Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

female, deceased (1984)
Nehru dynasty, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, politician, prime minister, Opration Blue Star, President of the Indian National Congress…SomervilleCollege, Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (November 19, 1917 - October 31, 1984) was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India for three...

Jennifer Welsh

female
University of Oxford, Dr. Jennifer Welsh, lecturer, SomervilleCollege
Dr. Jennifer Welsh is currently a professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a consultant to a number of organizations...

Laura Wilson

female
cwa, Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Gold Dagger, Crime Writers' Association, SomervilleCollege, The Lover…University College London
Laura Wilson is an English crime-writer based in London, where she was born and raised. She has degrees in English Literature form Somerville...

Margery Fry

female, deceased (1958)
Old Roedeanian, Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, activist, magistrate, Fry family, English…SomervilleCollege
Margery Fry was a British prison reformer as well as one of the first women to become a magistrate. Margery Fry was born in London, the eighth...
Nina Bawden

Nina Bawden

female, 84 years old
Oxford University, SomervilleCollege, South Wales, Carrie's War, Aberdare, Philosophy, Politics and Economics…Somerville College, Oxford, Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
Nina Bawden , whose birthday is January 19th , has written more than 19 novels for children and 23 novels for adults. Born in London and evacuated...
Eleanor Rathbone

Eleanor Rathbone

female, deceased (1946)
Independent, independent politician, English, British female MP, feminism, British…Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford, SomervilleCollege
Eleanor Florence Rathbone (May 12 1872 - January 2 1946) was an Independent British Member of Parliament and long-term campaigner for women's...
Margaret Forster

Margaret Forster

female, 71 years old
short-lived 1970 Broadway musical, georgy, From Carlisle, J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography, Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin, Diary of an Ordinary Woman…SomervilleCollege, Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
Margaret Forster (born May 25, 1938) is a British author. She was born in Carlisle, England, read history at Somerville College, Oxford, and has...
Emma Kirkby

Emma Kirkby

female
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander, Soprano, early music, SomervilleCollege…Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby DBE (b. February 26, 1949) is a soprano singer who is recognised as one of the world's greatest early music specialists....
Marian Stamp Dawkins

Marian Stamp Dawkins

female
atheist, SomervilleCollege, Biologist, Ethologist, animal behaviour, English
Marian E. Stamp Dawkins is professor for animal behaviour at the University of Oxford, where she heads the Animal Behaviour Research Group, and...
Angela Vincent

Angela Vincent

female
pregnant, British, woman, In Utero, fetus, University of Oxford…Somerville College, Oxford, SomervilleCollege, Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford
Angela Vincent is a professor at Somerville College of Oxford University. She is the head of a research group, which is located in the Weatherall...