Wall of Women

Clare Pooley

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Bella Heesom

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Mehrnaz Ghojeh

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Zahra Haider

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Emma Flanagan

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Phillippa De’Ath

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Zoe Wyatt

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Leandra Ashton

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Sarah Wilson

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Victoria Kimonides

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Claire Zhao

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Sarah Weiler

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Professor Elizabeth Graham

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Olivia Hylton Pennant

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Radhika Swarup

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Honor Fell

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Elizabeth Armitage Chan

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Anna Weguelin

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Angela Heeley

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Alice Burnett

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Farah Alnaimi

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Sophy Gardner

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Mary Beales

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Holly Hamilton-Bleakley

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Sheila Hayman

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Claire Sawyer

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Erin Mitchell

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Marion Raikhlin Nowicki

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Karen Kirk

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Janet Wang

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Lucy Bushill Matthews

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Lucy Parsons

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Jennifer Delaney

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Laura Howell

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Vivienne Avramoff

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Monica Buckland

‘Newnham gave me the opportunity to discover my calling as a musician in a supportive and encouraging environment’ – Monica Buckland (NC 1983)

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Dr Jane Morris

‘Newnham validated my curiosity and love of learning and made them glamourous’ – Dr Jane Morris (NC 1971)

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Elisha Neethling

‘Newnham taught me to ignore the naysayers and told me the future was mine to mould’ – Elisha Neethling (NC

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Zoe Jennings

‘Newnham has given me an array of outstanding female role models’ – Zoe Jennings (NC 2003)

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Lara Delage-Toriel

‘Newnham encourages women to follow their own paths’ Lara Delage-Toriel (NC 1997)

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Emilia Monell

‘Newnham gave me the richest sense of community possible, Newnham was my family’  Emilia Monell (NC 2016)

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Callie Vandewiele

‘Newnham has given me a heritage and an incredible sense of where I fit in history’ – Callie Vandewiele (NC 2013)

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Dr Farzana Meru

‘Newnham provided me with the support structure to do everything I wanted to do at Cambridge’ Astrophysicist Dr Farzana Meru

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Fiona Gooch

‘Newnham gave me confidence, lifelong friends and sanctity’ Fiona Gooch (NC 1992)

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Megha Harish

‘Newnham made me feel part of a collective history that was bigger than myself, a community of women’ – Megha Harish (NC 2016)

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Dr Karolina Gombert

‘Newnham was a unique chance to meet like-minded people from all over the world’ – Dr Karolina Gombert (NC 2011)

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Clara Drummond

‘Newnham gave me the courage and self belief to pursue the career I had always dreamt of’ – Artist Clara Drummond (NC 1997)

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Dr Thanuja Galhena

‘Newnham was always there to listen to me when I wanted to be heard and gave me the strength and guidance to move forward’  – Thanuja Galhena (NC 2012)

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Dr Jo Withers

Dr Jo Withers (NC 1984) says Newnham ‘taught me about leadership and what can be done when people work together’.

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Jill Saudek

Jill Saudek (NC 1965) explains why she is ‘forever grateful’ to Newnham for the range of literature she was exposed to at university in Cambridge.

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Dr Marion Blank

Dr Marion Blank (NC 1961) talks about her journey from the Bronx in New York to Newnham in Cambridge.

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Caroline Freakes

Caroline Freakes (NC 1996) explains why Newnham enabled her to be her ‘authentic self’.

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Hannah Harberd

Student Hannah Harberd (NC 2010) talks about what Newnham means to her

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Kate Crowhurst

Kate Crowhurst on how Newnham gave her the courage to call herself a feminist and why everyone needs to learn to cope with failure.

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Cherry Tweed and Anna Seely

Mother and daughter duo, Cherry and Anna, explain what Newnham has given them.

‘Newnham gave me the confidence to be a leader’ – Cherry Tweed (NC 1976)

‘Newnham gave me the space to find my voice and have my views heard’ Anna Seely (NC 2007)

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Professor Janet Burroway

‘Truth and empathy need to be valued’  – Professor Janet Burroway (NC 1958)

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Yvonne Rydin

Professor Yvonne Rydin (NC 1975) on how she and her friends were taught ‘to understand the world and critique it’ during their time at Newnham.

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Penny Hubbard

Penny Hubbard (NC 1979) talks about being the first person in her family to go to university and how being at Newnham taught her how to think, not what to think.

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Jo Burch

Jo Burch (NC 1983) talks about what her time at Newnham meant to her

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Victoria Hunter

Victoria Hunter (NC 1996) says her time at Newnham taught her ‘nothing is impossible’.

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Patricia Wise

Patricia Wise (NC 1969) talks about the inspirational portraits on the walls at Newnham

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Jenny Staples

Jenny Staples (NC 1965) talks about how she made life-long friends in Cambridge and how she is ‘filled with love’ for Newnham College.

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Jane Houng

Jane Houng (NC 1977) says Newnham gave her the ‘confidence to follow my dreams’ and that inspiring future female leaders is vital.

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Judy Moody-Stuart

Judy Moody-Stuart (NC 1960) on how Newnham gave her a sense of identity an why she encourages bright women to apply to Cambridge

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Anne Musgrove

Anne Musgrove (NC 1975) explains how Newnham gave her the confidence to ‘meet life’s challenges head on’

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Monica Parish

Monica Parish (NC 1944) says the world needs Newnham women  ‘more than ever’.

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Annette Spencer

Annette Spencer (NC 1988) on why a Classics degree from Cambridge is relevant in the 21st Century

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Alison Sansome

Alison Sansome (NC 1988) talks about how Newnham taught her to push boundaries and how in her role as a clinical director, she encourages other women to aim high

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Ruth Shin

Ruth Shin (NC 2007) on the valuable support network she now enjoys as a result of being at Newnham

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Dawn Moody

Dawn Moody (NC 1986) talks about how Newnham has shaped her life

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