opportunity and Lizzie Gent. Carolyn Kirby, author of the historical to invite you all, particularly those in the Second: we have benefitted from the novel The Conviction of Cora Burns. Set North East and Scotland, to get in touch We swiftly got together and planned rich heritage of stately homes and in Victorian Birmingham in the second and start a conversation with me around events that have stood us in good castles in the region. We have been half of the nineteenth century, the novel the purpose and future of our branch. stead over the following 22 years. A charmed by the delights of Dunham explores the divisions in Victorian society What should we be doing? Are there core membership of a dozen regular Massy, Lyme Hall, Astley Hall, Gawthorpe and the birth of psychology as a science, better ways for us to organise? Please do attendees at those events was quickly Hall, Sizergh Castle, Holker Hall, Rufford as well as touching on the subject of The Blue Plaques of the Midlands get in touch. formed and has remained fairly constant

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Old Hall, Little Moreton Hall, Bramhall including the old façade incorporated down from the upper floors reveal how A Branch team joined in the College Quiz It is very quiet in our residential street. Neighbourhood Watch, Residents’ Old Hall and Norton Priory. into the quad and to appreciate the the design has made maximum use of again during Giving Week at the end of The customary sight of parents collecting Associations, Street Champions, street view from a terrace overlooking the the footprint. February and enjoyed it hugely. children from the nursery school and Google groups, all working to help Third: there is the matter of good food Woodstock Road towards the old the usual comings and goings from the people, as well as the charities, council and drink. The art deco splendour of the Just before Michaelmas Term, Elisabeth Our visit to the Oxford Herbaria, planned Radcliffe Hospital and the Radcliffe mosque are no more for the duration initiatives and dedicated professional Midland Hotel overlooking Morecambe Salisbury hosted yet another Freshers’ for March 2020 fell foul of the Covid-19 Quarter. of the lockdown. There is very little and volunteer carers and frontline Bay for afternoon tea is just one such supper. The guests’ lively conversation measures but we hope we will be able traffic and we can hear the birds singing workers. example of the importance we attach to In August, we saw another dramatic was fuelled by good food and continued to re-arrange this and other events to clearly. It is almost silent until the gastronomy. Lunches in Chester, garden architectural transformation during our after the hosts left them to talk among continue enjoying and exploring. The traffic on social media is, no children over the road are let out onto parties in Jane Simon’s lovely house, visit to Exeter College’s Cohen Quad, themselves. We are very keen to doubt, red hot too. Apart from the Jackie Ingram, events organiser at the their doorsteps for a while – it is lovely trips to the Buxton Festival followed by which lies behind the façade of the old continue the tradition of welcoming sadly inevitable instances of false news Branch adds: to hear them chatter – and, of course, on another excellent lunch, not forgetting Ruskin building in Jericho. Our guide Freshers to Oxford and are very and Internet and social media scams, Thursday evenings when we emerged the long-established habit of the took us to see the accommodation and appreciative of students who come to I write this on Good Friday, 10 April this crisis does seem to have brought like some underground animals with committee to hold planning meetings the learning spaces which make clever meet them. 2020. I took the decision to stay indoors out, more than ever, the willingness whistles and pots and pans, to make as at a local Italian restaurant over pizza. use of light and wood, and glimpses at home on 16 March and have not left to be neighbourly. It is profoundly to In early-November last year the Branch much noise as possible during the time All these have made for an extremely of art such as some Burne-Jones and my house and garden other than once be wished that the community will, held its AGM at St Margaret’s Institute. we ‘Clap for our Carers’. enjoyable 22 years of activity in the William Morris stained glass. The views to read a poster along the street on 23 eventually, take some benefit from this Following the business meeting we were North West branch. March and to put a jigsaw puzzle on my The various networks for keeping in hideous period. delighted to welcome Helen Salisbury next-door neighbour’s doorstep on 30 contact and watching out for people Finally, we must not forget the annual who gave a talk posing the question The South of England Branch’s 2020 March. seem to be in full operation with Freshers’ evening, arguably the branch’s ‘Should doctors be political?’ (See p55 programme of events has made a most important function. These take following Branch reports.) stuttering start thanks to the pandemic, place in a city centre bar and have so better to begin with a review of our As well as being a very busy GP, Helen hopefully enabled Freshers to feel a activity in happier days last year, not writes a column for the British Medical little less intimidated when they go up to reported in the 2018-19 edition of The Journal and contributes to the weekly College after an evening spent chatting, Ship. In those days, which now seem Take a Break, and has experienced the drinking, eating and getting to know one very far away, we were able to meet political sphere herself as a campaigner another and current students. and socialise without restrictions or for the National Health Service and a distancing! Now we are having to learn The Oxford Branch held two group Parliamentary candidate. Her passionate new ways to share and support each visits in Oxford during 2019. In May, a support for the cause was clear and other via new technology and lots of group were shown round the not quite revealed her view that we ALL have good old phone calls. complete HB Allen Centre, the Keble reason to ‘be political’ if we are to bring College complex on the former Acland about positive change. There was On a windy day at the end of April Hospital site next to St Anne’s. We were plenty to talk about over tea and cake 2019 we held our first full event of the able to see one of the enterprises on the afterwards. year, a tour of Gilbert White’s House site that makes cutting-edge robots, also Exeter College, Cohen Quad designed by in Selborne. This visit was initiated by various parts of the impressive centre, award-winning architect Alison Brooks. our member Debbie Vodden, who is a Meeting Iris with (l-r) Kate Levey, Maureen Gruffydd Jones, Judith Vidal-Hall, Miles Leeson, AN Wilson

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We were delighted when AN Wilson East (Horsham) of our patch as well as for Oxford’ Outreach work in the North Branch reports provided by Sarah himself accepted our invitation to join more centrally in Winchester. East, £250 to the Annual Fund (welfare, Beeson-Jones (Beeson 1972) Cambridge, the panel for the event, which was bursaries etc), £80 to the Domus Fund Lynn Biggs (Perrin 1972) London, As 2020 dawned, we were making plans chaired by the Centre’s Director, Miles (postgraduate bursaries) and £30 on Michele Gawthorpe (1990) Midlands, for a lively and interesting programme Leeson. Other panel members were Kate Giving Day (for various funds). As part of David Royal (2007) North East, Lizzie of events, mostly ‘on hold’ as I write. We Levey, daughter of one of Iris’ closest our effort to raise the profile of St Anne’s Gent (1976) North West, Jackie Ingram will miss our annual trip to Chichester friends Brigid Brophy, Judith Vidal-Hall, in our area, Stella Charman took four (1976) and Hugh Sutherland (1983) Theatre in the Spring. However, Dr Diane who was interviewed by Iris for a place Alton College students to the Family Day Oxford, Stella Charman (Rees 1975) Downie’s ‘Diet Digestion and Disease’ at St Anne’s and Maureen Gruffydd in April 2019. Other members took their South of England lecture, with its healthy lunch, has been Jones, who was one of her moral talented and aspiring grandchildren postponed to 3 October, and our trip philosophy pupils. This made for a really to the same excellent event. We are to the Ditchling Museum of Arts and fascinating discussion, which allowed for continuing to offer support to the Crafts will now take place in Spring audience interaction with the sharing University’s outreach efforts, via the 2021. We are keeping in touch with our of anecdotes and an evaluation of Iris Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s OUS members by telephone and offering Murdoch’s influence both as a novelist Outreach project. The more we can what assistance we can, especially to Susy's kitchen 19 November 2019 and a teacher. Thanks to the generosity do to encourage potential students, those who live alone, and encouraging of AN Wilson, who waived his speaker especially those without family backing, volunteer there. With the Captain Oates excellent tea at Maureen Gruffydd Jones’ everyone to give College permission fee and expenses, and of Frankie de to apply to Oxford and to promote St Museum also part of the building, there afterwards, it prompted many memories to contact them by email. To give your Freitas, who donated two Iris Murdoch Anne’s, the better! was something here to suit all and much discussion of the impact of consent, please email WWII and of the immediate post-war First Editions for a raffle, we made a interests, although the weather rather [email protected] and Meanwhile, we are trying to use years. magnificent £385 towards the St Anne’s prevented us from enjoying the garden include your full name, including maiden technology to bring Branch members Outreach Fund. This was a real team to the full. A total of 23 people came name if appropriate, and matriculation together and used Zoom for the first Then came our summer of memories of effort and many thanks are due to Miles along on the tour, which was followed year. time, to overcome our geographical as Iris Murdoch to celebrate her Centenary. Leeson and everyone who made this by lunch, and once again numbers were well as lockdown challenges! Inspired In July, eight of us gathered to discuss event such a success. Which brings me to our wider purpose by meeting her daughter last October, boosted by local Oxford University AN Wilson’s biography Iris Murdoch As of supporting College and its outreach Our third book discussion last year, we chose to read Brigid Brophy’s Society colleagues. Gilbert White House I Knew Her (Hutchinson 2003), and to activities. It is pleasing to report of Judith Kerr’s When Hitler Stole Pink King of a Rainy Country. Eleven of us also hosted our bi-annual AGM, which identify some themes in preparation for that 2019 was a very good year for Rabbit in November, also provoked came together virtually to discuss it followed lunch and was attended by 13 our joint event with the Iris Murdoch the South of England Branch. We some wartime family memories as on 19 April this year. Most of us were members. Society and Research Centre at managed to overcome the constraints Chichester University in early October. we explored the experience of child unimpressed by this ‘period piece’ of the Our annual trip to Chichester Theatre of GDPR, at least in part, and attracted These themes included her impact refugees. This is a topic that still 1950s, which nevertheless prompted an took place on 16 June last year when three enthusiastic Freshers for lunch on those she met, the nature of her resonates powerfully today. This interesting discussion. We also shared 20 members and friends enjoyed David in September; sadly no current relationships, her qualities as a teacher year we have tried to give everyone our recommendations for ‘lockdown Hare’s Plenty the story of a woman who undergraduates came to join them. Our and whether she would fit into the an opportunity to be part of our reading’, which produced a valuable had been engaged in wartime SOE Branch donated £860 directly to College academic world and St Anne’s of today. entertaining discussions, by holding booklist to help us through our time in operations. While the play itself received this year, including £500 for the ‘Aim them both in the West (Wimborne) and isolation. mixed reactions and reviews, over an

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professional activities in the surgery or Estimates of the proportion of health their whole lives in a sea of guilt that hospital from their lives outside it, and outcomes attributable to healthcare are they have not done enough about Should doctors be political? most of us have no problems doing so. in the region of 10 per cent. Much more homelessness, the climate crisis or the HELEN SALISBURY powerful are the social determinants plight of political prisoners. It is also The second argument is that politics of health – education, access to clean possible to excuse ourselves by saying, The answer is not as simple as we organise our society and how we The arguments against involvement is best left to people with relevant air and water, poverty, food, fulfilling ‘I’m doing what I can on an individual might first appear, particularly distribute power. And these are all usually run along two main lines. expertise who know about law and when political actions create ethical questions too. employment. (See www.health.org.uk/ level for my patients and I have neither First, political involvement may have economics. This may come from a adverse conditions for many blogs/dealing-with-an-epidemic-of- the time nor energy to give more.’ It is interesting to examine what people an adverse effect on the doctor-patient space where people are scared of patients disempowerment) mean by political. I have been writing relationship; and second, doctors the authority of doctors: the National This is roughly where I was at the end

a weekly column for the British Medical lack the time and the expertise to be Rifle Association in the USA famously If my patient’s mental health has taken a of 2014, when I was asked by Penny The ‘should’ in this phrase implies a Journal for the past 11 months. In effectively involved in politics so should instructed doctors to ‘stay in their lane’ turn for the worse, anxiety is mounting Ormerod to stand as a parliamentary moral question: if I am a doctor, is being that time, I have written about dodgy leave it to others. when they commented on gun laws, and suicidal thoughts increasing, I need candidate for the National Health Action political the right thing to do? procurement practises and privatisation which prompted a slew of posts on to find out why, and if It is because her Party and I couldn’t think of any good The effect of a doctor’s political I’m going to assume that we do not need of cancer scanning services in Oxford, social media of pictures of blood-soaked benefits have been taken away and reasons to say no. Of course I was not opinions on the consultation should be to spend too much time on what we and also about the risks inherent in Joint surgical scrubs demonstrating why gun she is desperate about how she will successful in being elected, but it was examined. If my patients know that I mean by ‘doctor’ – to be a little parochial Working Arrangements with big Pharma control really is the business of doctors. keep a roof over her head, I can refer a fascinating experience. If we have am an ardent supporter of the NHS and her for counselling or prescribe her the audacity to think that we could do in this talk and for the sake of simplicity to deliver services. I have been critical of When we register with the General against privatisation of services – which antidepressants, though that seems an it better than the current politicians I will take it so mean someone who is the government for failing to introduce Medical Council we sign up to the is a political stance – does it affect the inadequate response. If the cause of running the show, should we not offer registered with the General Medical minimum unit pricing for alcohol. And principals of good medical practice, way they consult with me? Possibly. I our patients’ ills are political, as in this our services? Council UK. yet I have had several people approach which are outlined in ‘Duties of a Doctor’. certainly have patients who are quite case where it appears to be the result me saying, ‘I’m glad you’re not too Helen Salisbury (1983) is a practising GP What does it mean to be political? apologetic about their decision to seek The first of these is ‘Make the care of a deliberate policy, if my patients’ political.’ I sometimes wonder what it and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, private healthcare, maybe expecting of your patient your first concern’. ‘safety, dignity or comfort is being There are two main meanings: at the is they have been reading; but some Nuffield Department of Primary Care disapproval. There may be patients who This could be narrowly interpreted as compromised’ to quote the GMC, should individual level it means activities aimed people do interpret political in the very Health Sciences. She gave this talk to the choose not to see me at all because ‘medical care’ – so I should prioritise my I not take prompt action? at improving a person’s status or power narrow sense of party political. Many Oxford Branch they disagree with my politics, which patient’s acute chest pain over my need within an organisation. On a larger scale, of these feel that although expressing If my refugee patient has been I’m open about outside the surgery. But for some lunch. It doesn’t say anything politics refers to activities associated views on issues that could be defined as dissuaded from seeking antenatal care I hope my politics do not intrude into about wider activities. with governance of a country, a region political is OK, party politics are off limits the consultation in the same way that by the ‘hostile environment’ and fears or even an organisation. to doctors. However what about the bit that says: a doctor’s religious views should not that she may be pursued for the costs of her care, should I not speak up for her Politics inevitably rubs up against In response to the question ‘should intrude. We do not hear people say that • Take prompt action if you think and try to protect her safety and that of ethics, most obviously in laws about life doctors be political?’ some say no: doctors should not be openly practising that patient safety, dignity or her child? and death: termination of pregnancy, doctors should devote their energies Christians or Muslims, even though comfort is being compromised. assisted dying or capital punishment. to the care of their patients and leave these may clearly carry a whole set of There are many things I should take • Protect and promote the health of But more often, political decisions are politics to the professionals. expected value judgments with them. action on: it is quite possible for patients and the public. about how we share resources, how We do expect doctors to separate their the conscientious person to spend

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estranged status and for how long I had school ever to get to say that. Yet, while offering to send me any books I needed been independent. I felt very lucky that he left class to open his letter and find from the library. Against all odds I had shared my experience with my out with his mum, I checked the UCAS From the moment I got to St. Anne’s SARAH JAMES-SHORT doctor and teachers so that they could update on my phone and ran straight the College has been so supportive. As provide the evidence I needed. to the sixth form careers advisor, and The inspiring and moving story of students assessed as estranged by the usual fears, became even scarier. expected, I struggled a lot during first then to the head of sixth form. My an exceptional student the Student Loans Company (Stand I felt so different from what everyone Many estranged students face a difficult term. Oxford was different in every experience had already been different: Alone). During my time at school I perceives the typical Oxford student to struggle to gain recognition of their way from my life before. Though I had during interviews I wasn’t calling my had been a young carer, in care and, be, so what was the point in applying? status and the support that they need wanted somewhere that felt like home parents with updates but instead during sixth form, became estranged. More so, if by some tiny chance I were to because of the evidence required. Stand with stability and security, three years emailing teachers from school. Though Estrangement is different in every case, get in, how would I cope in my situation Alone aims to help all people who are in such a different place felt entirely I remember the moment I got in as an but for me it meant total independence without parents to support me, entirely estranged through support groups, overwhelming. Like a lot of students immensely happy one, I also remember and no contact with my family besides on my own and quite exhausted from workshops and by providing advice from all kinds of backgrounds, I had built all those fears from before I applied my siblings. This was not so sudden: the events of the previous few years? and information guides. Their guides up an idea of Oxford in my head that the culmination of a long process of flooding back. Essentially, I realised My amazing teachers, however, for estranged students are crucial tools isn’t truly representative of what Oxford separation from my parents came that I would be going though this encouraged me to apply. Honestly I for helping us to ensure we can get the is really like, and had developed a during sixth form. More than anything extraordinary and amazing, but difficult did so thinking that I wouldn’t even support and recognition we need, such massive case of imposter syndrome. For I was looking forward to university and scary journey on my own. get an interview, so I wouldn’t need to as their guide to collating and sending me, this meant constantly worrying that as a new beginning where I would be worry about all those things I had just off the right evidence to gain estranged Over the next few months I had to focus I was not good enough to be at Oxford, supported and secure and finally feel mentioned. But just in case, my tutor status. They also provide information on exams and tell myself not to worry that others deserved my place more at home studying a subject that I love – had sat with me to work out which for universities to learn more about about what it would be like at Oxford than I, which resulted in me placing an History! college would be best for me. St Anne’s estrangement, and have created the until after results day. Then results unhealthy amount of pressure on myself Though I knew I should push myself stood out straight away as the college Stand Alone Pledge, where academic day came. I got in and relived all those to prove that I wasn’t an admission Being estranged has made my university to apply to the best universities, many that could, maybe, be for me. It was institutions can commit to supporting realisations I had on the day I got my mistake – or at least not to get ‘caught experience different from the beginning of them had no mention of estranged clear that they aimed to welcome and estranged students. When I applied, offer, but even more intensely. But out’ as being one. But College and the of the application process. I wasn’t students on their websites or in their support students from all backgrounds, Oxford had not taken this pledge. Stand College got in touch quickly to offer help welfare team were always there to listen just looking through a prospectus for prospectuses, and it made me nervous. I which was also something central to the Alone had also collated a list of the key if I needed it because of the information to whatever worry I had and encouraged information about the campus and wanted to continue to push myself to do Colleges’ history. With the help of the person to contact at each university if shared on my application. I didn’t me to keep going even when I just courses, but what kind of support my best, but I needed security. I wanted charity Stand Alone I was able to work you were an estranged student; Oxford contact them at first, not really knowing wanted to give up. The Principal, was available for care leavers and somewhere that at least appeared to out how to get through the application was missing from it. But I continued what to say. What could I say? But when Helen King, has also been amazingly estranged students – and even for any understand that students could be in process for university and student anyway, still believing my application my summer reading list came through, supportive and encouraging from the acknowledgement of the existence of the position that I was. Oxford was finance as an estranged student which would amount to nothing. I panicked, not knowing how I would beginning. I made it through first term, estranged students. access or buy these books being in the had a great second term, and an even one of the universities that hadn’t, at itself was very difficult, with lots of Unexpectedly, I got an interview. Then, position I was. Then College came to better Trinity. It seemed estrangement wasn’t really least from an outsider’s perspective, evidence and forms needing to be filled even more unexpectedly to say the the rescue: they listened to my worries, known about, or at least talked about, acknowledged our existence. So the out. I needed statements from a variety least, I got an offer. Along with one of I had met, and continue to meet, asked to meet me when I arrived and though in 2017/18 there were 8,080 idea of applying to Oxford, beyond all of people who knew me to confirm my my friends, we were the first from our wonderful people who make university

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the home I hoped it would be. I have student body. The University not only had the pleasure of being taught by the acknowledges estranged students on most wonderful tutors. Yet I still spent their website but they have taken the ‘We’ll meet again – in the College bar’ a lot of Trinity worrying again, knowing Stand Alone pledge and there is now JOSEPH B MURPHY that the end of first year was my chance much more support available, including The JCR celebrates the ‘Covid onsite; our inaugural Sports Day with new ways for us to stay connected to transfer to another university if I still a bursary and counselling. Though Cultural Renaissance’ that has kept our Cambridge Sister College, Murray online. wanted to leave. After a lot of chats with there is still progress to be made, this students connected online Edwards; brunch out on the Quad in Leading the charge has been the new my personal tutor and encouragement is a promising start. I am proud that St the sun; punting and Pimm’s; late night/ social diST-ANNE-cing group (excuse the from other members of staff, who Anne’s has been doing all they can to It goes without saying that Trinity early morning May Day festivities; pun) which has hosted events including clearly wanted me to do what was best make the College and the University has panned out rather differently croquet matches; and plenty more a St Anne’s Bake-Off, a virtual Open for me, I decided to see how my Prelims more accessible to, and supportive of, from anything we might ever have Trinity staples. Instead, we left College Mic Night, a Pub Quiz and a series of would go. I was convinced, thanks to estranged students. College has always anticipated, even in Week Seven of not knowing when we would see St competitions, from writing a poem that imposter syndrome, that I wasn’t listened to me and wanted to learn Hilary term. The JCR was eagerly Anne’s or most of our friends again. about Wolfson & Rayne to recreating going to do well at all. But I really loved from my experiences here. They have looking forward to what was going to As the UK entered lockdown in March, famous paintings. You will also be exam season. I loved being in College, made real efforts to ensure that other be the first ever St Anne’s College Ball, I decided that while Covid-19 may pleased (and proud) to hear that we are I loved walking to Exam Schools with students like me are seen and heard, the first for many decades to be held everyone every day and celebrating and I am so thankful that they have have robbed us of our balls, punts and currently neck and neck with Teddy Hall at the end. In summer, when I got my wanted me to be part of these actions. I croquet, I would not in College Running Cuppers! In place of results, they were much better than I hope now that the process of applying to let it diminish the JCR meetings in the Danson Room, we had hoped for. It was the extra nudge Oxford and coming up is at least a little invulnerable sense now meet and debate motions online, I needed to decide to stay – and to tell less scary than it was for me, and that of community and and our Sunday Welfare Teas have also myself that maybe I did deserve my estranged students know that they will camaraderie that moved online. As a JCR Committee, we place after all. Though things still aren’t be welcomed and valued here. defines St Anne’s. have committed ourselves to putting on exactly easy, I have enjoyed every term I am pleased to as full a term card as possible so that Sarah James-Short (2018) is reading since. I still cannot quite believe that I report that as a there are plenty of opportunities for the History at St Anne’s have made it through my second year College community, JCR to come together as one. we have stayed and secured some of the opportunities Of course, the academic adventure of as close together that I have: from a travel bursary in an Oxford student never stops, and as ever before. my first year to go and be a history Covid-19 has forced students and tutors As part of what I nerd in Paris visiting various museums, to adapt to new ways of teaching. have affectionately to an internship through the Danson Fortunately, despite some technological termed the Foundation this summer at The Prince's hiccups (as are to be expected when ‘Covid Cultural Trust, which I am very excited about. your tutor is teaching from the other Renaissance’, the side of the globe), the tutorial system During my time at Oxford a lot has College has seen remains intact and the weekly essay changed in their approach to estranged The view from the Principal’s Lodgings a flurry of creative students, thanks to the efforts of the Winner of the Great St Anne's Bake Off or problem sheet has certainly helped

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to provide some structure to our lives in lockdown where the days are often indistinguishable. We want your memories! AMY LANGER Yet the JCR’s experience has not been without its challenges. Home isn’t exactly An appeal to St Anne’s alumnae years. The end goal of this project is to at university or even a recollection of the ideal working environment for many, from the newly-elected JCR produce something that will be added to what a day in your life was like. Equally, especially for a rigorous Oxford term, Women’s Representative by Women’s Reps for years to come until do not feel constrained by these and some students lack the working the history is as complete as it could be. prompts; we want to hear whatever you space or equipment that they need. My name is Amy and as part of my role The collection will start to be available choose to submit! I am aiming to collate personal histories by the end of my time in this role both Those taking examinations have also I would also add that if anyone has any of St Anne’s alumnae so that we can on the St Anne’s website and as a print had to familiarise themselves quickly ideas of what else we might add to this build up a timeline of how women’s lives copy in the College Library featuring as with the format of online examinations project, or of anything else they would have developed at St Anne’s over the many submissions as I have been able and Finalists have had to face up to the like to see me doing in my time as JCR to gather over the coming year. reality of losing their last term at Oxford. Women’s Rep, please get in touch via the In true St Anne’s fashion, the College has I have so far received only a handful of above email address and let me know. looked after us as much as it can. Library responses, meaning this is where I ask Finally, I must reiterate that, if all goes to staff have helped students navigate new for your help. Send around 400 words to plan, submissions sent in will ultimately online resources and I am delighted to [email protected], along be available on the College website, be part of a Finalists’ Working Group, Calling all with your matriculation year and any meaning they can be read by members which is planning a series of events photographs that you might have from of the general public, not only those for Finalists when it is safe for them to your time at College. As well as this, affiliated with College. If you have any return to College, so they can spend ST ANNE'S it would be extremely helpful if you doubts about this, please do get in time in Oxford with their friends once would be willing to help spread the touch; we shall be happy to remove more. word among your friends from St Anne’s submissions if you later change your ALUMNAE so that we can have as many of our Joseph B Murphy (Law, 2018) mind. JCR President 2019-20 alumnae as possible participating. TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT RUN BY OUR Amy Langer (Modern Languages, 2019) If you would like to take part but are CURRENT WOMEN'S REP St Anne’s JCR Women’s Representative unsure of what sort of thing to write, 2020-2021 please feel free to get in touch with me ([email protected]) or

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I had actually been teaching as a lecturer was Eights Week, with barges on the and not to be inhabited, but they were From Otago to Oxford in Otago University, thanks to my two river and whole days sitting on a slightly extremely useful for storage —and ELIZABETH LONGRIGG First Class Honours degrees, but in wobbly deck drinking something—it parties. I did a considerable amount of Oxford I was just an undergraduate, may have been gin and tonic but I only teaching for St Anne’s as the house was The redeeming sunlight of 6 I was very kindly welcomed by my Tutor, though I had what was called Senior remember it being delicious — and usefully near the College. It was rather Bevington Road made all the Elaine Griffiths, who took me and my Status. It meant that I didn’t have to watching the competing College boats noisy: there was a bus stop immediately difference American housemate, Virginia Ridley, do Prelims. Thus I had a happy year in the unclouded sunshine. What bliss outside and the passengers on top round what there was of the College in enjoying such a social life as had it was. would be near enough to the drawing At the age of about 11, when I lived those days, just the Hartland Building, never quite come my way before. room window for us to have shaken When Term ended I went to Iceland to in New Zealand, I saw an article on introducing Virginia as ‘daughter of MR There were, after all, some 7,000 male hands with them if undivided by glass. work as an au pair in a doctor’s family, Cambridge in a National Geographic and Ridley’ and me as ‘pupil of Margaret undergraduates in the University and a position kindly arranged by my Old I taught numerous nuns from Cherwell decided I had to go there. I was lucky. I Dalziel’—pronounced Deeyell. There hardly more than 1,000 female, so the Norse tutor, Gabriel Turville-Petre, Edge, now Linacre College, which was went to a school whose headmistress was only one way to pronounce words, opportunities were numerous. Also, in St Anne’s Ball 1956: Elizabeth Longrigg and partner because the Icelanders, who have been then a Roman Catholic hostel as well was a St Anne’s alumna with a First including names, in Oxford Colleges those distant times, it was considered 100 per cent literate since 1,000 AD, still as a convent, and I taught Maria Aitken, in Greats and she convinced me that in those days, never mind the owners’ buy a two-course meal for a half crown perfectly respectable for a young woman speak Old Norse. It was in Akureyri, a who became a quite famous actress, Oxford was definitely preferable. She preferences. I was grateful for the (c.12p today.Ed). Ginny and the two to go out with a variety of young men small town in the north of the country, even if her fame has been less lasting taught me at school and subsequently distinction though could hardly match other Americans in the house were so until she was actually engaged to one. where there were no trees, no apparent than the notoriety of her brother at Otago University as by then she had Virginia’s. MR Ridley, her father, had had horrified at the cost of keeping oneself This had been the case in New Zealand, vegetation apart from Iceland poppies, Jonathan. I also taught Tina Brown and been back to Oxford and acquired a distinguished, if somewhat notorious, (barely) warm that they compensated by too, though the Americans were already and the contrast with an unusually was flattered that she particularly asked a D.Phil., and she made such a career as Chaplain of Balliol and was putting on the gas oven in the kitchen considering that one at a time was a beautiful summer in Oxfordshire could to do her revision work in Middle English good job of teaching me that I was reputed to be the model for Lord Peter at its hottest and keeping the oven door more acceptable norm. In general, hardly have been greater. I found a with me. given a scholarship by the generous Wimsey. open. We were in awful trouble when however, a girl might be asked to and knowledge of sagas not very useful government of New Zealand and came the bill came to the College at the end accept invitations to parties – or more My husband, having done National Virginia, ‘Ginny’, and I were taken to when shopping but I learnt a lot of up to St Anne’s in 1956 to read English. of term! often to tea – in various Colleges and Service and been involved in an accident, number 6 Bevington Road where we names for fish and am still inclined to thus see the inside of most of the then was still an undergraduate and was Although by that time I had two First were to live for our first three terms, she My first tutorial with Elaine Griffiths call plaice ‘rothspottur’. Class Honours degrees in English and in a large north facing room on the main began with her telling me that the most men’s Colleges in Oxford. I remember taught History by Alan Bennett at Latin I still had to sit Oxford Entrance. floor and I in a smaller room which led important thing for me to know was having friends in Exeter College and I eventually managed enough academic Magdalen. The tutorials seem to have I did the work for it while working on directly on to a lawn and faced south: the nearest place to buy cigarettes – meeting Alan Bennett. He was known for work to do quite well in Schools, even been so undemanding as to take place night duty in a mental hospital. I had Lady Ogilvie, the then Principal, had and we immediately went out to buy sitting in a corner and not joining in very though I’d been involved in a car mainly inside a pub and on more than time, as the New Zealand academic year been told that New Zealanders went some, just across the Woodstock Road. much while the rest of us were gathered accident the previous Easter and had one occasion ended with Alan coming ended in December and we didn’t fly to mad if deprived of sunlight. I loved my We returned to her elegant room and round the gas fire toasting crumpets. my appendix out the month before to our house for an extra drink and the exams started. I got married, lived something to eat. England in those days; we came by ship room even though the window didn’t smoked a number of them as we drank The summer of 1957 was one of the in a ‘maisonette’ in 29 St Giles, the top and it took 30 days. close at the top by some two to two-and- gin and tonic. I believe the tutorial was very best since records began and the After some years of teaching for a-half inches and the gas fire had to be on Beowulf but I don’t remember much two floors of what had been The Potter Arrived at St Anne’s after a brief stint as Summer Term the most idyllic ever. St Anne’s, a move to a house in fed with half crowns, while most other else about it. Press. The ground floor and basement a waitress in a Lyons Café in London, There were Sunday cricket matches in Summertown and the production gas fires took shillings. It was possible to were technically business premises (Kiwis tend to have a strong work ethic), picturesque Cotswold villages, there of three children, I was appointed a

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Lecturer in English Language at Exeter invited me and my guest to have drinks be unintelligent not to. I believe he did, College, the first ever female one. The with him before a Guest Night dinner. though I never taught him. first women ever to be permitted to Wider horizons I was not permitted to give Exeter as As to the dons, I divided them mentally enter the College Hall had done so at a ENID MORGAN my College on the University mailing list into ‘pre-war men’ and ‘post war men’. guest night only the term before. The because the Vice-Principal ruled that I I mentioned to a youngish male visitor A girl from a ‘ragamuffin Welsh one does. Having, in my own opinion, less exciting in the arts. However, a good undergraduates had risen to applaud could not be a member of the College; at a Guest Night that some of the latter grammar school’ remembers her squeezed in by the skin of my teeth, English teacher inspired me enough to as these hitherto ineligible creatures so all my post went to St Anne’s and by actually treated me like a human being. time at St Anne’s every one else seemed so much more cope with the entry exams – though it approached the high table. the time it was redirected it was too late ‘Oh,’ he replied, ‘I suppose you mean clever, accomplished and confident than was never really the right subject for When I received the letter offering me to be relevant and caused problems they treat you like a man.’ I gave up. Self isolated because of Covid 19, I took I was. (Do all students feel like that?) me. I ventured once to an early morning the lectureship it stated: ‘As this post because I missed some important to browsing books in my library that I lecture in Schools given by AJP Taylor, After three years at Exeter I taught at My education was at what a previous was advertised in The Gazette with a things. haven’t read. So, very late in the day I who frightened me away by the courtesy St Hilda’s for the next 32. Mary Archer Principal of Jesus College had called a man in mind we are sure you will take it came to read Marjorie Reeves Informal of opening the lecture with ‘Madam, I did rather complicate matters by started teaching there at the same time without the living-out allowance.’ I had History of St Anne’s Gentlemen.’ I was the only producing my fourth child in the second but of course went on to higher things. never previously considered myself a published in 1979. I was girl there. week of my second term at Exeter, but She always wore the most wonderful feminist but this was enough to make at St Anne’s from 1958- I only took a week off, taught at home perfume: truly, she was fragrant. Among I came away in 1961 with me want to chain myself to the railings 1961 and was almost the following week and then went in others I taught Val McDermid, already a second, but with a well in protest! I responded by asking if my certainly one of Lady to college as usual. It caused no more a character worthy of note and a great stretched mind, wider sex meant that I was unworthy to be Oglivie’s ‘funnies’, taken disruption than if I’d had ‘flu. There was help in the Campaign for Real Ale, in horizons and a confidence given something to live on. I was told: on in the hope that I just one young man, a Wellingtonian, which I was involved as the only woman that I would cope, and ‘Well you can’t live in.’ ‘Surely,’ I replied, could ‘take it’. Certainly who said it was ‘disgusting’. There were on the National Executive. I was also a an appetite to ‘make a ‘that is all the more reason for giving me I spent the first year in some other problems, mainly with the magistrate and a Tax Commissioner and difference’ in Wales. I do something on which to live out!’ fear and trembling, but dons, almost never with the pupils, who on the Board of Visitors of Aylesbury remember trying to tell mistakenly stayed on I did get the living out allowance, but I generally did very well in Schools in the Prison. My youngest daughter, child Dorothy Bednarowska in 9 Park Town for all was only allowed to dine in College on often difficult ‘Language’ subjects I was number five, born during an Easter about the growth of three years instead of Ladies’ (Dacre Balsdon always called teaching: Old English, Middle English vacation so I didn’t take any time off, romanticism in Welsh venturing out into wider them ‘Women’s’) Guest Nights. There and History of the Language. I hoped, used to enjoy telling telephone callers: literature, something I waters with the opening were two each term. In fact they were so naively, that this would be appreciated. ‘Mummy’s not here; she’s gone to was learning about from of the new hall in 1959. lavish in food and particularly drink that I was accused of ‘over teaching’. I prison.’ contacts with the the young I came up to Oxford it took me until the next one to recover; remember teaching Craig Rayne, the men’s Welsh Society in Elizabeth Longrigg (Cecily Short 1956) from a little Welsh how the men managed two a week I do poet, and Philip Pullman. I don’t think Oxford, Cymdeithas Dafydd mining town knowing not know. I do want to add that Dacre they ever complained of being over- Enid Morgan March 2020 with the Red Book of Hergest ap Gwilym. I should have so little about Oxford Balsdon, who had a reputation as a taught. I interviewed Martin Amis and been reading Pope! At that time, the or the story of the Society of Home misogynist and I don’t know what else, he declared that he would certainly do ‘ragamuffin Welsh grammar school’, Dafydd, like the Oxford Union was still Students that with the wisdom of hind was always immensely kind to me and some work if we let him in as it would which provided a sound scientific closed to women. Experience working sight I did not take full advantage of the grounding (mainly for the boys) but was on the university newspaper Cherwell, huge opportunities offered - perhaps no

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at the same time as Peter Preston, I, like many perhaps of my generation, of the Church, was made Honorary later editor of the Guardian, sent me was perturbed at first by St Anne’s going Canon of Llandaf Catherdral in 2003 initially into journalism in Cardiff before ‘ mixed’ and worried that men would and later returned to parish ministry in Inventing the future returning to the University of Wales at push their way in and marginalise the the diocese of Llandaf before retiring in LISE CAZZOLI Bangor, where I dived into research women. But that does not seem to have 2005. From Covid-19 to the resurgence In Michaelmas Term, we celebrated Sessions’ (co-working sessions on into Welsh nineteenth century writing. happened and on recent visits to Jesus The last time I was at Oxford was in of Black Lives Matter, the MCR has 10 years of the St Anne’s Academic Monday and Thursday mornings), Olwen Rhys, daughter of Sir John Rhys, College it’s been a delight to see young early-March this year for a celebration of upped its game to deal with the Review (STAAR) with STAAR we’ve also launched ‘Work and W(h)ine’ Principal of Jesus College, would have women take their place confidently and the re-establishing of the Sir John Rhys unexpected founder Daria Luchinskaya and a dinner (evening co-working sessions), which known that the University College of unselfconsciously. Chair of Celtic at Jesus College where organised for past and present editorial have been a great success. Wales in Aberystwyth was opened to In retrospect it would have been we were able to look closely at the great The first two terms of the academic teams. women in 1872. It had originally been As the UK entered lockdown in March, so good to know the early story of Welsh treasure, the manuscript of the year 2019/2020 were marked by our intended for men only. Delightfully, the In Hilary Term, we launched a series the Committee worked hard to support women’s education at Oxford at the Red Book of Hergest (c.1382-1410) usual exchange dinners, movie nights, professor of music, Walford Davies, of LGBTQ+ events including dedicated everyone and make sure postgraduate very beginning. Perhaps it is only a fantastic Freshers Week, wine tastings declared he could not set up a choir Enid R Morgan (Roberts 1958) was Hon. welfare teas, drinks and celebrations students suffering from hardship, with age that one begins to take a and free lunches offered during our without women’s voices, and so women Canon of Llandâf Cathedral 2003 and for the LGBTQ+ History Month, which illness or mental health issues related genuine interest in the history of an Interdisciplinary Discussion Groups got in from the very beginning. Olwen’s former Director of the Board of Mission of included a queer poetry night. In to COVID-19 would receive the help they establishment like St Anne’s and realise (IDGs). sister Myfanwy was also a distinguished the Church in Wales. addition to our ‘Shut-Up and Write needed. that there is some truth in the remark scholar though rarely acknowledged. that education is wasted on young Marjorie Reeves does not say where people! these dons’ daughters received their early education. So this is a belated word of thanks for the opportunity given me through Lady In the nineteenth and twentieth Ogilvie – and in the hope that the young century, Oxford played a very important students of today will be encouraged to part in nurturing leaders in Welsh life explore the history of their college and – a tradition of which Oxford itself is not to take things for granted the way I probably unaware. In my three years did. the Welsh speakers at Oxford were a stellar group and included the first Enid adds: After marriage and the birth Prime Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan of three sons, i became very much and Sir Rhys Davies, Chichele Professor involved with church life and edited of Mediaeval History and Fellow at All the weekly Welsh paper of the Church. Souls. Many others played a significant I served as a deacon in the Church in role in the growth of national awareness Wales for 12 years and was among the which led to devolution in 1999. first group of women to be ordained priest in January 1997. At that time I was Director of the Board of Mission MCR gathering: before lockdown...

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Following our last General Meeting of Trinity Term, the Committee also set Finals Results: Trinity Term 2019 up a BAME Working Group, which will aim to discuss ways forward for making RESULTS ARE SHOWN FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO GAVE PERMISSION TO PUBLISH our community more inclusive. We’re currently looking to appoint a BAME Representative for Freshers Week and BA Ancient and BA Geography BA Mathematics are working on making it a permanent Modern History Bevan, Katharine, 2.1 Calway, Samuel, 2.2 Committee position. Farmilo, Kathleen 2.1 Burton, Lauren, 2.1 Dean-Lewis, Nathanael, 2.2 Rule, Charlotte, 2.1 Watson, Harry, 2.1 Moreover, throughout the course of BA Biological Sciences Welch, Edward, 2.1 this year, the Committee has worked Duke, Fiametta, 2.1 BA Modern Languages on a motion to set up a Ball Subsidies Edwards, Matilda, 2.1 BA History Leech, Emma, 2.1 scheme, which has been passed Hughes, Daisy, 2.1 Ananth, Shivani, 2.1 Wood, Rebecca, 1 unanimously at the General Meeting. Hunter, Heloise, 2.1 Evans, Bethany, 1 Booth, Amy, 2.1 This new scheme will aim at subsidising Higman, Lydia, 1 Emery, Rupert, 2.1 50 per cent of the 2021 St Anne’s Ball BA Cell and Howard, Lowri, 2.1 Craigie, Myfanwy, 2.1 ...and after on Zoom ticket prices for postgraduate students Systems Biology Miller, Margaret, 2.1 suffering from financial hardship. McCann, Kirsty, 2.1 Walton, Georgina, 2.1 BA Music In the same month, we set up the MCR Interim and Freshers' Week Committee, Young, Amy, 2.1 Asokan, Daniel, 2.1 COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which aims presented and voted on motions, and We understand that the next Freshers' BA English and Mod Langs Lawson, Noah, 2.1 at providing emergency funding for discussed current events. Week will be a new challenge and the Crump, Georgia, 1 BA History and Politics Munday, Hannah, 2.1 current students whose studies have Committee is already planning for Trinity Term has, of course, also Curtis, Daniel, 2.1 Thomas, Rosa, 2.1 been affected by the pandemic. We’ve special arrangements. In particular, been marked by a revival of the Black Cant, Heather, 2.1 BA Neuroscience been able to fund emergency travel we’re currently updating the entire Hwang, Jun, 2.1 Lives Matter movement, which, I am BA Jurisprudence expenses to students returning to family MCR website to make sure that all the BA English Language and Literature – Frateschi, Giacomo, 2.1 proud to report, has truly sparked a members who fell ill, to international information new students might need Course I Friets, Neal, 2.1 BA Oriental Studies conversation about how we could make students compelled to leave the country will be available online, including the Birdsall-Smith, Eleanor, 2.1 Grunberg, Yaniv, 2.1 Kaplan, Jonah, 2.1 our community more inclusive for BAME and essential IT equipment for students Freshers' Week timetable. Brown, Jessica, 2.1 Lee, Yoonji, 2.1 Wejchert, Samuel, 2.1 students. The MCR has joined forces in the writing stages of their dissertation. McNab, Oscar, 2.1 Mitty, Thomas, 2.1 with other MCRs, JCRs and the Oxford Lise Cazzoli (DPhil International Shackleton, Olivia, 1 Murali, Madhulika, 2.1 BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics We continued to give our best efforts African and Caribbean Society to ask the Development, 2018), MCR President Thorpe, Freya, 1 Ng, Athena, 2.1 Acikgoz, Mert, 2.1 to staying connected throughout Trinity University publicly to address students’ 2019/2020 Street, Hannah, 2.1 Arridge, Alexander, 1 Term and moved our social activities concerns, be more transparent, ensure BA Experimental Psychology Baxter, Phoebe, 2.1 online. The MCR has been meeting up student access to Black counsellors, West, Emily, 1 BBA Literarae Humaniores - Course I Jerome, Eleanor, 1 twice a week for MCR Zoom Lunches encourage tutors to take into account Westbrook, Juliette, 2.1 Gavin, Thomas, 1 Johnston, Alasdair, 1 (Tuesdays) and Games Nights (Fridays). how the present situation affects BAME Megone, Helen, 2.1 Jones, Nicholas, 2.1 We’ve also organized two Zoom General students’ work and wellbeing, and ask Thompson, Amy, 2.1 Wagle, Mallika, 2.1 Meetings during which we elected our Colleges to appoint a BAME officer.

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BA Physics Medicine – Preclinical MMathPhys Mathematical and Crookenden, Edward, 2.1 Beard, Eleanor, 2.1 Theoretical Physics Graduate degrees 2019-20 Chan, Joyce, 2.1 Godwby, Joshua, Distinction Bachelor of Arts Eggington, Holly, 1 Jana, Debapratim, Distinction Harron, Lucy, 2.1 Hodges, William, 1 Bachelor of Civil Law Master of Science Mc Caroll, Megan Master of Studies Industrially Focused Surawy-Stepney, Trystan, 1 Lam, Ryan, 2.1 Sik, Chee Ching Alexander, Lee McAteer, Siobhan Amin, Anuj Mathematical Reddy, Henna, 2.1 Viswanath, Raghavi Andrew, Matthew Melville, Penelope Birch, Nancy Modelling BFA Fine Art Toward, Ross, 2.1 Weiner, Jade Asare, Samuel Morcos, Jean-Louis Bradbury, Erin (EPSRC CDT) Crabtree, Grace, 1 Bae, Chae Yun Mysen, Hanne Buckle, Amy Benham, Graham Li, Kawn, 1 MEng Engineering Science Medicine – Clinical Bochtler, Katharina Nandan, Nikesh Connelly-Webster, Max Patrick Branch, John, 2.1 Baker, James Boddington, Lucy Nathwani, Kunal Flick, Derek Master of Physics Lee, Kathryn, 2.1 Dugan, James Butt, Muhammad Junaid Nunez del Prado Dieto, Harkins, Sophie Systems Approaches Bunting, Felix, 1 North, Rebecca, 2.1 Ladva, Vishaal Chang, Eugene Isabela Henderson, Rebecca to Biomedical Science Style, Harry, 1 Wan, Xingchen, 1 Moon, Niall Chen, Lucy Padmanabhan, Jones, Ioan (EPSRC & MRC CDT) - Tay, Claire, 2.1 Peppiatt, Jennifer Confavreux, Basile Mahalingam Leadbeater, Gabrielle Mathematics MEng Materials Science De Los Santos, Park, sangteak Lee, Vicki Dritschel, Heidi MBiochem Molecular and Cellular Andrews, Douglas, 2.1 Bachelor of Philosophy Guillermo Patel, Rishi Mercieca, Daniel Biochemistry Kealy, Rachel, 1 Pohl, Sebastian Dulout, Gautier Qian, Rong Naylor, Matthew DPhil Corbin, Alice, 2.1 Ramesh, Sahasrajit, 1 Ebach, Eva Marie Quek, Yuxuan Reneau, Maia Busch, Kevin Ryan Norman, Arthur, 2.1 Strutt, Victoria, 2.1 MBA Edwards, Wayde Quiazon, Mark Benjamin Rosales, Barbie Jane Curle, Samantha Shah, Pranay, 1 Zhang, Beiran, 3 Groebe, Maximilian Eghan, Abraham Renaud, Celeste Round, Sian Margaret Vere, George, 2.1 Patil, Manasi Eleimat, Mai Seo, Eun Ju Stanton, Joseph Gianani, Ilaria MMath Mathematics Ferguson, Tyler Shen, Jiachen, Wrighton, Jack Krause, Andrew MChem Chemistry Clifford, Brandon, 1 Master of Fine Art Gernay, Thomas Simmons, Hannah Lee, Juwon Brasnett, Amelia, 1 Li, Taiyan, 3 Moon, Taylor Gheorghiu, Max Taylor, Magnus Postgraduate Oliver, Matthew Gravell, Jamie, 1 Linden, Sovann, 2.1 Graham, Katherine Teemul, Dilshad Certificate in Wilmott, Zachary Sharma, Gitanjali, 2.1 Mach, Martin, 1 MPhil Hall, Joanna Umarghanies, Sarah Education Zhang, Cong Wales, Lewis, 1 Carr, Brandon Henderson, Ian Vezolles, Paul Choudery, Mashal MMath Mathematics and Statistics Paugam, Guillaume Herr, Alexandria Walker, Ruby Everall, Samuel MCompSci Computer Science Mohamedali, Ayaz, 1 Seggie, Daniel Hewat, Paul Wang, Janson Flett, Adam Peytak, Maksym, 2.1 Hilders, Annelotte Wild, Veit David Horn, Jennifer MMathCompSci Maths and Computer Master of Public Policy Hillyard, Benjamin Wild, Caitlin Kaur, Kameldeep MEarthSci Earth Sciences Science Ali, Md Shawkat Ingram, Joel Yu, Xingyun Kontogeorgaki, Styliani Davies, Oscar, 2.1 Yamshchikova, Anna, 2.1 Boukhoubza, Sarra Jaouen, Ewan Zainal, Yasmeen McGrail, Joseph Fanning, Matthew, 2.1 Majeed, Bilal Joshi, Viresh Zheng, Liqian Scott-Riddell, Holly Paver, Robert, 1 MMathPhil Mathematics and Philosophy Levi-Gardes, Nicholas Swayne, Emma Vogt-Vincent, Noam, 1 Bakshi, Harshvardhan, 1 Liu, Chang Willment, George, 1 Marcos, David

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about explaining why they ask certain for women to be awarded degrees. She through their investment practices. questions, do certain examinations was the secretary of the Association They will share ideas on topics such Working through and beyond the virus and why they feel certain management for the Education of Women and of as stewardship of their investments, is appropriate; I think it will be a very St Anne’s precursor, the Society of engaging with their asset managers, The College has been more and Maternal Medicine team, mainly in with coronavirus to be reviewed by a useful learning experience. It has Oxford Home Students. The fellowships educating students and staff, and social than usually active within the an administrative role. I rang women to GP. GP practices are currently seeing been extremely interesting to see how will benefit outstanding early career impact investment. doctors approach a condition where academics and help St Anne’s to achieve city working alongside various let them know about changes to their fewer patients in person but these hubs The founding members of the network there is still much to be learnt about the its ambitions and live its beliefs. We community groups appointment schedule and helped to set- allow patients to be examined and their have seized an opportunity to use their symptoms and clinical course. believe that naming these fellowships up remote clinics by teaching patients basic observations to be assessed so endowments to further their missions after Annie Rogers communicates This has been, to say the least, an how to monitor their blood pressure that patient safety isn’t compromised. I have enjoyed all the work I have done and take action on global threats such something about the spirit with which unconventional year at St Anne’s, as at home and explaining how to use the It couldn’t be further from my previous so far and am very grateful for its giving as climate change and ecosystem the fellowships are intended to be given everywhere. We would like to thank video consultation programme. It was experience of general practice. Patients my days some structure and human breakdown as well as on local issues and held. every member of our community for really interesting to see how rapidly drive into the car park and have a interaction! including inequality and homelessness. their efforts in helping to sail the ship change can come about – some of history taken by one of the GPs over This is often encouraged by students St Anne’s becomes founder member through this crisis. the doctors mentioned that they had the phone. The GP then dons PPE and Annie Rogers Fellowship launched and other stakeholders who want of the Responsible Investment spent years trying to convince people to examines the patient in their car or, if universities to take a proactive approach In this pivotal centenary year of Network (Universities) Final year medics graduate early to start remote clinics and at-home blood necessary, takes them into one of the women’s degrees at Oxford, St Anne’s to the management of their investments. St Anne’s is delighted to form part of assist the fight against COVID-19 pressure monitoring but that, due to the very bare clinic rooms (only furnished has launched the Annie Rogers Junior the Responsible Investment Network John Ford, our Treasurer, commented: Four of our final year medics graduated current situation, everything had been with an examining bed) before the Research Fellowship, named in honour (Universities), which launched in early and in absentia from their accelerated and achieved impressively patient returns to their car to have of one of our Founding Fellows. St Anne’s College has always been Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of quickly. Everyone in the department was another conversation over the phone November alongside the Universities forward looking and outward facing. We St Anne’s has created these fellowships, Surgery in order to assist the NHS with really friendly and it was rewarding to with the GP about whether they need of Cambridge and Edinburgh. The are keen to work collaboratively with which will start in 2020, to celebrate the fight against Coronavirus. They work with a group of patients for whom any treatment, to be reviewed again the network’s vision is to help universities like-minded investors and to learn more 100 years since women were formally are: Sumaiyah Al-Aidarous, Jessica interaction with the NHS is unavoidable following day, or to go to hospital. Our build a better world by aligning their about the difference that shareholder admitted to the University of Oxford Kate Davies, Charlotte Zoe Moore and and who are (understandably) main job is helping the GPs with their investments with their missions and engagement can make. Being a member and first awarded Oxford degrees. Phoebe Matilda Tupper. particularly concerned about the PPE, putting on PPE ourselves and then using their endowments to benefit of RINU will be invaluable to our current consequences of appointments being assisting GPs with their examination The University’s instigation of separate society and the environment. investment review, which includes a Phoebe wrote to us in April about what degree-level examinations for women cancelled, partners not being able to (which mainly involves carrying the ShareAction will run the network with consultation with both students and staff she has been doing to assist frontline came about in the 1870s partly because be present for scans and any potential equipment!). We then have to disinfect/ support from the UK’s largest social and a practical evaluation of the impact GPs: of Annie Rogers’ success in the exams impact of coronavirus on pregnancy dispose of all of the equipment used impact investor, Big Society Capital, of responsible investment. set by Oxford’s Delegacy of Local All the work I have done so far has been (luckily so far no evidence seems to and clean any areas that have been in and the National Union of Students’ Examinations at a time when only men quite different from medical school suggest any consequences). contact with the patient or ourselves sustainability charity, SOS-UK. The three St Anne’s Online programme could be admitted to the University. but has given me an appreciation of during the process. Yesterday we saw higher education institutes, representing launched I also started working at one of the Annie campaigned tirelessly for more the work done by parts of the NHS I patients from a whole range of ages around £5.4 billion, are united in their Unfortunately, many of the events we Coronavirus Hubs that aim to allow than 40 years for women’s admittance previously had very little exposure to. I and with a wide spectrum of disease ambitions to create positive change had planned for Trinity Term 2020 were patients with symptoms consistent to full membership of the University and worked for three weeks with the Foetal severity. The GPs have been really good unable to go ahead. In order to stay in

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touch with our community, however, we had to adjust to Covid19: the community Governing Body 2020 launched St Anne’s Online, a series of was no longer able to come together in videos and virtual events to help you to person, but ensured people could enjoy Principal Mr John Ford keep connected with College. Between the festivities in their homes. We are Ms Helen King Treasurer (2016) March and July we hosted videos and pleased to have been able to support Mr Peter Ghosh live Q&As from academics, alumnae and this initiative. Fellows Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in History (1981) key figures in College, as well as quizzes Professor Jo-Anne Baird Dr Imogen Goold St Anne’s is also taking part in OMA’s and workshops. Professorial Fellow in Educational Studies (2011) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Jurisprudence (2009) Kitchen Collective. Our priority remains Mr John Banbrook Dr Siân Grønlie Videos and events were released the health and wellbeing of our staff Domestic Bursar (2018) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in English (2006) weekly on Tuesday and Thursday and we are extremely grateful to the Professor Dmitry Belyaev Professor Chris Grovenor evenings. If you missed any of them, members of the kitchen staff who Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Mathematics (2011) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Materials Science (1990) you can revisit them on our YouTube continue to come to College every day Professor Max Bolt Professor Todd Hall Channel, here: www.youtube.com/user/ to feed the students who are still in Associate Professor Non Tutorial Fellow in Development Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Politics (International StAnnesOxford/videos College. In addition to meals for College, Studies (2019) Relations) (2012) kitchen staff produce an additional 20 Professor Andrew Briggs Professor Ben Hambly St Anne’s provides meals and meals twice a week. These are safely Professorial Fellow in Materials Science (2003) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Mathematics (2000) transport to support local transported by refrigerated van to Professor Robert Chard Professor Neville Harnew communities workers at Oxford University hospitals, Vice-Principal, Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Oriental Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Physics (1989) As a community-oriented college, with instructions for reheating. We Studies – Chinese (1990) Professor Martyn Harry St Anne’s has been seeking ways to hope you are as proud as we are that Professor Helen Christian Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Music (2008) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Medical Sciences (2000) Professor Geraldine Hazbun help and support the wider Oxford St Anne’s is able to support the local Professor Sonya Clegg Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Modern Languages: community as the coronavirus community in this way, thanks to our Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Biological Sciences (2018) Spanish (2005) crisis progresses. We are pleased to tirelessly hardworking staff. Professor Alan Cocks Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox announce that St Anne’s has teamed Professorial Fellow in Engineering Science (2005) Professorial Fellow in Medical Sciences (2019) up with Oxford Mutual Aid and has Professor Roger Crisp Professor Chris Holmes supported a number of initiatives. Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy (1991) Professorial Fellow in Biostatistics in Genomics (2015) Volunteers from College offered their Professor Will Davies Professor Howard Hotson time to help transport packages for this Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy (2019) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in History (2005) year’s Grand Iftar, the meal celebrating Mr Edwin Drummond Professor Patrick Irwin Director of Development (2019) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Physics (1996) the end of the Ramadan fast, using the Professor Charlotte Deane Professor Peter Jeavons St Anne’s van. Every year, community Supernumerary Fellow in Bioinformatics (2015) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science (1999) groups in Oxford hold The Grand Professor Volker Deringer Professor Freya Johnston Iftar, an event organised to share a Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Chemistry (2019) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in English (2007) communal Iftar with the people of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg The wisteria in full bloom at St Anne’s this Oxford. As with most things, the Iftar Professorial Fellow in Management Studies (2009) spring. © Robert Stagg

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Dr Samina Khan Professor David Pyle Fellows’ news, honours, appointments and publications Supernumerary Fellow, Director of UG Admissions & Outreach, Supernumerary Fellow in Earth Sciences (2008) University of Oxford (2015) Professor Roger Reed Professor Alan Cocks has been made vehicle for students, academics, clinicians Nuclear User Facility project, known as Dr Jonathan Katz Supernumerary Fellow in Engineering and Materials Science (2013) a Fellow of the Royal Academy of and the public to explore the benefits and ‘NNUF2’. Stipendiary Lecturer in Literae Humaniores: Classics (2017) Professor Matthew Reynolds Engineering. challenges of Personalised Medicine. Dr Andrew Klevan Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in English (1997) NNUF2 will run until April 2023, and Professor Sir Peter Donnelly has been Find out more: www.stroke.org.uk/ Associate Professor Non-Tutorial Fellow in Film Aesthetics (2007) Professor Stuart Robinson will support 20 individual projects in UK awarded the Genetics Society Medal 2020 research/long-term-psychological- Professor Kirsten Kreider, Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Earth Sciences (2016) universities and national laboratories, in recognition of his work on statistical consequences-of-stroke Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Fine Art (2020) Professor Alex Rogers including a neutron source at Birmingham and population genetics. The award of Professor Elias Koutsoupias Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science (2015) University, investment in facilities for the Genetics Society medal recognises Professor Bent Flyvbjerg was awarded Supernumerary Fellow in Computer Science (2015) Professor Budimir Rosic nuclear robotics at Bristol, Manchester and ‘seminal contributions’ made by Professor the 2019 PMI Research Achievement Professor Liora Lazarus Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Engineering Science (2009) UK Atomic Energy Authority, and a new Donnelly, alongside colleagues Myers and Award In November 2019 by the Project Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Jurisprudence (Law) (2000) Professor Tim Schwanen active Atom Probe Tomography facility in McVean, to our understanding of meiotic Management Institute (PMI) in recognition Professor Matthew Leigh Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Geography (2015) Oxford. recombination. Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Literae Humaniores (1997) Professor Francis Szele of his important work and contribution The award also includes £6.5M to allow Professor Terence Lyons Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Medical Sciences (2007) Peter has been Professor of Statistical to the project management profession. Professorial Fellow in Mathematics (2000) Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos Science at the University of Oxford and The PMI Research Achievement Award any UK-based researcher to apply to use Professor Neil MacFarlane Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Jurisprudence (2012) a Professorial Fellow of St Anne’s College recognises and honours an individual these new facilities as they come online Professorial Fellow in International Relations (1996) Professor Paresh Vyas since 1996. He is also an Honorary Fellow whose work has significantly advanced and a management grant to oversee the Professor Patrick McGuinness Professorial Fellow in Medical Sciences (2009) of Balliol College, where he completed his the concepts, knowledge, and practices of installation phase and manage the access Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Modern Languages: Professor Sarah Waters DPhil as a Rhodes Scholar. He is a Fellow project management through a published scheme. French (1998) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Mathematics (2007) of the Royal Society and for ten years he body of academic research. Professor Grovenor is the lead for Dr Shannon McKellar Professor Kate Watkins was the Director of the Wellcome Centre the entire project, and with Professor Stephen Senior Tutor (2015) Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Experimental for Human Genetics. He is now also the Bent Flyvbjerg is the BT Professor and Malcolm Joyce (University of Lancaster) Professor Victoria Murphy Psychology (2006) Chief Executive Officer of Genomics plc, a inaugural Chair of Major Programme and Professor Francis Livens (University Supernumerary Fellow in Educational Studies (2015) Ms Clare White spin out company he co-founded in 2014 Management at the University of Oxford’s Professor David Murray Librarian (2016) with the aim of harnessing genomic data to Saïd Business School and a Professorial of Manchester), will be ensuring this new Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Engineering Science (1989) Professor Peter Wilshaw transform healthcare. He was awarded a Fellow of St Anne’s College. He is a world- investment generates new research activity Dr Graham Nelson Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Materials Science (1996) knighthood in this year’s Queen’s Birthday leading scholar in several academic areas, and leads to significant developments in Supernumerary Fellow and Lecturer in Mathematics (2007) Professor Sarah Wordsworth Honours. including research methodology, decision nuclear science and technology. Professor Simon Park Supernumerary Fellow in Population Health (2014) making and project management. With the College’s former Principal, Tim Dr Liora Lazarus, Fellow and Tutor in Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Modern Languages: Professor Yaacov Yadgar Gardam, Peter established the Centre will lead an Law, Associate Professor in Law, has Portuguese (2017) Professorial Fellow in Israel Studies (2017) Professor Chris Grovenor, for Personalised Medicine, a partnership been appointed Head of Research at the Professor Don Porcelli £80m project into the study of radioactive between St Anne’s College and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Associate Professor Tutorial Fellow in Earth Sciences (2003) materials. The UK Government has University of Oxford’s Wellcome Centre for Professor Steve Puttick awarded £80M to enhance national Dr Ben Harris, Biochemistry Lecturer, with Human Genetics. He continues to co-chair Associate Professor Non Tutorial Fellow in Education (2019) facilities for the study of radioactive Professor David Harris are leaders of the the Steering Group for the Centre, which materials, phase two of the National is a communication and engagement team that developed SmashMedicine and

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SmashInitiative, part of a project that has engineering. The collaboration between Days was longlisted for the Man Booker applied mathematics, including (2012-2013) and Chair of the ERC Advanced (2019) ISSN 0022-278X (In Press) been awarde a Vice Chancellor’s Education colleagues at Oxford and internationally, Prize, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Applications, Multivariable Calculus, Research Grants SH3 Panel (2015-2016). www.eprints.lse.ac.uk/100250 Award for 2020. for example with the Medical School Award and won the Writers’ Guild Award Differential Equations 1 and 2, Waves and His research expertise is in transport ‘Transparency and mistrust: Who or in Barcelona, is a particular strength. for Fiction and the Wales Book of the Fluids, and Calculus of Variations. scenario building, sustainable cities, energy SmashMedicine is an evidence-based what should be made transparent?' The panel hopes that in time the team Year. His memoir about growing up in and environmental modelling, and he has educational technology platform that The American Physical Society (APS) is Governance (2019); 32: 565– 580. might consider preparing a submission post-industrial Belgium, Other People’s published 25 books and over 300 papers in allows students, doctors and faculties a non-profit membership organization www.doi.org/10.1111/gove.12402 for national awards, such as Advance Countries, won the Duff Cooper Prize. refereed journals on these topics. to collaborate and produce high-quality working to advance and diffuse the HE’s Collaborative Awards for Teaching Professor Imogen Goold (Fellow and content in the form of multiple-choice ‘I’ve always thought this Award was one of knowledge of physics through its Thomas Keymer (Supernumerary Fellow; Excellence (CATE).’ Tutor in Law; Associate Professor of Law): questions. Combining multiple learning the most empathetic around,’ Patrick said. outstanding research journals, scientific Chancellor Henry NR Jackman University 'Access to IVF in the time of COVID-19' 1046 modalities with artificial intelligence and Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox, is leading ‘It’s a real boost as well as an honour to meetings, and education, outreach, Professor of English, University of Toronto): BioNews, (2020) gamification, the team enhances the the development of a new data-driven risk win it because it understands that part of a advocacy, and international activities. Poetics of the Pillory: English Literature student experience by making learning prediction model which will help Clinicians writer’s life – neither sprint nor marathon – APS represents over 55,000 members, and Seditious Libel, 1660-1820, Clarendon With Cressida Auckland, 'Claiming in fun. The project aims to improve student and GPs to better identify patients who that gets forgotten.’ including physicists in academia, national Lectures in English (Oxford University Contract for Wrongful Conception' 136 Law wellbeing by giving positive online are at a higher risk of serious illness from laboratories, and industry in the United Press, 2019). Quarterly Review 45 [Case Note] (2020) Professor Simon Park, Tutorial Fellow, has feedback and integrating humour to SARS-CoV-2 infection. States and throughout the world. won the 2020 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Professor Matthew Leigh (Fellow and With Cressida Auckland and Jonathan reduce stress and anxiety. Professor Peter Ireland has been Medal for Hispanic Art History. The prize Tutor of Classical Languages): The Masons Herring, several chapters in Imogen By using CrowdSourced learning, students elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of was awarded by ARTES (with the support of FELLOWS’ PUBLICATIONS and the Mysteries in 18th Century Drama. Goold, Cressida Auckland and Jonathan can learn from each other as well as the Engineering. Peter is an Honorary Fellow the Office of Cultural and Scientific Affairs Three Masonic Comedies (Berlin-New York, Herring (eds), Medical Decision-Making on David Banister (Professor Emeritus of faculty. This collaborative, student-centric of St Anne’s and was Tutorial Fellow in of the Spanish Embassy in London) for 2020) Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Transport Studies at Oxford University approach promotes deep learning and Engineering Science here from 1988 to Simon’s essay ‘Chasing Wild Men (in Perspective (Hart Publishing, forthcoming and Senior Research Fellow at St Professor Patrick McGuinness: Throw Me broadens student differential diagnostic 2007. Peter holds the Donald Schultz Silver)’, which examined silverwork in early 2020) Anne’s College): Inequality in Transport To The Wolves (Jonathan Cape, 2019). See libraries. The generated content can be Chair in Turbomachinery and is Head of Renaissance Portugal. (Alexandrine Press, 2019). entry above. For more information, please see: used to provide students with high-quality the Oxford Thermofluids Institute. He Professor Sarah Waters, Mathematics www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/imogen-goold formative material, a problem regularly has dedicated his career to researching From 2006-2015 he was the Director of the Professor Matthew Reynolds (Fellow in Fellow, has been elected Fellow of encountered by faculties. SmashMedicine the technologies used to cool systems for Transport Studies Unit, Oxford University English): Reynolds, Matthew (ed.), Prismatic Dr Robert Stagg (Stipendiary Lecturer in the American Physical Society. Sarah’s also provides doctors with a useful tool to aircraft propulsion and power generation and Director of the Environmental Change Translation, Transcript, 10 (Cambridge: English): ‘Against “the music of poetry”’ The research is in physiological fluid mechanics, continue their professional development. and now leads a broad portfolio of Institute, also at Oxford University (2009- Legenda, 2020) Edinburgh Companion to Literature tissue biomechanics and the application of The SmashConcept not only applies to research programmes ranging from 2010). Prior to 2006, he was Professor and Music, ed. Delia da Sousa Correa, mathematics to problems in medicine and Dr Portia Roelofs (Clayman-Fulford medicine but can also enhance the student turbine cooling to hypersonic flow. of Transport Planning at University (Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming biology. In the words of the citation, Sarah Junior Research Fellow in Politics and experience across a number of different College London. He has spent time as a 2020) Professor Patrick McGuinness, Tutor was elected ‘for exposing the intricate fluid Political Thought): 'Contesting localisation subjects in Oxford and beyond. Research Fellow at the Warren Centre in in interfaith peacebuilding in northern ‘Reading the onstage road’, Reading the in French and Comparative Literature, mechanics of biomedical systems and the University of Sydney (2001-2002), a Nigeria', Oxford Development Studies, 2020 Road: Shakespeare’s Crossways to Bunyan’s The judge commented: ‘The team are has won the Royal Society of Literature’s impactfully analysing them with elegant Visiting VSB Professor at the Tinbergen Highways, ed. Lisa Hopkins and William to be congratulated for this ambitious, prestigious ‘Encore’ award for his second mathematics’. Institute in Amsterdam (1994-1997) and ‘Beyond programmatic versus patrimonial international project, which has immense novel, Throw Me To The Wolves (Jonathan Angus, (Edinburgh University Press Sarah lectures on Applied Mathematics Visiting Professor at the University of politics: contested conceptions of potential for extension across other Cape). This is the thirtieth year of the (forthcoming 2019) and, as a Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s, Bodenkultur in Vienna in 2007. He was the legitimate distribution' in Nigeria's Journal knowledge-intensive subjects, such as award. Patrick’s first novel The Last Hundred teaches many of the options in physical first Benelux BIVEC-GIBET Transport Chair of Modern African Studies

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soon led to questions about the larger each translation’s city of publication Kapag bigo na ang lahat: hango sa Jane 594 Ways of context of those translations and what and noting its language, date and Eyre [When Everything Fails: A Novel of ;میتی other translations existed in the world. translator. In this and other ways, the Jane Eyre] in Tagalog and Yatim Orphan: Jane Eyre] in] رئ نژ Reading Jane Reynolds says he decided to focus on project emphasises the individuality of subtitled Jane Eyre ‘because its internal conflicts translators, although, Reynolds says, Farsi might point more toward social seemed likely to play out differently in ‘Usually all that is known of a translator issues. The team will also explore Eyre different cultures, because it is a popular is a name and often not even that— patterns in the translation of the book’s BONNIE CHAU as well as a literary text, and also about 15 per cent of the translators key words and phrases. The words ‘plain’ because translation has a role within the are anonymous, and an unknown and ‘passion’, for example, are repeated A fascinating project looks at the book.’ number are pseudonymous.’ The map’s throughout the original novel to describe many translations of Jane Eyre colour-coded display helps to illustrate the protagonist; both have been around the world, and raises the In the project’s first phase, a team led where translations have proliferated. translated in endless ways in accordance status of translators in the process by Oxford postdoctoral researcher The website also features a time map with the translator’s readings of Jane’s Eleni Philippou spent the past two years through which users can trace the temperament, and exemplify the ways Last summer, University of Oxford tracking down every single translation chronology of the translations, noting narrative style can reveal a culture’s professor Matthew Reynolds, in of Jane Eyre since its initial publication. patterns or waves of popularity. For values. In the third phase of the project, collaboration with an international They unearthed a total of 594 different example, Jane Eyre was translated into scholars will use digital tools, including team of more than two dozen scholars, translations into 57 languages, including Persian 30 times after 1950. ‘It was a one that measures the uniqueness of launched Prismatic Jane Eyre, a research Irinarkh Vvedenskiĭ’s colloquial Russian surprise to discover how much those words in a passage of text, to analyse project that explores the relationship translation from 1849, Amır Mas‘ūd visualisations change one’s sense of how style shifts and stretches across between Charlotte Brontë’s classic Barzīn’s 1950 Persian translation that where the book belongs,’ Reynolds says. different languages – a glimpse of how 1847 novel and its many translated he abridged by omitting subjects ‘not technology may contribute to the future versions. In comparing the hundreds of interesting to the Persian reader,’ Yu During the project’s second phase, the study of literary translation. translations that have been made across Jonghos 유 종호’s 2004 revision of his team will compare the language used in the globe in the more than 150 years 1970 Korean translation that substituted about 25 of the translation languages. Reynolds and his collaborators hope the since the book’s publication, Reynolds the former’s ornate Chinese vocabulary For instance, different translations public will add to their understanding of and his team hope to better understand for more modern Korean language, of the title—originally Jane Eyre: An the diversity of Jane Eyre’s translations. the way a source text is read, absorbed, and Amal Omar Baseem al-Rifayii’s Autobiography in English—highlight The team invites the public to alert and transformed by translators, and translation from 2014, the only known different interpretations of the book’s them to missing translations, contribute the ways these translations reflect the Arabic version by a female translator. themes. Titles such as Jianai [Jane personal translations of passages culture in which they were created. Eyre/Simple Love] in Chinese and Jane and submit reflections, discoveries, A series of interactive world maps on Eyre: Yıllar Sonra Gelen Mutluluk [Jane observations, and theories. As the The project grew out of Reynolds’s the project’s website (prismaticjaneeyre. Eyre: Happiness Coming After Many project proceeds, the Prismatic Jane Eyre wish to do a ‘collaborative, comparative org) illustrate the scope and range Years] in Turkish emphasise the book website will be updated with findings, close reading of several translations in of these many iterations, pinpointing as a love story, while titles such as blog reports and interactive features. different languages,’ he says. This idea

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In its fourth phase, in 2021, the project languages but rather to recognise the will publish a comprehensive volume of great variety of textures and structures Publications research, analysis and essays, which that language is made up of and the variability of the terrain that translation will include a complete list of all the works across.’ St Anne’s College is proud to have so many alumnae Tania Dickinson translations. who have gone on to be successful authors. We have an (Briscoe 1965) read Bonnie Chau is the associate web editor Prismatic Jane Eyre is part of a larger alumnae section of books in the Library and in addition Modern History at of Poets & Writers, Inc. who have kindly Prismatic Translation project, hosted by to The Ship, we list the books on our website http:// St Anne’s, followed agreed to our re-publishing this article the Oxford Comparative Criticism and www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/alumnae/our-alumna/alumnae- by a DPhil at Translation Research Centre, whose Matthew Reynolds is Professor of authors. Please get in touch with development@ the Institute of scholarship revolves around a set of English and Comparative Criticism. He also st-annes.ox.ac.uk if you’d like to be included in any of Archaeology, theoretical stances on translation: chairs the Oxford Comparative Criticism these places. before taking ‘Translation is creative, not mechanical; and Translation research centre (OCCT), up lectureships Roger Crisp (1979) in archaeology, it is a matter of growth as much as, or which is based in St Anne’s has published Sacrifice more than, loss. Translators are writers. first at University Eleni Philippou is a Postdoctoral Regained: Morality and Languages are not separate boxes but College, Cardiff, Research Fellow and Coordinator of OCCT Self-Interest in British and then at the are rather intermingled areas on the Moral Philosophy from University of York. ever-shifting continuum of language Hobbes to Bentham (OUP She retired in variation.’ 2019). He read Literae 2011, but in 2015 This attitude departs from historically Humaniores at St Anne’s joined the project conventional perspectives of translators before taking the BPhil commissioned by as secondary or unoriginal. It also rejects and DPhil in Philosophy. Historic England to the notion that translation takes place He was appointed as publish the Staffordshire Hoard, an assemblage of gold and silver between discretely bounded languages Fellow and Tutor in artefacts from the sixth and seventh centuries. The Staffordshire and suggests instead that those Philosophy at the College Hoard: an Anglo-Saxon Treasure (Society of Antiquaries of London boundaries are fluid and permeable. in 1991, where he teaches 2019) was edited by Chris Fern, Tania Dickinson and Leslie Reynolds hopes Prismatic Jane Eyre will moral philosophy, Webster. There is a digital resource freely available at; https://doi. further advance these ideas. ‘One of the ancient philosophy, and org/10.5284/1041576. main ideas driving the project is that philosophy of religion. everyone reads differently and uses This monograph, his A large team of scholars contributed to the lavishly illustrated language differently, and that those fourth, examines book, which is aimed at a broad audience. Found in 2009 by a differences are interesting,’ he says. ‘The the views on morality and self-interest of the so-called ‘British metal-detectorist, the Hoard consists of fragments deliberately key thing in thinking about translation moralists’ from Thomas Hobbes, c1650, to Jeremy Bentham, two dismantled from equipment for warfare and Christian ceremony, is not to reify standardised national centuries later. The hero of the book is the Scottish philosopher, but with little evidence of context in the ground. The challenges David Hume, who, Crisp shows, was the first major British moralist of reconstructing and interpreting such an unprecedented to allow for genuine self-sacrifice for the sake of others or for duty. assemblage were met by combining studies of the objects’

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functions, manufacture, ‘life-history’, art and dating with broader acquaintances, among Her latest novel Sing For Life (Bravura Books 2019) is described of Lithuania was ever a major presence in Poland’s collective essays on contemporary cultural, political and religious practices, them a don from a as ‘A voyage from silence and submission to success and self- subconscious and its literary tradition. The monograph follows the and circumstances. Although no definitive answer to how and why nearby College who fulfilment, via perils, passion, perseverance - and the power of evolution of this image in the novels and films of Tadeusz Konwicki the Hoard was assembled and buried could be given, there is no falls in love with the song.’ (1926-2015), a native of Wilno and former anti-Soviet partisan, in doubt that it is a remarkable relic of the formative but turbulent daughter. Thereby the context of contemporaneous political change and in dialogue Nina Taylor-Terlecka (Taylor 1961) After graduating in Russian at development of the first Anglo-Saxon kingdoms including Mercia, hang a number of with generations of earlier writers and post-war émigré authors. St Anne’s Nina translated, and taught Russian, French, English and in whose territory it was deposited c.650–675, and that it will tales. This is a comic Spanish at a number of institutions. In 1981, as a mature student, ‘Initially denying, denigrating and distorting the heritage in the continue to provide a fascinating and debated new light on this novel with a heart. she received a First Class Honours degree in Polish Language days of socialist realism, Konwicki proceeded to rewrite the period. Wendy Perriam (1958) and Literature from the School of Slavonic and East European tradition in terms of Quasi-Autobiography or Bildungsroman, Elizabeth Longrigg (Short 1956) came to Oxford on a scholarship has been writing Studies, University of London. pseudo family history and subversive pastiche, likewise from New Zealand and read English at St Anne’s from 1956 to 1959 since the age of five, confronting the canonical texts in film adaptations of Mickiewicz’s Since then, she has published articles and book chapters, and (See Memories p63). She then married an Englishman and settled completing her first Forefathers’ Eve and Czesław Miłosz’s The Issa Valley. Meanwhile, given papers at numerous international conferences in Poland and in Oxford, first in a small house in St Giles’, subsequently pulled book, A Pony At Last, from Warsaw’s amnesiac anti-world, Lithuania is projected as a abroad. Main areas of interest include writers from the former down to make way for a Maths building. on her twelfth birthday dreamscape: tribal memory, a game of make-believe and fairy-tale, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Gulag poetry, Romantic drama, the (sheer wish-fulfilment, and an escape from post-war reality. Ultimately he has created his Elizabeth has written four novels but The Oxford Pot (Independently literary life of the Polish emigracja and, more recently, Jewish since the only pony own mythology.’ published 2018) is the only one she has got round to publishing writers of Eastern Galicia (Wittlin, Roth, Morgenstern). in her life was the so far. It deals with a penniless young woman potter and her In 2020, Nina was milkman’s ancient Apart from translating books by Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz and equally penniless mother, awarded the annual nag!) Expelled from Janusz Anderman, she has edited an anthology of Gulag poetry recently deserted by Literary Prize of the boarding school for heresy and told she was in Satan’s power – a (Gułag polskich poetów. Od Komi do Kołymy. Wiersze (2001), as well as her bankrupt husband, London-based Union terrifying verdict for a devout Catholic child whose father had three collections of her late husband’s work and provided annotated who are unexpectedly of Polish Writers spent five years training to be a priest – she escaped to St Anne’s editions of his correspondence with such writers as Andrzej left an almost stately Abroad for her College, where she read History and also trod the boards. There Bobkowski, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Jόzef Wittlin and Jerzy home near Oxford by writings in Polish. followed a variety of offbeat jobs, ranging from artist’s model to Stempowski. an elderly kinswoman. carnation-disbudder, to carer for the elderly, to researcher on They move there and Between 1993-2016, as a member of the Faculty of Mediaeval and mediaeval cookery, all of which provided entrées into unknown make a precarious living Modern Languages, she regularly delivered the lecture course on worlds that find echoes in her work. A former tutor in Creative by selling bourdaloues, Polish Literature for undergraduates. She received her PhD from Writing at Morley College, Lambeth, Wendy now teaches privately. pee-pots for women, in the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Oxford’s market, where Her 19 novels have been acclaimed for their psychological insight in Warsaw in 2010. In 2016 she was awarded a Medal for Services a ‘disgusted’ woman and their power to disturb, divert and intrigue, while her 8 short- to Polish Culture. onlooker summons the story collections explore themes of loss, rebellion and escape. She Speaking of her latest book, the English-language monograph The police and provides the also writes poetry, which has been published in various collections Lithuanian Landscape Tradition in the Novels of Tadeusz Konwicki pot sellers with some and anthologies, has contributed articles and stories to many (Prymat Publishing House 2018), Nina says: ‘Swathed in layers of useful publicity and newspapers and magazines, and was a regular contributor to history, legend and myth, monumentalized by Adam Mickiewicz some equally useful radio programmes such as Stop the Week and Fourth Column. in Pan Tadeusz (1834), the image of the former Grand Duchy

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Four survivors went on to I researched the period testify at the doctors’ trial at thoroughly and sought A Story of Courage, Cunning and Sheer Nuremberg. to verify or corroborate everything my mother My mother’s story of Good Luck had told me. As I knew courage, cunning and sheer nothing about her Gestapo ANNA WIELOGORSKA good luck had everything interrogator, Inspector a reader could wish for Vanity publishing? No: just a story serious problems. If the camp marked 50 miles north of Berlin, in an area of Bauer – I simplified titles – ranging from romance in search of an audience her out as a prostitute then they might natural beauty the camp opened in May is fictional as is his family. and drama to tension expect her to work as one. Again, luck 1939 and was liberated by the Soviet Nevertheless, his career and resolution. I had to My mother, Marta Paciorkowska, was was on her side and they designated her army six years later. Over 130,000 path is plausible while his write it and felt a historical arrested by the Gestapo in Krakow, a political prisoner. women from all over occupied Europe wife’s diary is an accurate Poland, in June 1944. She was delivering were imprisoned there and subjected fictional memoir, rather Ravensbrück was the only camp representation of life in a gun for her fiancé, a member of to beatings, torture, starvation, slave than biography, was a designed specifically for women by Berlin during the war. the resistance whose premonition labour and executions. Only a few better vehicle for such an Heinrich Himmler, a key architect of the of imminent disaster proved all too women were Jewish, probably less emotional tale. This format Many people suffered Holocaust. Situated in Germany, some accurate. than ten percent of the inmates. also enabled me to explore horrendously at the hands Towards the end of the war, it became questions I continue to be of the Gestapo. My mother She was proud of her cover story, an extermination camp with its own interested in: was it possible didn’t. She was lucky. which most probably saved her life. ‘I crematorium. to live in Nazi Germany She didn’t know why she told them I was a call girl carrying the and not know what was was lucky, but she was. parcel as a favour for a client. Naturally, Polish women formed the largest going on? What does it In my research for the I pretended to have no idea what it contingent at Ravensbrück and mean to live a moral life in book I discovered other contained.’ 74 of them became the subject of a totalitarian regime? How cases where the Gestapo appalling medical experiments. Known I don’t know whether it was a story she would I have behaved in interviewed people in throughout the camp as the Rabbits of prepared in advance or whether it came similar circumstances? And the manner of police Ravensbrück, some had sulfonamide to her when they arrested her and she in our own times, can any of detectives rather than drugs tested on them; others had their knew her life was in danger. It is one of us claim to be virtuous living brutal, ideologically driven bones and muscles mutilated and many questions I omitted to ask her and in a free and democratic Nazis. The case of Sophie infected with bacteria or with foreign now it is too late. country when we know Scholl of the White Rose objects like glass or wood splinters. torture is practised further resistance group is one She considered herself lucky when they Some died because of their injuries afield and yet we do nothing example; although she was sent her to Ravensbrück concentration while the guards executed those whose about it? guillotined after a show camp; the same arrest in Warsaw would wounds refused to heal; others survived trial she wasn’t ill-treated have meant a bullet to the back of the It was important to me the camp with the help of other inmates during her interrogation. head. It was only en route to the camp who were outraged at their treatment. that the book could stand she realised her lie could cause her up to historical scrutiny. Ravensbrück ID for Marta Paciorkowska

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Likewise, during her own interrogation One of my reasons for writing this book my mother led the Gestapo a merry was to bear witness to the experiences Alumnae news dance. Was that possible? The of people like my mother, who were autobiography of Judith Strick Dribben, imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps. Frances Burton (1960) now works part first prize with the joint winner – seven Rights and other international human a young Jewish girl arrested and Today, when there are so few survivors time (0.5 at Buckingham University) in co-workers at the London Economics rights treaties. The dispute arose in the interrogated in Krakow at the beginning of the camps, it seems more important order to concentrate on research and consultancy – who argued that a ‘big context of alleged abuse of diplomats’ of the war, suggests that it was. than ever to ensure we do not forget the writing (member, Society of Authors). push’ towards decentralisation would children and pitted the Secretary of State horrors they endured. I hope my book I tried to interest literary agents in my She publishes an annual edition of unlock prosperity around the UK. for the Foreign and Commonwealth plays its small part in doing that. first draft, but failed miserably. My MacMillan's Core Statutes on family law, Office against a Local Authority and the Cooper said: ‘Our core idea is to second draft might have fared better, No Going Back is published under Anna’s a copy of which she sends to the library Guardian acting for the children. incentivise a move to an ethical but by then I was eager to publish and married name by Troubador. each year. She usually publishes one or economic system, one based on mutual The Guardian was represented by Jo get on with my next project. two items each year, this year focusing support where everyone has a stake in Delahunty QC leading a team of lawyers mainly on early women lawyers. After researching the options, I went future well-being, as a solution to the and assisted in matters of public with Troubador, a self-publishing Hilary Cooper (1978), an economics economic and democratic problems we international law by Associate Professor company with an excellent reputation consultant, is part of a ‘radical’ plan by are now facing. To achieve this, welfare and Law Fellow at St Anne’s, Antonios for quality and, importantly, for doing three members of the same family to provision – including both its safety net Tzanakopoulos. their best to sell the books on their list. boost UK growth has been named as and its directed investment in human Susan Doering (1972) has recently one of the first winners of the £100,000 capital – must be reconceptualised as a Once you sell two to three hundred returned to the UK after living and Institute for Public Policy Research growth promoter not merely as a “tax books you can be fairly certain that you working many years abroad. have moved beyond family and friends (IPPR) Economics Prize. The inaugural burden” on the productive economy.’ IPPR prize was introduced to reward Irene Dorner (Law, 1973) has and are achieving ‘real sales’. You can Janet Corlett (1981) is now Vice- innovative ideas to reinvigorate the been awarded the Non-Executive imagine my delight when, just three Moderator of the World Council of UK economy that force a ‘step change Director (NED) Award. The award months after the publication date, I had Churches Commission on World Mission in the quality and quantity of the UK’s recognises the achievements of Non- sold over three hundred books. Most and Evangelism. Executive Directors within the business sales were through bookshops and economic growth’. Jo Delahunty (1982) An important and not-for-profit community. online, but I also promoted the book Simon Szreter, Professor of History decision was handed down in May myself through book signings and talks. and Public Policy at the University of Irene ‘retired’ in 2014 after a successful 2020 by the High Court of England My local newspaper did me proud with a Cambridge, a Fellow of St John’s College, 32-year law career, working mainly with and Wales: for the first time, the Court double page spread, but other publicity and husband of Cooper, together with private banks, but immediately started a allowed an application to go forward has been hard to achieve. their son Ben Szreter, chief executive new life as a non-executive as a means which will determine whether there is Anna Patrick of Cambridge United Community of ‘reinvesting success’. Reaction to the book has been positive any incompatibility between the Vienna Trust, worked on a detailed plan to with five star reviews and the most Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Her first non-executive role, at FTSE enable faster UK growth by investing delightful letters and cards. I never its provisions on immunity, and Art 3 of 100 engine-maker Rolls-Royce, helped in generous and universal welfare expected to be the recipient of fan mail! the European Convention on Human to prevent her from being pigeon- provision. The trio shared the £100,000

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IN MEMORIAM her time at Oxford and remained a staunch immediately started work in 1976 at Joan Aubrey-Jones (Godfrey-Isaacs 1938) 13 May 2020 Louise Martin (2002) 1 November 2019 VALERIE WYNNE BROWNE (1949) supporter of St Anne’s College for the rest the Family and Child Psychiatric Clinic in 31 JULY 1931 – 2 APRIL 2020 of her life. Bedford, where she swiftly became the Jean Batchelor (Brown 1944) 22 July 2019 Kate Mills (Hayward 1956) 27 April 2020 Senior Social Worker. A colleague and Valerie’s time at Oxford was followed Frances Bryanton (1959) 17 July 2019 Robert Moorhouse (1994) 27 April 2019 future friend, Janet, who came to the clinic by a year at the LSE where she studied to work with Valerie wrote, ‘She was the Jane Bulkeley (Mollison 1964) 20 December 2019 Ann Ockenden (Askwith 1955) 29 February 2020 Personnel Administration. This led to a most sensible social worker I have met Personnel Officer’s role in Harrogate, far (Melbourne 1947) 12 March 2020 Helena Port (1938) 21 December 2019 … with a huge capacity for empathy …. Winifrid Calvert from her Kentish roots. Early married life openness and warmth, and with positive was spent travelling the country due to the Diane Cheeseman (Horsley, 1977) 11th August 2020 Kathleen Powell (Graham 1945) 15 November 2019 values and beliefs ... she was clearly loved work of her husband, Richard Blackmore, and immensely respected by colleagues Liddie Christenfeld (Vincent-Daviss 1957) 19 November 2019 Maureen Price (1948) 20 February 2020 whom she met at Oxford. At each new across Bedfordshire and beyond.’ Patricia Cooper (Alexander 1966) 13 February 2020 Dorothy Price (Berridge 1947) 10 September 2019 setting she took on jobs including teaching positions, market research roles and Following her divorce three years earlier Mary Craig (Clarkson 1946) 14 February 2020 Gaenor Price (1962) 27 June 2019 personnel posts. She returned to the family in 1982 Valerie met her beloved Ronnie. home in Bexley to have the first of her They were in the St Albans’ Choral Society Jacqueline de Trafford (MacFarlane 1938) 15 July 2019 Andrew Sinclair (1989) 31 May 2019 three children, Christopher, in February and their romance blossomed over singing Audrey Douglas (Mills 1954) 18 July 2019 Ann Spokes Symonds (Spokes 1944) 27 December 2019 1951. and extra strong mints; they were quickly devoted to each other! She chose a man Pamela Edwards (Kent 1966) 11 September 2019 Yvonne Stafford (1943) 3 July 2019 Settling in the West Country during the who was a tremendous stepfather and 1960s and by now with the addition of 1954: Married and became Blackmore. grandfather. Valerie was a wonderful wife Helen Forster (1946) 29 April 2019 Pat Swain (1942) 27 November 2019 Simon and Sarah, Valerie re-entered the 1983: Married and became Wolstencroft for 34 years, kind stepmother to Kathryn world of work and became involved in Angela Garnham (Booth 1973) 16 September 2019 Judith Symons (Davidson 1964) 19 February 2020 and their marriage brought them and those In 1949 Valerie became the first person adoption and fostering. As an Adoptions around them immense happiness. Joanna Goldsworthy (Wolff 1960) 10 October 2019 Sheila Taylor (1971) 20 December 2019 from Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar Officer in Taunton she gained valuable Valerie Holland (Wilson 1952) 24 June 2019 Gill Tritter (Shorland-Ball 1957) 5 May 2019 school to gain a place at Oxford University experience, which served as a forerunner Valerie embraced her retirement in 1991 to study History, an achievement that to a future career in social work. In and she and Ronnie travelled the world Jane Hood (1989) 1 September 2019 Monica Ventris (Hooper 1948) 24 April 2019 earned a half day holiday for her fellow 1971 the family moved to Harpenden in together: New Zealand, trips all over the students to celebrate (a fact her family Hertfordshire. Leaving Taunton was a USA, France, Austria, Loch Lomond, Islay, David Hopkinson 24 October 2019 Valerie Wolstencroft (Browne 1949) 1 September 2019 only found out very recently due to her wrench, but as always she made the most Sitges and Germany, to name just a few Jane Hubert (1954) 21 June 2019 deep rooted modesty). The three years of the situation and joined the choral of their excursions. They enjoyed regular Please note that some dates are approximate as no that followed at St Anne’s were joyful and society, babysitting group, footpath society cruises where Ronnie would paint and Joan Jenkin (Richards 1949) 9 March 2020 exact date was provided when the College was notified. she made the absolute most of her time and made close friends. She lived in Valerie would go to lectures and visit Elizabeth Kelly (Cullen 1952) 6 April 2019 there. Her academic interest in History was Harpenden for the rest of her life. historical places of interest. Some of their nurtured and flourished and she made happiest times were spent at the caravan In 1973 Valerie began training as a Ann Louise Luthi (Wilkinson 1951) 1 September 2019 deep, lifelong friendships. Valerie treasured in Walton-on-the-Naze and in the beach social worker and, once qualified, she

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hut they had there. They were endlessly IN MEMORIAM House of Commons clerk and briefly a was a Church Commissioner. He was an and Brasenose) frequently visited Crete. hospitable to friends and family and helped DAVID HOPKINSON junior Treasury official. accomplished musician playing in a family She also struggled with depression and create many happy memories for their ensemble and at the organ at his parish self-doubt and would have been amazed at In 1959 David entered the world of finance, visitors, both at the caravan and in their church in Sussex. A keen railway enthusiast, all the tributes paid to her after her death. joining Robert Fleming. In 1963 he was home in Harpenden. They thoroughly he monitored the daily [non]-performance In 2011, she suffered a severe stroke, and recruited to the newly-created post of enjoyed the hospitality of Valerie’s old of his commuter journey and made though she had a remarkable recovery, investment director of M&G Investments, Oxford friends with trips to Somerset as constant representations to BR Southern her life was undoubtedly diminished by then a small firm with just £25m under well as back to Oxford to enjoy leisurely Region management. This resulted in his it. However, in 2017 she moved into St management. He built a talented team and pub lunches at the Victoria Arms. appointment to its Board and as acting David’s Home in Ealing and had some of was determined to make equity investment chairman from 1983-1987. her best times in her last years, with a joyful In 1993 Valerie stepped in to the role accessible to people of all levels of wealth, eightieth birthday party and frequent visits of grandmother to Kate with the same such that by the time of his retirement David married Prue Holmes, an Oxford from the United States by her daughter. brilliance she showed as a Mum. In 1996 in 1989 funds under management had contemporary, in 1951 and they have two Bethan arrived and in 1998 Joe, all of whom grown to more than £4billion. David valued sons and two daughters. Dr Sophie Mills (Daughter) have benefitted from her love and support. the independence of M&G, which was St. Anne’s owes David a huge debt for his Certainly, as Valerie’s daughter, I found constantly under threat, and decried the time and advice: he always kept people her and Ronnie’s support invaluable, never We record with sadness the death at the short termism of many investment houses. IN MEMORIAM focused on the objectives and dismissed at the Convent of the Sacred Heart High interfering, always supporting and loving. aged of 93, of David Hopkinson. He was a champion of small investors JOAN JENKIN (1949) ‘fashionable’ investment trends. As a result School in Hammersmith, followed by and suspicious of ‘the City establishment’. 1929 – MARCH 2020, Valerie was modest, intelligent, kind, A Fellow and staunch friend of St Anne’s, the College’s endowment fund has, whilst the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Hoppy’s skill in spotting ‘bad apples’ was generous, hospitable, non- materialistic, David was on the investment committee maintaining capital value over the longer from which she retired in 1997. Kate was Joan Jenkin's life began in Pen-y-Graig, legendry and he was especially alert to witty, fair and incredibly brave. Life gave her for many years. He was hugely supportive term, generated indispensable income to simply a brilliant Latin teacher, diligent in Rhondda, South Wales, where she was mismanagement and boardroom excess: a number of really tough challenges but she of the College, regularly attending support a broad range of projects and fund preparing for her lessons and truly inspiring born in 1929. She was educated both in M&G philosophy was to back well managed always took a positive approach and found Investment Committee meetings: if unable many fellowships. in front of a class. She taught generations the Rhondda and in Penzance, and went companies – large and small – which grew genuine happiness and contentment, often to be present in person he would send a of students, not only in Latin but also up to St Anne's College Oxford with an earnings and, most crucially, dividends, Nicholas Talbot Rice in simple pleasures; this quality helped pithily scripted letter reminding all of the in Classical Studies, French, Religious Exhibition to read Modern History in 1949. over the long term. He eschewed total her help and inspire others throughout objectives of the fund and candidly stating Studies and History. Several distinguished At Oxford she also met her husband, Eric, return investing believing that investors, her life. Stoicism and resilience are a his recommendations. David felt greatly academics in British universities owe and they were married for over 55 years. whether charities or private individuals, IN MEMORIAM legacy she left for us to learn from. Valerie honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the foundations of their careers to her After graduating in 1952, she worked as a should focus on income and income growth KATHLEEN BARBARA MILLS was a tremendous friend, sister, auntie, the College. extraordinary talent as a teacher. She had history teacher in a number of secondary – income being for spending. (HAYWARD 1956) mother- in- law, wife, grandmother and one daughter, Sophie, to whom she passed schools, including King Edward VI Grammar DHLH – ‘Hoppy’ – was educated at 1938 – 27 APRIL 2020 grandmother- in-law and simply the best DHLH was on the Boards of many on her love, and some of her talent, for School in Birmingham and the Mary Wellington and Merton College, where Mum anyone could wish for. businesses and charities, his trenchant Kathleen (Kate) Barbara Mills who read teaching Classical languages. Kate was, Datchelor school in Camberwell, and he read History. His time at Oxford was views and always constructive advice Literae Humaniores at St Anne’s died on to quote the title of one of her tutor Iris subsequently in tutorial colleges, including Sarah Livings (Daughter) interrupted in 1944 by war service with the being highly prized. He was a deputy Lord 27 April 2020 in the coronavirus pandemic. Murdoch’s books, ‘a word child’. She was Westminster Tutors. She worked with some RNVR and after two years as a lieutenant Lieutenant of West Sussex and in 1986 was She was 82 years old. Kate was the first a prodigious reader, Scrabble player and distinguished people there, including the on minesweepers in The Bay of Bengal, he appointed a CBE. A committed Christian, in her family to go to university, and after talented solver of crossword puzzles. She Booker Prize winner, Penelope Fitzgerald. returned to Oxford, graduating in 1949. David sat on Chichester Cathedral’s graduating became a Latin teacher in loved European travel and with her dear In retirement, she devoted a lot of time to Thence he joined the Civil Service, was a finance committee and from 1973 to 1982 various London schools, eventually settling friends Clare and David Murphy (St Hugh’s her beloved Cairn Terriers, reading books

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and doing The Times crossword, as well Anne Louise (Swaab) Wilkinson was born Trust and at Frocester Manor, Stroud. She and appetising aromas floating down from as to her home life and family. She also to an economist and a homemaker in was a peace activist in Belfast for three the first floor kitchen. continued to take a keen interest in public Lewisham in 1932. Early childhood was years. She also taught in Birmingham It was in this room, with its marvellous view affairs, almost right up to her death at spent in London until she was sent to Long and worked as a nursing auxiliary at the of Snowdonia across the Menai Straits, that Cecil Court in after a long period in Ealing Island with the throngs of British children Warneford Hospital in Oxford. Gaenor spent her last few weeks. We, her hospital with pneumonia. during the war. Anne Louise always spoke Around 1976 she returned to Wales friends from St Anne’s, feel that we could fondly of her days with her New York hosts. From Joan’s family. where she remained for the rest of her never have met another such erudite, She married Arthur Luthi, a Swiss- life. For three years she was involved with practical, stalwart and loyal friend. She American archaeologist, whom she met in conservation work on Bardsey Island, leaves a brother Colin and his family, and IN MEMORIAM Oxford, and together they lived in France, restoring some of the Island’s gardens. a huge gap in the lives of all who knew and ANNE LOUISE LUTHI (WILKINSON 1951) Woven in hair: a sample from Anne Louise's Switzerland and the United States. She She studied for a qualification in gardening loved her. 19 NOVEMBER 1932 – 26 AUGUST 2019 collection gave birth to two sons and finally settled but fell out with the instructors and Jenny Davidson (Mussell 1962) in Hampstead, where she resided until her didn’t get the certificate. Only after she Anne Louise described her first purchase death. left employment did she get her Masters of antique mourning jewellery as a whim, in Garden History from Bristol. She had Anne Louise had worked in advertising, IN MEMORIAM after the death of her mother-in-law. worked for 17 years for the National Trust public relations, journalism and publishing. Modern Languages but subsequently HELENA PORT (1938) Historically, wearing and gifting jewellery as a gardener, mainly at Penrhyn Castle. She was a member of the Society of changing to English. 14 APRIL 1919 –­ 2020 created from hair was an infatuation of After her retirement, she gave lectures Jewellery Historians. volunteered at the Queen Victoria, who contributed to a social I first met Gaenor at 11 Bradmore Road, locally on garden history. In recognition British Museum’s Department of Prehistory trend for creating mourning and memorial one of St Anne’s houses. Gaenor, myself, of her contribution to our knowledge and Europe from 2001 until her death, hair designs obtained from the hair of a Wendie Shaffer and Gill Freeman (Davies) of historic gardens in Wales, the Welsh cataloguing thousands of items. deceased loved one. Victorian jewellers all lived at No11 and became known as a Historic Gardens Trust has named a also created and promoted extraordinary, She is survived by her eldest son, two somewhat ‘fearsome four’. research studentship in Gaenor’s memory. fashionable hair designs. Wigmakers grandchildren and her two sisters. Her It soon became apparent that Gaenor also joined the trend, sometimes also Gaenor’s interest in gardens spread across youngest son predeceased her in 2018. believed in ‘calling a spade a spade’. Her known to use horsehair. Anne Louise’s Europe, linked by vast cycling expeditions ability to get to the heart of the matter interest in the Victorian era collections Diane Merkle Luthi (Daughter-in-law) along the continent’s great rivers. She was a life-long characteristic. Her breadth were the first step in her 30-year journey made notes on and photographed Europe’s of reading and erudition were always of research and collecting, and along with cathedrals and gardens, leaving a huge remarkable. Her library covered subjects the history, she always had an eye for the IN MEMORIAM unpublished archive. She was still travelling ranging from mechanics and archaeology Anne Louise Luthi, leading authority on hair aesthetics. In 1998 Anne Louise authored GAENOR PRICE (1962) less than a year before she died. and mourning jewellery, died after an acute 29 AUGUST 1944 – 27 JUNE 2019 to philosophy, gardening, music and many a compilation, Sentimental Jewellery (Shire She also spent many days with Wendie illness and hospitalization on 26 August kinds of literature. Publications), reprinted in 2001. The book Gaenor Price died in Penmon, Anglesey. Shaffer and David Brée on their yacht 2019. Her family was at her bedside. Her is a description of the origins and history of She was born in Farnborough, Kent but After Oxford, Gaenor did postgraduate ‘Stroemhella’, as they made frequent death occurred as elegant, selected pieces wearing jewellery for sentiment, including her parents were Welsh and she began her research in linguistics at Leeds and voyages in the Mediterranean and round Helena Port was born in Edgbaston. Her from her collection were on display in the mourning, describing a mostly forgotten schooling in Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley. Edinburgh, but she felt drawn towards the European coast. She was an excellent father had a newsagent’s shop where ‘Woven in Hair' exhibition at the British aspect of British culture. She later attended school in Loughborough, helping others and this led her into jobs in cook and hostess at her cottage in Penmon, Helena enjoyed working, cutting off twists Museum, a long-hoped for achievement. going up to St Anne’s in 1962 to read residential social work at Camphill Village where a fire would be blazing in the hearth of tobacco and selling Woodbines.

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She went to the George Dixon School in and dinner. It was a time of rationing and later, after a lifetime as a Francophile, she In her time at Sydenham, Helena helped After Oxford, Jane moved to her native the stairs of the Eiffel tower, Jane was Birmingham and thrived. Her favourite Mrs Harrison had to queue for potatoes. could still recall the precise geography of six pupils get places as modern linguists at London and qualified with top marks as a diagnosed with non-Hodgkin B-lymphoma teacher was Miss Goodwill, who taught her Happily, she was a very good cook. the region. Oxford and Cambridge, two of them, Clare solicitor. It was in London, while working at (a blood cancer). She started chemo with French and gave her a love of languages. Kitson and myself, at St Anne’s. We owe her the hectic pace of a corporate M&A lawyer optimism and good humour. This initial College was then Hartland House in Most of Helena’s career was spent teaching Helena recalled crying when Miss Goodwill a debt of gratitude. at a big City firm, that she met Christian, her treatment seemed to work. But in early Woodstock Road, which is where Helena French and as Head of Department at left. But it was her history teacher Miss future husband, who was studying with her 2019 the cancer was found again. From attended all her lectures. It may have been Sydenham High School in London where Clare Paterson (1975) Bamforth who encouraged her to apply to at London Business School. They married then on she was mostly in hospital where a bastion of female emancipation but not she drummed French grammar into Oxford. When the letter arrived telling her in 2004 and after a few years moved to she underwent aggressive chemotherapy all the tutors had got the message. Helena generations of girls. She was my teacher she had a place at the Society of Oxford Munich. Christian worked in investment with the goal of controlling the disease recalled a male tutor, a dry looking man, there. When I was in the Upper Sixth she IN MEMORIAM Home Students, Helena was so excited that banking and Jane continued in corporate while new T-cells were made especially for teaching logic, a subject all the students tutored me every Monday after school JANE ELIZABETH SCHULZ-HOOD (HOOD 1989) she could almost not believe it. M&A at her law firm’s Munich office. her in the US. The T-cells would be used to were required to take for prelims. The tutor for my application to St Anne’s. We had a 6 FEBRUARY 1970 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2019 attempt a cure. Unfortunately, cancer is a It must indeed have been hard for her to said: ‘Now look, you women are not logical, silver teapot on a silver tray and a plate of Jane, always open and friendly, connected tough disease. It is different in every single credit. As a young woman from a working- so just learn my notes and you’ll pass!’ biscuits and we read Racine. In her care with the local community as well as the person and it evolves, so is unpredictable. class background, it was extraordinary home 40 years later, I would quote the international community in Munich. Since Life was rich and interesting and her best She endured many hardships in hospital in that Helena found the ambition and drive lines I’d learnt back then and she would the first year at St Anne’s she had been friend, fellow student Ruth Willing, was 2019, however, amazingly, she remained to apply for a place at Oxford. It was even grin at the memory that was precious to friendly towards everybody and was always always much better at getting her essays positive and jovial and accepting of the more extraordinary that just before the us both. I visited Oxford with Helena about interested in people and doing new things. in on time. They applied for tickets to sit challenges. The engineered T-cells finally World War II she did so as a woman, given ten years ago to take part in the vote for She loved travelling, too. One highlight was in the gallery for debates at the Oxford arrived but she was weak by then. Soon that the first degrees were only awarded to the Professor of Poetry, but really it was taking her family back to Kenya in August Union where the young Edward Heath was after the transfusion, on 7 September 2019, (a very few) women in 1920. The purpose an excuse to go to St Anne’s. It was her last 2017, 28 years after she had visited as a Secretary. Helena, who retained a lifelong she passed away. of St. Anne’s was to help women who visit. She felt a real affection for the College student with friends from St Anne’s. interest in politics, did not join a political could not afford the expense of other and was proud that her goddaughter Helen Jane is survived by her two children (now party, saying she preferred to hear all sides. In 2009 Jane stopped working at her law foundations. The college was designed for Wallace was a student here too. 14 and 12) and her husband. Christian She did become a member of the Modern firm and decided to spend more time talented, intellectual individuals like Helena. recalls: ‘Above all her sense of humour was Languages Club, and when General de Helena retired in 1979 and took the It is with great sadness that I have to write with Sebastian (then three-years-old) and outstanding, so was her intellect, and she Miss Bamforth wrote to Helena telling Gaulle came to visit Oxford all the linguists opportunity to travel widely. Almost this obituary. Jane passed away – far too Elizabeth (then one-year-old) at their new was beautiful in every way.’ her that going to Oxford was worth every had to stand in line and bow as he came by. anywhere you mentioned, she knew it early – on 7 September 2019 after an idyllic house in Wörthsee, just outside sacrifice, financial or otherwise. She and could tell you lots about it. She was intense battle with cancer. Munich and right on the lake. Jane was Roy de Souza and Christian Schulz Helena’s fees were paid on condition borrowed money to go and went up in also a committed theatre-goer. One of the proud to see both her children growing (Husband) that she then committed to teaching for The thing that I will always remember about 1938, staying for four years, three years joys of talking with her was that she could up with many of the same organised and several years. As a result, she never really Jane from the first year at St Anne’s is her for her degree and one for an education recall seeing Laurence Olivier as Othello happy personality traits that she had as a considered any other profession, but she caring and positive attitude. When friends diploma. She initially lodged in St John’s at the National Theatre in 1965 or John child. And she was proud of their interest IN MEMORIAM never regretted this. Her first job was for dropped by her room in Rayne she was Road with two old ladies. At the end of her Gielgud as Prospero in The Tempest at the in sports and jumping into the cool lake. ANN SPOKES SYMONDS (SPOKES 1944) three years at a school in Nuneaton. She warm and quick to offer a cup of tea. At St first year, she heard on the grapevine that same theatre in 1974. She retained an Jane thought that she had found the perfect 10 NOVEMBER 1925 – 27 DECEMBER 2019 also taught in Portsmouth and St Swithun’s Anne’s and later, Jane was always positive, a Mrs Joan Harrison was opening a student exceptionally sharp memory until nearly spot for her and her family. in Winchester. She spent a very happy smiling, laughed a little and was happy to How to pay tribute to one of St Anne’s – and residence at 32 Norham Gardens. She the end and entertained herself by recalling time teaching in Germany on a former talk. She was regularly invited by fellow But it was not to be. Oxford’s – most remarkable women? If ever moved in and the landlady Joan became her favourite passages of Shakespeare. submarine base near Hamburg, and a year geographers from other colleges to their the perhaps clichéd ‘A long life well lived’ a lifelong friend. It was 1940 and Helena She celebrated her hundredth birthday last In April 2018, after returning from a break in Brittany, a place she adored. Sixty years dining halls. could be applied, it is to that of Ann Spokes paid three guineas a week for lodging year. in Paris, where she had climbed up all

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PPE at St Anne’s. A staunch Conservative, were forced to walk a circuitous route of That was so Ann: conservative but not the family moved to Portsmouth, where a family in Casablanca. Maurice left Shell she served as an Oxford City councillor for over a mile, instead of to the end of their conventional, good humoured, tolerant, Monica’s journey to the academic gates of in 1969, and worked for a local Moroccan 38 years, a County Councillor for 11 and own street, every time they wanted to take judicious, idiosyncratic. Oxford started. From her early years in the Government Oil Refinery as a Commercial local school, then on to Portsmouth High Advisor; Monica taught in a French Catholic was Lord Mayor of Oxford in 1976-77. She their children to school or go to the shops. Penelope Ormerod (Tudor Hart 1972) was appointed Honorary Alderman in 1995. The walls were over two metres tall, topped School, where Monica won a scholarship convent school. Eventually Monica’s passion with rotating spikes. Ann had campaigned to St Anne’s College to read Modern for academic excellence meant a return My first introduction to Ann was as a newly Languages. Quite a feat for a girl from to England for better schooling, firstly to hard to get the ‘snob’ walls removed and IN MEMORIAM appointed, very nervous and woefully humble beginnings who as a ten-year-old Sherborne and then on to Winchester, watched with satisfaction as the bulldozers MONICA MARY ANN VENTRIS unqualified editor of The Ship in 1995. did her homework in an underground teaching French in a private Tutorial College rolled – she told me how later that day (HOOPER 1948) air-raid shelter in the rear garden and, well into her 80s. Her uncanny talent at I was aware that she was an active and she stood amid the fallen stones, with one 1930 – 24 APRIL 2018 enthusiastic Tory and as a decidedly left- foot in the exclusive Wentworth Road, on one occasion, her books were soaked second guessing the topics in future exams, leaning, vehement anti-Thatcherite, I was the other in working-class Aldrich Road. when a VI bomb burst a nearby water main. meant that students achieved impressive coolly cautious. That vanished after about When the Museum of Oxford opened in Subsequently her mother and school were results. A true Francophile, she instilled in five minutes of our first conversation, 1974, founded by her father, Peter Spencer evacuated to Hinton Ampner House in others true passion for her subject and her which, like every subsequent one, left me Stokes, she donated a brick she’d extracted Hampshire during the peak bombing on prolific vocabulary meant she always found totally charmed with Ann’s immediate from the rubble. Portsmouth. Le Mot Juste. Symonds. On a cold, sunny day in January, offers of practical help, her unfailing with ‘social distancing’ and ‘lockdown’ still In 1980 Ann married Richard Symonds, After Oxford she chose teaching and went Monica always spoke very fondly about cheerfulness, total lack of ceremony or blissfully obscure concepts, the packed-out an academic and former official in the to Roedean for her teacher training and Oxford and instilled the importance of ego, her easy humour. She rarely missed St Peter’s Church, Wolvercote, where Ann United Nations. They were an elegant and then on to Cheltenham Ladies College, education and hard work, which came from any College events and almost invariably was married and had worshipped for so somewhat racy couple, dashing around teaching French. Whilst in Cheltenham, her Oxford education. Always kind and provided me with perfect photos from many years, reflected the huge number and Oxford in an open-topped (weather Monica learned Russian and applied to full of humour even when bedridden with them for the next issue. extraordinary diversity of those who had permitting) MG. I shall miss Ann terribly, GCHQ, unfortunately unsuccessfully, as dementia, in her last months she always known and loved her. The current Green Ann gave her own summary, not long at our St Anne’s get togethers, but also being born in the US with a French mother, managed to add a twist of humour to her Party Lord Mayor of Oxford sat quietly before her death: ‘Although I call myself a (fittingly) on Remembrance Sunday. the British Government were worried as to very limited words. Maurice died in 1990 mourning his Conservative predecessor, writer or local historian and am a member Dressed in full former-Mayoral robes, where her allegiances would lie in case of and she is survived by her two sons and a alongside Labour city councillors, local of the Society of Authors, I have had a complete with silver chain, and from her conflict with the US or even France. daughter, Alistair, Christopher and myself historians, friends from Radio Oxford, Age Sonya. varied life, which includes politics and rightful place in the ceremonial procession After Cheltenham, Monica joined Shell, in Concern, ATV, Thames Valley Police, Anchor public service.’ Both her politics and her of Oxford’s Great and Good on the way their HQ in London, working for Personnel Sonya Volpe (Daughter) Housing, the Oxford Preservation Trust contribution to her community transcended to the War Memorial, she always waved Monica Ventris, 89, passed away peacefully and handling Shell expats in Africa. This and friends from the College. Ann’s myriad party allegiance. She was a City Councillor, cheerfully to me, standing a little apart in Seaview, Isle of Wight, after being included assignments to gas wells in EL interests, and her energetic support for representing Summertown and Wolvercote, from the official service, outside the Quaker bedridden with dementia for two years. Golea, Algeria as well as organising with the IN MEMORIAM things she believed in, ranged far and wide. when the infamous Cutteslowe Walls were Meeting House in St Giles, in our Witness Born in Detroit USA, the only child of Hugh help of the Foreign Office the emergency MARY CRAIG (CLARKSON 1946) finally demolished in 1959. For 25 years for Peace. Back in post-Falklands 1980s and And yet at the same time Oxford, and often and Martha Hooper. The family struggled: evacuation of Shell employees caught up in 2 JULY 1928 – 3 DECEMBER 2019 they stood as a physical manifestation of 90s, we were considered a bit subversive St Anne’s, remained at the heart of so many just six months into the Great Depression conflict in Nigeria. class division, separating residents of a and suspected of disrespect, but with Ann’s Mary Clarkson did not have an easy start of them. Ann was a pupil at Wychwood her parents lost their jobs with General private housing estate from their council- annual endorsement, we now get smiles Whilst at Shell, Monica met her husband in life. Born in industrial St Helens, her School, before being evacuated to the US Motors. When Monica was three-years-old, tenant neighbours. With their access to the even from some of the veterans. Maurice, who was based in Morocco. 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was killed in a tragic accident on the way creative energy, displaying a mastery of leaves three sons, Anthony, Mark and Gardam, and to lifelong friendships with lifetime scholarship, chamber music, and this, together with a deep devotion to the funeral. And yet, with a strength of both the spoken and the written word. Nick, daughter-in-law Trish and four several of her fellow undergraduates. cooking, the Cotswolds and common to the Catholic Church, shaped her life. character that was to define her whole life, grandchildren, Tim, Danielle, Rebecca and decency (among many likes, scant dislikes.) After a Convent education, she studied Mary became a renowned public speaker, Mary overcame her adversity to obtain a Oliver. Liddie regarded herself as ‘an ordinary Her final words: ‘You’d better go to dinner. at the Royal College of Music under the scholarship to study Modern Languages freelance journalist, television and radio Mark Craig English girl’, not in her view a derogatory It’s getting late.’ inspirational Professor Frank Merrick, broadcaster, and writer. She was an at St Anne’s at a time when men were term. Arriving at St Anne’s from King where she was awarded the Tagore Gold interviewer on Thames TV and presenter returning from the war, and the number Edward Vl High School for Girls (where Roger Christenfeld Medal, before completing a DPhil on of women studying at Oxford was severely on BBC radio programmes including You IN MEMORIAM she was head girl and where a scholarship Bowed Instruments at St Anne’s in 1972. A restricted. Her years at St Anne’s opened and Yours, Woman’s Hour, Sunday, Chapter ELIZABETH CHRISTENFELD is being established in her memory) she science qualification was required so Mary her eyes to a wider world. She excelled in and Verse, Pause for Thought, Quest and (LIDDIE VINCENT-DAVISS 1959) studied French and German with zest and IN MEMORIAM decided on botany, which she studied with her studies, forged life-long friendships Does He Take Sugar. Drawing on her 29 SEPTEMBER 1937 – 14 NOVEMBER 2019 with lasting effect. On receiving her degree DR MARY REMNANT her usual vigour. Her garden still contains personal experiences, she wrote Blessings and met fellow undergraduate, Frank Craig. she emigrated to Ann Arbor, Michigan DSG DPHIL MA ARCM FSA many lovingly tended plants given to her by (1979), an award-winning exploration of to pursue doctoral studies, reluctantly 13 JANUARY 1935 –15 MAY 2020 supportive friends and family. In 1956, four years after Mary and Frank suffering and how it can be a force for expatriated but happily joined with the were married, their second son, Paul, was good. Blessings became a classic and Mary’s man who was to be her husband for the Mary developed an interest in music born with Hohler’s syndrome, an extremely defining work, selling over 200,000 copies rest of her life, an American who read and old churches from her parents; her rare condition causing severe mental and in many languages and transforming the PPP at St Catherine’s, whom she met at father was an architect and art historian physical disabilities. Seeking a break from lives of countless people worldwide. a Cherwell party. and her mother a music teacher. Her the enormous pressure in dealing with interests brought to her notice the Paul, Mary enrolled as a volunteer at the Mary rendered complex subjects both Her studies were sidelined as she raised numerous representations of musicians Sue Ryder home for Nazi concentration accessible and gripping, and inspired her three sons in Michigan, Missouri and in mediaeval art, so in 1956 she began camp survivors in Cavendish, where she many with her highly acclaimed books, New York’s Hudson Valley, where she to list and photograph them and to have encountered people who had experienced broadcasts and public speaking. Among tended a landmark house and grounds for reconstructions of the instruments made and somehow coped with suffering far her works were the biographies, Man from her last 50 years. Resuming her career, she for performance. She was awarded a worse than her own. Her life changed a Far Country (Pope John Paul II), The Crystal taught at the IBM French School (teaching Churchill Travelling Fellowship in 1967. forever. Mary learnt that ‘though pain has Spirit (Polish Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa) Latin in French), Poughkeepsie Day School This enabled her to travel extensively the capacity to destroy, it may also be and Mother Teresa; Spark from Heaven and Marist College. Civic, charitable and throughout Europe to document and creative’. (on the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in arts organizations sought her inspiration photograph images of early musical Medjugorje, in what was then Yugoslavia); and she played a leadership role in many instruments. Her battered Morris 1000 Finding a new inner strength, Mary Tears of Blood, a Cry for Tibet; Kundun (a Liddie Christenfeld (pictured here with a of them. Traveller, which appeared to be held established the first Sue Ryder shop in portrait of the Dalai Lama and his family); grandson) died as she lived – concerned together with stickers from all the places Manchester and launched Remembrance, and The Last Freedom (a moving account of for the well-being of others, sharp-witted, Her last fortnight, despite a painful illness, Mary passed away peacefully in May of she had visited, was testament to the miles the magazine for the Sue Ryder the death of her husband). Her final book, grateful, smiling. Her modest, joyful spirit, was a happy one. ‘Whenever I open my this year after a full and successful life. that she travelled. Foundation. However, her life was rocked Voices from Silence, probed the challenging, along with her intellect, owed much to St eyes,’ she explained, ‘I see people I love.’ She was born in 1935 and, apart from a again: first in 1965, when her fourth son, controversial topic of Facilitated Anne’s, not only to those three years in These included her sons, their wives, seven short period as an evacuee during the Mary published widely, completing three Nicky was born with Down’s syndrome Communication. Bevington and Bradmore Roads, but to an grandchildren, wider family and cadres war, lived in the same house in Fernshaw books on musical instruments. Her 1986 and, two years later, when Paul died active interest in the College’s values and Mary died peacefully, at home, surrounded of friends crowding the spacious drawing Road, Chelsea throughout. Mary showed book English Bowed Instruments from from complications of his condition. 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prestigious Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize of pilgrimages and has a magnificent the American Musical Instrument Society. choir that Mary played a major part in Donations to College, 2018 – 2019 She was considered to be a scholar of developing. international standing and is credited A total of £1.2m was gifted by St Anne’s alumnae and friends between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019 to the as one of the driving forces that led to Mary was not only an accomplished following areas. a resurgence of interest in mediaeval musician, but also an inspirational instruments and music. teacher to her private students, the Bursaries £69,622.57 Mary was an accomplished performing Brompton Oratory Junior Choir and at the Capital (buildings) £162,859.00 artist who worked with many influential Royal College of Music. The long lasting Outreach and access £46,475.061 groups, recording for the BBC as well friendships, the many visits and the tea Scholarships and prizes £18,466.27 as providing music for several major parties she held for her past students are exhibitions including ones at the V&A testament to the difference she made to so Student support £548,113.60 and National Gallery. She is perhaps many lives. Teaching and research £349,003.554 remembered best for her wide-ranging In 2016 she was made a Dame of the Welfare £3,660.00 and delightful lecture recitals. Regular Order of St Gregory by Pope Francis in performances at the South Bank, on the recognition of her contribution in raising National Association of Decorative and Fine awareness of Catholic music, a well- The Principal and Fellows acknowledge with Price, Maureen: 1948 Luthi (Wilkinson), Ann Louise: 1951 Arts Societies (NADFAS) circuit, as well as deserved and significant reward for a deep gratitude all alumnae and friends for Sword (Boyle), Beatrice: 1949 Makin (Winchurch), Margaret: 1952 themed talks for academic institutions or their gifts. In 2018-19, over 1,450 donors gave Thompson, Jean: 1942 Moughton (Parr), Elizabeth: 1951 lifelong service to music and the church. Tuckwell (Bacon), Margaret: 1949 Orsten, Elisabeth: 1953 religious groups, were always well received. to St Anne’s, some of whom have chosen not Mary never had children but was always to be listed. We now need your permission to Ward (Hawking), Sheila: 1949 Penny (Gross), Jennifer: 1953 These were often done to support the Whitby (Field), Joy: 1949 Piotrow (Tilson), Phyllis: 1954 looking for ways to involve her extended include you in this list. If you are not listed many charities that she subscribed to. and would like to be, please get in touch with Wolstencroft (Browne), Valerie: 1949 Reynolds (Morton), Gillian: 1954 family in her passion. Her smile and easy Robson (Moses), Anne: 1950 She would talk, sing and play, often with us at [email protected] to good nature were always there as she confirm your preferences. 1950-1954 Sainsbury (Burrows), Gillian: 1950 audience participation, demonstrating the Amherst (Davies), Ann: 1951 Secker Walker (Lea), Lorna: 1952 played her mediaeval bells at many family sounds and tunes of a bygone age. This Beer (Thomas), Gillian: 1954 Stringer, Judith: 1953 celebrations. She will be missed by her Pre-1949 Brooking-Bryant (Walton), Audrey: 1953 Thomas (Fraser-Stephen), Sara: 1954 was cunningly linked with a slide show of Bailey, Margaret: 1948 family and her wide circle of friends. May Bull (Fife), Anne: 1952 Tunstall (Mitchell), Olive: 1951 the carvings, stained glass, paintings or Baird (Dutton), Audrey: 1945 Clover, Shirley: 1953 Unwin (Steven), Monica: 1951 she rest in peace. Batchelor (Brown), Jean: 1944 engravings of the original instruments used Crockford (Brocklesby), Freda: 1952 Wood (Gunning), Maureen: 1952 Blake, Mary: 1941 Douglas (Mills), Audrey: 1954 to reconstruct her copies. Chapman, Gwendolen: 1944 Rhoderick Powell Dunkley (Eastman), Shirley: 1953 1955-1959 Craig (Clarkson), Mary: 1946 Ettinger (Instone-Gallop), Susan: 1953 Andrew (Cunningham), Sheila: 1956 Forster, Helen: 1946 A lecture tour arranged by the Early Music Everest-Phillips (Everest), Anne: 1950 Athron (Ogborn), Ruth: 1957 Glynne, Dilys: 1948 Eysenbach, Mary: 1954 Bacon (Mason), Ann: 1957 Network in 1980 highlighting the music Honoré (Duncan), Deborah: 1948 Fairn, Alison: 1952 Betts (Morgan), Valerie: 1956 Hyde-Thomson (D'Erlanger), Zoë: 1949 associated with the pilgrimage routes to Gazdzik, Barbara: 1951 Boyde, Susan: 1957 Jackson (Hurley), Barbara: 1945 Harman (Bridgeman), Erica: 1952 Charlton (Nichols), Anne: 1955 Santiago de Compostela led to a lifetime Jones, Madeline: 1949 Hartman (Carter), Pauline: 1951 Clarke (Gamblen), Alice: 1957 interest. The ecumenical Confraternity of Lewis, Keri: 1947 Headley (Pinder), Mary: 1954 Collins, Norma: 1958 Martin (Sandle), Patricia: 1948 St James was co-founded in her house in Hills (Earl), Audrey: 1954 Corcoran (Fisher), Jennifer: 1957 Milton (Ward), Irene: 1948 Hodgson (Giles), Dawn: 1952 Davies (Mornement), Margaret: 1956 Fernshaw Road in 1983. The Confraternity, O'Flynn (Brewster), Hazel: 1946 Jessiman (Smith), Maureen: 1953 Davison (Le Brun), Pauline: 1956 amongst other things, facilitates Osborne, Marian: 1949 King (Wheeler), Rosemary: 1951 de Freitas, Frankie: 1959 Phillips (Reilly), Pat: 1949 Larkins (Rees), Fay: 1953 Dixon (Gawadi), Aida: 1957

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Draper (Fox), Heather: 1957 Davidson (Mussell), Jenny: 1962 Brown, Elaine: 1968 Price (Fox), Meg: 1967 Jack, Susan: 1970 Bernstein (Bernie), Judith: 1975 Findlay (Boast), Judith: 1959 Deech (Fraenkel), Ruth: 1962 Cadwallader (Eckworth), Debby: 1968 Quillfeldt (Raw), Carolyn: 1967 King, Rosanna: 1970 Bevis, Jane: 1977 Finnemore, Judith: 1959 Dusinberre (Stainer), Juliet: 1960 Carter (Gracie), Isobel: 1967 Reeve, Antonia: 1969 King, Judith: 1973 Blandford, Sally: 1978 Fleming (Newman), Joan: 1957 Evans (Moss), Isabel: 1964 Clements, Patricia: 1966 Robinson (Sutton), Jill: 1967 Lambert, Anne: 1974 Bowman (Ward), Christine: 1976 Fuecks (Ford-Smith), Rachel: 1957 Fenton (Campling), Heather: 1961 Constable, Jeanne: 1969 Sheppard (Raphael), Anne: 1969 Lawless (Freeston), Sally: 1971 Bridges (Berry), Linda: 1975 Graham (Portal), Mary: 1957 Forbes, Eda: 1961 Conway (Nicholson), Sheila: 1969 Skelton, Judy: 1965 Le Page (Inge), Sue: 1973 Capstick (Hendrie), Charlotte: 1977 Grey (Hughes), Mary: 1959 Graves, Lucia: 1962 Cook (Clark), Cornelia: 1966 Sondheimer (Hughes), Philippa: 1969 Leighton, Monica: 1970 Carney, Bernadette: 1978 Grove (Hughes), Jenny: 1959 Harris (Telfer), Judy: 1964 Coote, Hilary: 1967 Spicer, Harriet: 1969 Lewis (Glazebrook), Jane: 1973 Cassidy (Rhind), Kate: 1975 Hand (Bavin), Anne: 1957 Howard (Warren), Liz: 1962 Cowell (Smith), Janice: 1966 Stubbs (Barton), Heather: 1968 Littler Manners (Littler), Judy: 1972 Charman (Rees), Stella: 1975 Hardy (Speller), Janet: 1958 Howe (Shumway), Sandra: 1960 Crane (Begley), Meg: 1965 Taylor, June: 1965 Lloyd-Morgan, Ceridwen: 1970 Christie (Elliott), Claire: 1979 Hartman, Joan Hunt (Siddell), Ann: 1963 Cullingford (Butler), Liz: 1966 Taylor (Moses), Karin: 1968 Madden (Strawson), Nicky: 1974 Clout, Imogen: 1975 Hayman (Croly), Janet: 1958 Julian (Whitworth), Celia: 1964 Derkow-Disselbeck (Derkow), Barbara: 1965 Tjoa (Chinn), Carole: 1965 Marsack, Robyn: 1973 Cochrane (Sutcliffe), Jennifer: 1979 Hewitt (Rogerson), Paula: 1955 Killick (Mason), Rachel: 1961 Dowling, Jude: 1968 Vaughan (Kerslake), Hilary: 1967 Martin (Pearce), Mary: 1971 Cohen, Shelly: 1975 Hogg (Cathie), Anne: 1957 Kuenssberg (Robertson), Sally: 1961 Drew, Philippa: 1965 von Nolcken, Christina: 1968 Maude, Gilly: 1972 Collard (Dunk), Jane: 1977 Home, Anna: 1956 Larkinson (Newton), Rachel: 1964 Edwards (Kent), Pamela: 1966 Wilson (Szczepanik), Barbara: 1965 McIntyre, Elizabeth: 1972 Colling, Mike: 1979 Kenwrick, Patricia: 1958 Leech (Bailey), Barbara: 1963 Ely (Masters), Hilary: 1969 Wilson (Kilner), Anna: 1968 Monroe (Jones), Barbara: 1970 Constantine, Anne: 1977 Lecomte du Nouy (Welsh), Patricia: 1956 Littlewood, Barbara: 1960 Fairweather (Everard), Pat: 1965 Wilson (Hay), Lindsay: 1969 Montefiore (Griffiths), Anne: 1972 Cooper, Hilary: 1978 Lewis (Hughes), Pauline: 1956 Moore, Susan: 1964 Feldman (Wallace), Teresa: 1968 Wylie, Fiona: 1967 Moran, Susan: 1974 Crisp, Roger: 1979 Matthias (Leuchars), Elizabeth: 1958 Moss (Flowerdew), Barbara: 1963 Fisher (Hibbard), Sophia: 1966 Yates (Crawshaw), Sue: 1967 Morris (Cope), Susan: 1973 Cross (Close), Pippa: 1977 McMaster (Fazan), Juliet: 1956 Murdin (Milburn), Lesley: 1960 Forbes, Anne: 1968 Nasmyth (Mieszkis), Lalik: 1971 Drummond, Yvonne: 1978 Mercer, Patricia: 1959 Neville (Clark), Susan: 1960 Foster, Shirley: 1969 1970-1974 Onslow (Owen), Jane: 1972 Dryhurst, Clare: 1979 Moore (Slocombe), Anne: 1955 Newlands (Raworth), Elizabeth: 1960 Gallant (Cox), Rosamond: 1965 Archer (George), Andrea: 1972 Ormerod (Tudor Hart), Penny: 1972 Ellis (Eton), Rachel: 1975 Ockenden (Askwith), Ann: 1955 Packer (Sellick), Sally: 1964 Griffith, Jennifer: 1968 Ashley, Jackie: 1974 Osborne (Neal), Joelle: 1971 English, Kirsten: 1979 Paton (Hodgkinson), Anne: 1955 Palmer (Allum), Marilyn: 1962 Haile (Tovey), Helen: 1965 Barrett, Jane: 1973 Ovey, Elizabeth: 1974 Fisher, Elizabeth: 1978 Paton Walsh (Bliss), Jill: 1955 Paton (Parfitt), Sara: 1960 Hall (Wills), Caroline: 1966 Barringer, Terry: 1974 Padfield (Helme), Nicky: 1973 Fraser (Hawkes), Penny: 1975 Powell, Helen: 1956 Peagram (Jackson), Christine: 1962 Halls (Pett), Judy: 1967 Bexon, Tina: 1973 Parker (Russell), Gillian: 1974 Fresko (Marcus), Adrienne: 1975 Revill (Radford), Ann: 1955 Radcliffe, Rosemary: 1963 Hanes (Foster), Kathy: 1965 Biggs (Perrin), Lynn: 1972 Pennington (Durham), Jane: 1974 Gornall, Gill: 1976 Reynolds, Sian: 1958 Reid (Massey), Su: 1961 Harvey, Judith: 1965 Bolton-Maggs (Blundell Jones), Paula: 1971 Rae-Smith (Perkins), Melanie: 1974 Groom (Withington), Carola: 1977 Roberts (Armitage), Judith: 1957 Robbins (Cast), Stephanie: 1964 Helm (Wales), Sue: 1965 Burge (Adams), Sue: 1972 Richards (Wardle), Alison: 1973 Hadwin, Julie: 1976 Robertson, Valerie: 1955 Rogers (Shaw), Felicity: 1961 Holland (Tracy), Philippa: 1968 Calder (Tapping), Patsy: 1970 Rowswell, Ann: 1974 Hall, Jan: 1975 Robinson (Neal), Patricia: 1958 Sheather (Hall), Judith: 1962 Hyde (Davis), Ann: 1966 Christie (Fearneyhough), Susan: 1970 Simon (Holmes), Jane: 1973 Hampton, Kate: 1977 Rogister (Jury), Margaret: 1957 Shenton, Joan: 1961 Jefferson (Glees), Ann: 1967 Clayman, Michelle: 1972 St John Williams, Mary: 1972 Hazlewood (Hazelwood), Judith: 1978 Stoddart (Devereux), Frances: 1955 Shipp (Nightingale), Phillida: 1961 Jones (Farror), Shelagh: 1966 Cockey (Ward), Katherine: 1970 Taplin (Canning), Angela: 1974 Hobbs (Galani), Efrosyni: 1977 Thompson-McCausland (Smith), Catherine: 1959 South (Hallett), Vivien: 1964 Kaier, Anne: 1967 Davies (Baxendale), Jane: 1970 Thomas (Struthers), Doreen: 1972 Hurry (Williams), Olwen: 1977 Varley (Stephenson), Gwendolen: 1956 Tate (Hardy), Valerie: 1960 Kavanagh (Harries), Shirley: 1968 Dorner, Irene: 1973 Thomas (Covington), Anne: 1974 Ingram, Jackie: 1976 Vidal-Hall (Bunting), Judith: 1957 Tindall-Shepherd (Dunn), Wendy: 1963 Keegan, Rachel: 1967 Ferguson (Marston), Catherine: 1970 Tovey (Williams), Maureen: 1973 Isard (Mccloghry), Nicky: 1978 Wilson, Elizabeth: 1955 Tuck (Pye), Dinah: 1964 Kenna (Hamilton), Stephanie: 1968 Fillingham (Dewhurst), Janet: 1974 Turner (Davison), Kathryn: 1972 Jacobus, Laura: 1976 Wood (Chatt), Sara: 1958 Turner (Chang), Mei Lin: 1963 Kitson, Clare: 1965 Forwood (Pearce), Sally: 1974 Tyler, Julia: 1974 Jagger (Capel), Judith: 1978 Woodford, Peggy: 1956 van Heyningen, Joanna: 1964 Lambley (Booth), Janet: 1966 Fox, Jane: 1971 Vodden, Debbie: 1974 Kearney, Martha: 1976 Young (Clifford), Barbara: 1957 Walton (Turner), Gillian: 1964 Lee, Judy: 1966 Galley, Katie: 1974 Walker (Burrows), Susanne: 1972 Kenrick, Ann: 1977 Williams (Ferguson), Fiona: 1962 Lees (Nelsey), Pamela: 1968 Gibson, Anna: 1972 Wheater (Jones), Isabella: 1974 Lambert (Astles), Rosemary: 1975 1960-1964 Young (Cowin), Pat: 1961 Lucia (Bunyan), Christine: 1965 Golodetz, Patricia: 1970 Whitby (Lodge), Mary: 1970 Landor, Gina: 1975 Archer (Weeden), Mary: 1962 Lumley, Margaret: 1965 Grout (Berkeley), Anne: 1971 Wilkinson (Spatchurst), Susan: 1970 Lanitis, Nicole: 1978 Atkinson (Pearson), Helen: 1963 1965-1969 Marett, Karen: 1967 Hasler (Abbott), Judith: 1974 Larke (Wall), Janet: 1975 Baines (Smith), Jennifer: 1963 Alexander (Holland), Marguerite: 1965 Massey (Glaser), Lili: 1967 Hatfield (Bratton), Penny: 1971 1975-1979 Lee (Kok), Swee-Kheng: 1978 Blatchford (Rhodes), Barbara: 1960 Bazley (Hainton), Joanna: 1965 Moulson (Mitchell), Ann: 1968 Hazell (Littlewood), Maureen: 1971 Aaron, Jane: 1978 Lloyd (Chanter), Catherine: 1977 Cairncross, Frances: 1962 Belden, Hilary: 1966 Ogilvie (Milne), Moira: 1965 Hershkoff, Helen: 1973 Aitken (Paterson), Jane: 1978 Lygo, Martin: 1979 Cook (Gisborne), Janet: 1962 Boehm (Lees-Spalding), Jenny: 1965 Owen (Lytton), Stephanie: 1969 Hill (Davies), Valerie: 1971 Barnard (Langford), Caroline: 1979 Manweiler (O'Keeffe), Isabel: 1976 Cutler (Mccoll), Veronica: 1960 Breeze (Horsey), Fiona: 1965 Pal (Ghose), Ruma: 1967 Hughes (Marshall), Susan: 1970 Barzycki (Polti), Sarah: 1976 Mashman, Valerie: 1976 Darnton (Baker), Jane: 1962 Brett-Holt (Roscol), Alex: 1969 Pendry (Gard), Pat: 1966 Hughes-Stanton, Penelope: 1973 Baxandall (Dwyer), Cathy: 1977 McGuinness, Catherine: 1978 Davey (Macdonald), Elizabeth: 1960 Brown (Lichfield Butler), Jane: 1965 Perry (Hudson), Penny: 1965 Hutchison (Keegan), Ruth: 1972 Benham (Jenkins), Glynda: 1975 McInnes, Liz: 1977

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McKinnon, Christine: 1976 Garvey, Steve: 1980 Ball (Flanagan), Justine: 1985 Williams (Parry), Kate: 1986 Vassiliou, Evelthon: 1991 Waites, Daniel: 1998 Micklem, Ros: 1975 Gaul, Pat: 1980 Barghout, Roula: 1987 Williams, Paul: 1987 Viala (Lewis), Katharine: 1990 Wiles, Michael: 1996 Neale (Lunghi), Xanthe: 1978 Ginwalla, Aisha: 1982 Bray, Heather: 1985 West Q,C., Colin: 1994 Williams, Charlotte: 1997 Nelson, Cathy: 1978 Glasgow, Faith: 1980 Brooksbank (Spencer), Catherine: 1986 1990-1994 White (Muddyman), Clare: 1990 Williams, Mark: 1997 O'Brien, Sue: 1977 Gough (Cobham), Catherine: 1984 Brown (Cullen), Jennifer: 1987 Alexander, Danny: 1990 Wiesener, Sebastian: 1994 Woodman, John: 1999 Ough (Payne), Alison: 1979 Graham, Mark: 1982 Burrows, Peter: 1987 Appleby (Anderson), Amber: 1990 Wright, Nicholas: 1994 Pearson (Harger), Judith: 1976 Halim, Liza: 1981 Butchart (Byrne), Kate: 1988 Bates, Jon: 1991 Wyatt-Tilby (Tilby), James: 1992 2000-2004 Peters (Bigg), Suzanne: 1979 Harrison (Martin), Angela: 1983 Chilman, John: 1986 Beck, Sarah: 1992 Akehurst, Hazel: 2003 Philips (Palmer), Wendy: 1977 Hodgson (Chan), Caroline: 1984 Collins, Susanna: 1989 Bibbey, Amanda: 1991 1995-1999 Allen, Jenni: 2003 Phillips, Susie: 1978 Holme (Simon), Philippa: 1984 Crosby (Stephens), Sarah: 1989 Booth, Heather: 1992 Beauchamp, Rose: 1997 Baderin, Alice: 2001 Pickford (Atkin), Gillian: 1979 Hopkinson, Christopher: 1984 Donald, St John: 1986 Bowley, John: 1993 Bee, Philip: 1995 Baxter (Lewis), Diana: 2000 Pomfret (Pearson), Carole: 1979 Hughes (Goldsmith), Katy: 1980 Due, Peter: 1989 Breward, Christopher: 1991 Beer, James: 1999 Booth, Simon: 2002 Rawle, Frances: 1976 Ireland, Bill: 1984 Eades, Cynda: 1985 Brown, Camilla: 1992 Bourne, Jon: 1996 Castlo, Paul: 2000 Reed, Jane: 1977 Jenkins (Bannister), Catherine: 1981 Eaton (Cockerill), Sara: 1986 Buckrell (Mason), Jo: 1990 Bryson, Andrew: 1996 Chong, Yu-Foong: 2001 Richards (Machin), Gillian: 1976 Kam, Anthony: 1980 Elmendorff (Elmendoff), Justine: 1986 Carpenter (Barker), Nancy: 1993 Campbell-Colquhoun, Toby: 1996 Devenport, Richard: 2002 Richardson (Chance), Miriam: 1976 King, Helen: 1983 Flannery, Mark: 1988 Colville, Johnny: 1993 Copestake, Phillip: 1999 Furness, Corinne: 2001 Riley (Vince), Pippa: 1977 Kingston, Ian: 1984 Fowler, Brigid: 1988 Donovan, Paul: 1990 Cottingham, Faye: 1995 Gabor, Liana: 2002 Robinson (Gifford), Elizabeth: 1978 Lawrence, John: 1984 Freeman, Jonathan: 1987 Duncan, Garreth: 1993 Crichton (Hunter), Ele: 1996 Garbett, Briony: 2004 Robinson, Crispin: 1979 Leckie (O'Donnell), Liz: 1981 Fulton, Guy: 1989 Eger, Helen: 1992 Davies, Mike: 1996 Harris, Joe: 2001 Robinson, Justin: 1979 Lonie, Craig: 1984 Gregory, Vanessa: 1989 Endean, James: 1992 Dineen, Brian: 1996 Irving, Paul: 2000 Russell (Gear), Moya: 1979 Mayo, Timothy: 1980 Growcott, Simon: 1986 Faulkner, Stuart: 1991 Drake, Carmel: 1999 Jacobs (Watson), Ruth: 2004 Samuel (Ingham), Alison: 1976 Mill, Cherry: 1981 Gurney (Hopkins), Karen: 1989 Friar, Sarah: 1992 Dunbar, Polly: 1999 Jhally, Rakesh: 2003 Slater (Knight), Beverley: 1976 Miller, Ian: 1983 Hart, Rachel: 1987 Giaever-Enger, Thomas: 1994 Ewart, Isobel: 1998 Jones, Gareth: 2001 Smith, Lizzie: 1977 Montgomery, Bill: 1980 Heath (Harrison), Dido: 1987 Giddings, Benjamin: 1992 Farhi (Venning), Tiffany: 1999 Kisanga (Taylor), Carly: 2002 Tayeb, Monir: 1976 Nugee, Andrew: 1981 Hennessy, Josephine: 1989 Gillow (Harriman), Kathryn: 1993 Goldsmith, Ruth: 1998 Lee, Edward: 2001 Valente Lopes Dias, Isabel: 1975 Orr, Frank: 1984 Isaac, Daniel: 1987 Girardet (Schafer), Ruth: 1990 Gray, Anna: 1997 Marlow, Julia: 2001 Vernon (Mcardle), Sarah: 1979 Osborne (Billen), Stephanie: 1981 Johnson (Davies), Rhiannon: 1987 Hammond, Ben: 1992 Hartley, Liane: 1996 Martindale (Berry), Rebekah: 2004 Vuong, Hong-Ha: 1978 Ozanne, Claire: 1982 Laughton, Stephen: 1989 Huggard, Patrick: 1994 Houlding, Mark: 1996 Nanji, Sabrina: 2004 Weller (Williams), Isobel: 1977 Phillips (Gray), Emma: 1981 Lindblom (Jackson), Fiona: 1985 Hughes, Benedict: 1991 Ingram, Jonathan: 1996 Opotowsky, Stuart: 2001 Wheare, Julia: 1977 Pollinger, Edmund: 1983 Lynch, Fionnuala: 1989 Innes, Duncan: 1992 Innes-Ker, Duncan: 1996 Patel, Hiten: 2003 Wightwick (Lombard), Helen: 1979 Rabinowitz (Benster), Suzi: 1982 McBain, Niall: 1986 Jackson, Gregory: 1991 James (Horne), Marian: 1999 Perera, Simon: 2002 Winter, Liz: 1975 Read, Justin: 1980 Morgan, Rob: 1989 Johnson, Robert: 1992 Jensen, Kristin: 1997 Shipman, Shirley: 2001 Roberts (Stiff), Nicholas: 1980 Nosworthy, Tim: 1988 Karow, Julia: 1993 Kent, Simon: 1996 Tahir, Wasim: 2003 1980-1984 Scott, Alastair: 1983 Payne, Martin: 1989 Killeen (Fenton), Louise: 1992 Kiire, Christine: 1997 Washington, Aisha: 2002 Anastasiou, Angelos: 1982 Shakoor, Sameena: 1980 Perrin, Julie: 1986 Kingston, Charles: 1993 Lee Williams (Williams), Michael: 1999 Witter, Mark: 2000 Arah (Griffin), Jessica: 1983 Shaw (Haigh), Clare: 1983 Pollitt, Graham: 1986 Lipscomb, Nick: 1991 Man, Bernard: 1995 Artingstall, David: 1982 Stacey, Martin: 1980 Redman, Mark: 1986 Lloyd, Matthew: 1994 Mandelli, Giorgio: 1995 2005-2009 Baldwin, John: 1980 Storer, Andrew: 1983 Richards, Nicholas: 1985 Mody, Sanjay: 1993 Morrow (Southon), Dan: 1997 Alexopoulou, Zoi: 2006 Benson, Chris: 1983 Sutherland, Hugh: 1983 Robbie, Tristan: 1985 Myatt, Sarah: 1993 Phillips, Dan: 1997 Antwi-Boasiako, Richard: 2009 Bramley, Paul: 1980 Taylor, Christopher: 1982 Robertshaw, Mark: 1986 Nentwich, Hilke: 1991 Roydon, Karen: 1995 Barber, James: 2008 Brodie, Pete: 1981 Titcomb, Lesley: 1980 Rudolph, Dana: 1988 O'Mahony, Andrew: 1992 Sargeant, Tom: 1996 Barry, Alex: 2008 Broyden, Chris: 1981 Valentine, Amanda: 1983 Sanderson, Andy: 1986 Perthen, Joanna: 1994 Seaton, Katharine: 1997 Batcheler, Richard: 2007 Cotton, Andrew: 1980 Weir (Luing), Helen: 1980 Scott, Andrew: 1986 Pritchard (Breaks), Amanda: 1994 Sensen, Oliver: 1995 Bell, Edward: 2009 Daymond, Andrew: 1981 Wilcox (Williams), Joanne: 1981 Scott, Liz: 1986 Rainey, Peter: 1991 Stone, Chris: 1998 Black, Robert: 2005 Delahunty, Jo: 1982 Williams, Anne: 1980 Shales, Dominic: 1988 Sami (Archer), Michelle: 1993 Suterwalla, Azeem: 1996 Bonham, Sarah: 2006 England, Richard: 1982 Williams, Edmund: 1981 Street, Michael: 1986 Scroop, Daniel: 1992 Tapson, James: 1998 Brown, Alexander: 2007 Feltham, David: 1983 Wilson (Latham), Kate: 1984 Swann, Simon: 1989 Shapiro, Leonid: 1991 Thomas, Rhodri: 1997 Chowla, Shiv: 2007 Filer (Bernstein), Wendy: 1982 Tan, Mei-Hsia: 1988 Slater, Shane: 1990 Thong, Ju: 1995 Cox, Christopher: 2009 Foggo, Andrew: 1984 1985-1989 Tappin, David: 1985 Smith (Parker), Helen: 1993 Tordoff, Benjamin: 1998 Cukier, Martyn: 2009 Foster, Tony: 1980 Adebiyi, John: 1986 Trew, Patrick: 1988 Stark, Steve: 1994 Travis, Emily: 1999 Davis (Tabberer), Jenny: 2005 Gallant, Julian: 1984 Alvares, Fleur: 1988 Tsang, Heman: 1988 Truesdale (Upton), Alexandra: 1990 Turley, Sam: 1999 Dixon, Susan: 2006

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Dobson Sippy (Chadwick-Dobson), Maegan: 2005 Sizikova, Elena: 2010 Stewart (Holloway), Kathleen: 1950 Joan Fleming (Newman 1957) Rosemary Mason (Childe 1958) Maria Willetts (Ferreras 1974) Farmer, Sinead: 2005 Sykes, Hugo: 2010 Strevens, Elizabeth: 1938 Susan Foreman (Kremer 1957) Lili Massey (Glaser 1967) Lynne Wright (1970) Firth, Natalie: 2008 Tian, Mingyong: 2011 Studdert-Kennedy (Leathart), Gillian: 1942 Tony Foster (1980) Gabrielle McCracken (Chavasse 1954) Sue Yates (Crawshaw 1967) Forrest, Benjamin: 2006 Triantafyllos, Sotirios: 2016 Clemency Fox (1956) Marie-Louise McDonnell (Phillips 1971) Barbara Young (Clifford 1957) Franas, Kasia: 2008 Uttley, Mark: 2010 Plumer Society Tessa Frank (Hoar 1951) Anne Moore (Slocombe 1955) Margaret Young (Tucker 1949) Freeland, Henry: 2007 Weinberg, Sam: 2010 The Plumer Society has been founded to Tim Gardam Ann Mottershead (Roberts 1977) * Delia Twamley is leaving a legacy to St Anne’s Grosvenor, Laurel: 2007 acknowledge and thank those who inform the Natasha Grange (Cross 1982) Elizabeth Moughton (Parr 1951) College from her late mother’s estate (Phyllis Hawley, Mark: 2009 Friends College of their decision to include a gift to St Ann Greenway (Denerley 1959) Rob Munro (1982) Wray-Bliss, 1920). Heavey, Anne: 2006 Bradshaw, Mandy Anne’s in their will. Some members have asked Anne Grocock (1965) Lesley Murdin (Milburn 1960) Holland, Richard: 2008 Davy, Kate not to be listed. Elizabeth Halcrow (1943) Elizabeth Newlands (Raworth 1960) Legacies Huxley-Khng, Jane: 2008 Earl, Stuart Nina Alphey (2005) Barbara Hale (1948) Clare Newton (Little 1970) Leaving a gift in your will gives you the Knight, Louise: 2007 Foard, Christine Michel Austin (????) Kathleen Hall (1941) Gill Nixon (????) opportunity to make a lasting impact and help to Kuetterer-Lang, Hannah: 2006 Ford, John Ruth Baker (Gibbon 1955) Mary Hallaway (1950) Hazel O'Flynn (Brewster 1946) provide vital funding for the College. The Plumer Lessing, Paul: 2008 Gardam, Tim Jean Bannister (Taylor 1958) Susan Hamilton (Pacey-Day 1965) Elisabeth Orsten (1953) Society was founded to acknowledge those who Lowe, Andrew: 2006 Hytner, Richard Valerie Beeby (1952) Kate Hampton (1977) Helen O'Sullivan (1969) inform us of their decision to make a bequest to Mansfield, Ben: 2005 Keymer, Tom Hilary Belden (1966) Vicky Harrison (Greggain 1961) Sally Packer (Sellick 1964) St Anne’s. Members will be invited to a Plumer Nandlall, Sacha: 2007 McCall, Marsh Eric Bennett (????) Barbara Hensman (Hawley 1956) Marilyn Palmer (Allum 1962) Society event every two years which allows us to O'Brien, Nanette: 2008 McCall, Susan Phyllis Bennett (Thompson 1974) Lucy High (Martin 2004) John Pattisson (1952) thank our legators for their commitment. If you O'Toole, Thomas: 2005 Nelson, Graham Lynn Biggs (Perrin 1972) Catherine Hilton (1965) Helen Paul (1994) would like further information about legacies Patel, Sheena: 2005 Nodding, Robert Richard Blake (Condon 1980) Anna Home (1956) Jane Pickles (Wilson 1953) please contact legacy@st-annes. ox.ac.uk Paterson, Charlie: 2006 Olsen-Shaw, Hannah Margaret Boggis (1940) Deborah Honoré (Duncan 1948) Carole Pomfret (Pearson 1979) Paule, Steve: 2008 Patel, Raj Jennifer Bone (Lawrence 1959) Julie Hudson (1975) Barbara Preston (Haygarth 1957) Library Donations Powell (Lim), Chloe: 2007 Pomfret, Andy Christopher Breward (1991) Ann Hunt (Siddell 1963) Petra Regent (1975) The Library is grateful for the many generous Powell, Matthew: 2007 Pyle, David Audrey Brooking-Bryant (Walton 1953) Clem Huzzey (1963) Ann Revill (Radford 1955) book and financial donations received from Rahim, Fardous: 2006 Rossotti, Hazel Frances Burton (Heveningham Pughe 1960) Christine Huzzey Sian Reynolds (1958) alumnae, Fellows and friends. With over 100,000 Reinecke, Christian: 2005 Shepherd, Rachel Audrey Burtt (Waite 1942) Caroline Hyde (1988) Crispin Robinson (1979) titles we have one of the largest College libraries Scott, Angharad: 2009 Shuttleworth, Sally Julia Bush (Hainton 1967) Jackie Ingram (1976) Hazel Rossotti (Marsh 1948) in Oxford and your kind support greatly adds to Shelley, Felicity: 2006 Geraldine Bynoe (Robinson 1969) Susan Jack (1970) Barbara Rowe (1942) the richness of our collection. Smith, Micah: 2007 Organisations and Charitable Trusts Elise Carter (Palmer 1942) Cherry James (Lucas 1977) Audrey Sainsbury (Davies 1947) Taub, Sarah: 2008 COSARAF Charitable Foundation Linda Chadd (1967) Richard Jarman (1989) Lorna Secker Walker (Lea 1952) Taylor, Eleanor: 2008 Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation Jane Chesterfield (1977) Elisabeth Jay (Aldis 1966) Judith Sheather (Hall 1962) White, Adam: 2006 SAS Bristol and West of England Branch Mike Colling (1979) Maureen Jessiman (Smith 1953) Joan Shenton (1961) Woolfson, Deborah: 2005 SAS Cambridge Branch Kathryn Coo (Spink 1972) Harry Johnstone (1957) Jane Simon (Holmes 1973) Wordsworth Yates, Alan: 2008 SAS Midlands Branch Mary Cosh (1946) Elizabeth Jones (Smith 1962) Judy Skelton (1965) Worsnip, Alex: 2005 SAS Oxford Branch Frances Cox (Ware 1968) Celia Julian (Whitworth 1964) David Smith (1974) SAS South of England Branch Elizabeth Cragoe (Elmer 1950) Rachel Keegan (1967) Mandy Stanton (Beech 1981) 2010 onwards Sir James Knott Trust Meg Crane (Begley 1965) Stephanie Kenna (Hamilton 1968) Frances Stoddart (Devereux 1955) Berry, Stuart: 2010 Strand Hanson Limited Michèle Crawford Yasmin Khan (1991) Monir Tayeb (1976) Coleman, Georgina: 2011 Tsuzuki University Jane Darnton (Baker 1962) Christina Kielich (1970) Angela Thirlwell (Goldman 1966) Eldridge, Tegan: 2015 Jane Davies (Baxendale 1970) Fiona King (1980) Stella-Maria Thomas (1977) Green, Alistair: 2012 Legacy Gifts Ruth Deech (Fraenkel 1962) Janet Kingdon (1976) Jean Thompson (1942) Hewlett, Sarah: 2010 Barker, Jo: 1994 Margaret Donald (1950) Ruth Kirk-Wilson (Matthews 1963) Wendy Tindall-Shepherd (Dunn 1963) Hill, Dan: 2010 Beatty (Cocker), Audrey: 1944 Deb Dowdall (1974) Juliet Lacey (Aykroyd 1962) Carole Tjoa (Chinn 1965) Hui, Colin: 2010 Deeble, Liz: 1968 Margaret Driver (Perfect 1951) Fay Larkins (Rees 1953) Marilyn Tricker (Poole 1964) Khaliq, Alishba: 2010 Gaskell (Cowley), Hilda: 1938 Sonia Dyne (Heath 1953) Sally Lawless (Freeston 1971) Kathryn Turner (Davison 1972) Mechanic, Marc: 2010 Green (Welch), Audrey: 1951 Susanne Ellis (Barber 1964) Liz Leckie (O'Donnell 1981) Clare Turner (Griffiths 1986) Miller, Sydney: 2011 Maddock, Lesley: 1941 Lesley Evans (Kruse 1962) Keri Lewis (1947) Delia Twamley* Papasilekas, Themistoklis: 2013 Mitchell (Davies), Barbara: 1941 Elaine Evans (Trevithick 1953) Peter Lloyd (1983) Rosemary Wagner (1964) Rees, William: 2013 O'Riordan, Nora Anne Everest-Phillips (Everest 1950) Martin Lygo (1979) Yvonne Wells (Lehmann 1944) Royle, Cameron: 2014 Pountney, Rosemary: 1969 Judith Finnemore (1959) Paul Mann (1988) Heather Wheeler (1958) Silva, Gui: 2015 Speirs (Fox), Christine: 1947 Sophia Fisher (Hibbard 1966) Winifred Marks (1944) Joy Whitby (Field 1949)

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