In celebration of International Women’s Day we recorded a special edition of our ETF Podcast Series.
In the episode, Mrs Fantham, House Parent of Severn House, engages in a discussion with a number of our pupils about the significance of this annual event, exploring and celebrating what it means to each of them as individuals.
Elsewhere in School we challenged our Academic Departments to each tell us about an inspirational woman who was, or is, a pioneer in their field of work. We used their responses to create profile slides about each of the remarkable women which we shared with our pupils.
Women who feature include:
· Baroness Hale of Richmond – A barrister, judge and professor of law who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the UK and the first woman to be President of the Court.
· Marion Kennedy - A supporter of women's suffrage and higher education for women who helped to found and then worked for Newnham College, Cambridge, where her ideas shaped its constitution.
· Dorothy Mrema - An international education consultant and early childhood education specialist who led the research for the World Bank’s pilot program for early years stimulation in Tanzania.
· Hedy Lamarr - An inventor who made significant contributions to the field of wireless communications.
· Yayoi Kusama - A Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, and is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts.
· Sacagawea – A Shoshone interpreter and guide who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804-1806.
· Rosemary Sutcliff - An author who used her gift for writing historical novels to inspire generations of children to love history.
· Lucie Aubrac - A member of the French Resistance in World War II.
· Allyson Felix - One of the most decorated athletes in history: a six-time Olympic gold medal winner and an 11-time world champion.
· Lily Gladstone - The first Native American woman to ever be nominated for best actress, receiving the nomination for this year’s Oscars.
We very much hope that learning about the achievements of these incredibly special women inspires and encourages all our pupils, regardless of gender, to follow their passions – whatever they may be.
