Shirley Williams
(1930-2021) – Politician and academic 1 Shirley Williams (Catlin) grew up in London. Her mother was the writer and Somervillian Vera Brittain. Williams came to Somerville in 1948 to read......
(1930-2021) – Politician and academic 1 Shirley Williams (Catlin) grew up in London. Her mother was the writer and Somervillian Vera Brittain. Williams came to Somerville in 1948 to read......
(1899-1993) – Physiologist, Principal of Somerville 1945-67 1 Janet Vaughan grew up in Bristol and came to Somerville in 1919 to study Medicine, graduating with a First (despite having, as......
Businesswoman and Chair of the Royal Shakespeare Company 1 Shriti Vadera grew up in Uganda before her family fled to India and later to the UK. She came to Somerville......
Doctor and television presenter 1 Xand (Alexander) van Tulleken grew up in London and came to Somerville in 1996 to study Physiological Sciences. After qualifying as a doctor, he specialised......
(1925-2013) – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979-1990 1 Margaret Thatcher grew up in Lincolnshire and came to Somerville in 1943 to study Chemistry. After graduation, she worked briefly......
(1866-1954) – Pioneering lawyer and activist 1 Cornelia Sorabji came to Somerville in 1889 to study Law. She was the first woman admitted to read Law at Oxford University and......
(1849-1906) – Principal of Somerville 1889-1906 1 Agnes Maitland came to Somerville Hall as its second Principal in 1889. Her background was in domestic science: she had studied cookery at......
(1780-1872) – Scientist and polymath 1 The Scottish astronomer, mathematician and geographer Mary Somerville's interest in science was first kindled as a child by the natural world. During her adolescence,......
(1871-1942) – Suffrage activist 1 Catherine Duleep Singh grew up in India until her father was deposed as ruler of the Punjab. He was offered sanctuary in England, and Duleep......