List of people educated at Queen's College, London
This article lists notable alumnae of Queen's College, London, an independent girls' school, the first to award academic qualifications to women in Great Britain, and the first to receive a Royal Charter for that purpose.
Nineteenth Century
- Helen Johnston (1849-52), original translator of Bach's St Matthew Passion into English
- Dorothea Beale (1848–55), founder of Cheltenham Ladies' College & St Hilda's College, Oxford
- Gertrude Bell (1884-6), archaeologist, cartologist, and diplomat
- Matilda Ellen Bishop (C.1858-60), first Principal of Royal Holloway College
- Emily Bovell, doctor, one of the 'Edinburgh Seven', and later wife of William Allen Sturge [1]
- Frances Mary Buss (1848), founder of North London Collegiate School
- Frances Dove (1860-2), founder of Wycombe Abbey and headmistress of St Leonard's School and St Andrews
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, first woman to qualify as a doctor of medicine in Britain
- Beatrice Harraden, writer and suffragette [1]
- Octavia Hill, social reformer, co-founder of the National Trust, coined the term 'Green Belt'
- Sophia Jex-Blake (1858–61), co-founder of the London School of Medicine for Women
- Adelaide Anne Procter, poet and philanthropist [1]
- Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the novelist "Maxwell Gray" [1]
- Frances Julia Wedgwood, feminist novelist, biographer, historian and literary critic [1]
Twentieth Century
- Lesley Abdela MBE (1962), writer, author and broadcaster
- Emma Anderson (1982-3), recording artist
- Harriet Anstruther (1978–85), textile designer
- Peggy Appiah MBE, children's author and philanthropist
- Asma al-Assad, First Lady of Syria
- Miki Berenyi (1980-5), recording artist
- Selina Blow (1982-3), fashion designer
- Diana Brahams (1959–61) legal practitioner and writer
- Tania Bryer (1973–80), broadcaster
- Juliette Campbell (1951-3), Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge
- Harriet Cass (1962–70), broadcaster
- Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, sister of John F. Kennedy
- Dame Elizabeth Chesterton DBE (1932), architect
- Susannah Constantine (1978), journalist, television presenter and fashion guru
- Cicely Courtneidge (1905-6), actress
- Eleanor Davies-Colley, first female elected to the Royal College of Surgeons
- Lady Karen Fisher (1968–70), agriculturalist
- Lisa Freedman (1967–73), journalist
- Emma Freud (1973–80), broadcaster
- Polly Ghazi (1978–81), journalist and writer
- Belinda Giles (1968–75), television producer
- Penelope Gilliatt (1942-7), journalist and writer
- Catherine Goodman (1972-9), painter, Artistic Director of The Prince's Drawing School
- Daisy Goodwin (1972-7), BBC television producer
- Rosalie Glynn Grylls, biographer, lecturer and Liberal Party politician
- Joy Hancock (1963-5), Head, Bromley High School
- Lady Henderson (1927–35), designer and writer
- Irene Hentschel, theatre director and producer
- Sally Ann Howes (1937-8), actress
- Kathryn Hunter (1968–75), actress, winner of the Olivier award, 1990
- Dame Rosalinde Hurley DBE (1948–50), Professor of Microbiology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1975–95)
- Tamara Ingram (1972-9), CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
- Jameela Jamil, television presenter
- Caroline Lee-Johnson (1980-2), actress
- Professor Hermione Lee (1963-5), biographer and Goldsmith Professor of English Literature, Oxford, President, Wolfson College, Oxford
- Imogen Lloyd Webber (1988–1995), author
- Anthea McIntyre (1968–1973), Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands[2]
- Katherine Mansfield (1903-6), author
- Professor Albinia de la Mare OBE (1947–56), Professor of Palaeography, King's College, London
- Unity Mitford, fascist and friend of Adolf Hitler
- Deborah Moggach (1959–62), writer and novelist
- Margaret Morris (1972-4), Dancer
- Dame Alison Munro DBE (1924-5), High Mistress, St Paul's Girls' School 1964-74
- Christina Onassis (1967-8), shipping magnate and daughter of Aristotle Onassis
- Dame Arabella Rosalind Hungerford Pollen (1977), fashion designer and writer
- Dame Griselda Pollock (1964-6), art historian
- Jacqueline du Pré (1959), cellist
- Dame Simone Prendergrast DBE JP DL (1939–40), lawyer
- Jane Procter (1970-2), editor of Tatler
- Joyce Rose CBE JP DL (1946–50), ex-chairman, Magistrates' Association
- Claudia Rosencrantz (1975-9), journalist, Controller of Entertainment, ITV, Commissioner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, X Factor and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!, amongst others, Director of Programming, Living TV, Director of Television, Virgin Media
- Bernice Sandelson (1947–55), Art collector
- Dr Ann Saunders (1946-8), historian and lecturer
- Angela Scoular, actress
- Gillian Sheen (1945-7), Olympic fencing gold medallist
- Sofka Skipwith (Princess Sofka Dolgorouky), Russian émigré, Communist, political prisoner, recipient of British Hero of the Holocaust honour
- Emma Soames (1965-7), journalist and granddaughter of Winston Churchill
- Lady Soames Mary Churchill (1940), Chairman, Royal National Theatre Board and daughter of Winston Churchill
- Dr Jane Somerville (1944–50), Consultant, The Royal Brompton and National Heart Hospital
- Elizabeth Stuart-Smith (1978–80), shoe designer
- Sue Summers (1962-9), journalist
- Rosemary Tibber (1943-7), author
- Barbara Thompson (musician) MBE (1955–62), musician
- Felicity Tree
- Kathleen Tynan (1951-5), journalist
- Michele Wade, actress
- Diana Barnato Walker (1928–34), author and aviator
- Vanessa Walters (1988–1995), author
- Sophie Ward (1976–83), actress
- Rebecca Wilcox (1992–1999), television presenter
- Suzannah Walker Wise (1983–89), actress
- Anna Wintour OBE (1960-3), editor-in-chief, American Vogue (magazine)
Twenty-First Century
- Peaches Geldof, television personality
- Rosie Oddie (1997–2004), singer
- Jameela Jamil, television personality
See also
References
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