50 Years of Women at King’s is a commissioned series of fifty portraits to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the admission of women as students to King’s College, Cambridge.
The portraits reflect a broad cross-section of the King’s community – from current undergraduates to the trailblazing women who arrived at the College in 1972. They include Fellows, students, the behind-the-scenes staff who keep King’s ticking, and the alumnae who have ventured into an array of different disciplines and careers.
All fifty portraits were photographed in 2023 and shot on film. Many of the 50 portraits were taken at King’s; others were taken in homes, workplaces and other locations across Cambridge and London.
The portraits were exhibited in King’s College Chapel from June 2023 to September 2023 and now form part of the College’s permanent art collection.
The full list of sitters included: Eunice Adeoyo, Tess Adkins, Mary Anderson,
Ceylon Andi Hickman, Yaba Badoe, Shahidha Bari, Kerri-Ann Butcher, Lena Dahlen-Pledger, Anne-Christine Davis, Enza Del Moro, Maud Ellmann, Deborah Finkler, Anne Glover,
Gillian Griffiths, Ira Guha, Jane Hall, Lorraine Headen, Noreena Hertz, Ash Hewett,
Carrie Humphrey, Khadija Ibrahim, Bronach James, Sarah Jilani, Sarah John,
Catherine Johnson, Rachel Jupp, Mary Kells, Rebecca Kilner, Sarah Legg, Sarah Lummis, Magda Kłosowska, Marwa Mahmoud, Patricia McGuire, Hollie McNish, Perveez Mody,
Ashley Moffett, Priti Mohandas, Frances Morris, Timi Olumide-Wahab, Rosanna Omitowoju, Charlotte Proudman, Imma Ramos, Rose Sargent, Lou Singfield, Robyn Taylor, Susan Tomes, Errollyn Wallen, Molly Warrington, Judith Weir, Nicolette Zeeman, Mahlet Zimeta.
