This Black History Month, alumna Sue O’Brien (1977) nominates Josephine Baker. Sue says: “On a visit to her former home (The Chateau de Milandes in the Dordogne) I learned a lot more than I had previously known about Josephine Baker. What a life. What a character. From an unpromising beginning in St Louis, Missouri, spending …
This Black History Month, Mirela Zaneva nominates a psychologist and activist who inspires her – Dr Mamie Phipps Clark. Mirela says: “There’s a lovely short profile written up for her life and achievements from Columbia here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/nny/clarkm/profile.html On a personal note, as a psychology student, she has motivated me to carry out socially meaningful work …
This Black History Month, Helen King nominates Sislin Fay Allen, first black woman police officer in the UK, and her former colleague in Merseyside Police and the Metropolitan Police Service, Pat Gallan, who as an Assistant Commissioner was the first black woman to achieve the rank of Chief Constable. Helen says: “I want to express my …
Merze Tate (nominated by the Library team) Sislin Fay Allan and Pat Gallan (nominated by Helen King) Mamie Phipps Clark (nominated by Mirela Zaneva) Josephine Baker (nominated by Sue O’Brien) Miriam Mikeba (nominated by Clare Woolcott) Tade Thompson (nominated by Tom Ilube) Ella Fitzgerald (nominated by Lorelei Piper)
Dear St Anne’s Student, As you see on the news what is happening at University halls in cities like Glasgow and Manchester, you must be wondering what Michaelmas Term holds for us all at St Anne’s. Your family may also have concerns, so please share this message with them too if that is the case. …
The first year of our Aim for Oxford outreach programme has now come to an end. Our Senior Outreach Officer, Hannah Snell, reflects on its success in interesting times: The Aim for Oxford programme is for Year 12 state school students from the North East of England who may be considering applying to Oxford in …
We are delighted to hear that the Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board has erected plaques for two remarkable Oxford women in St Anne’s history, Annie Rogers and Ivy Williams, in this centenary year of women’s degrees. Both Annie Rogers — a Founding Fellow of St Anne’s — and Ivy Williams — St Anne’s alumna and Fellow …