A podcast uncovering the women who contributed to Oxford's past.
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These oral history interviews, conducted by Georgina Ferry, capture the stories of pioneering women at the forefront of research, teaching and service provision for computing in Oxford, 1950s-1990s. Themes throughout the interviews include career opportunities, gender splits in computing, the origins and development of computing teaching and research in Oxford, as well as development of the University of Oxford's Computing Service and the commercial software house the Numerical Algorithms Gr ...
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Interview with Jennifer Scott, Professor of Mathematics at University of Reading, and Individual Merit Research Fellow at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Georgina Ferry interviews Jennifer Scott as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Scott discusses her D Phil in the Oxford Computing Lab, her fellowship at St. John's college and leading the Numerical Analysis Group at RutherfordVon Georgina Ferry, Jennifer Scott
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Interview with Susan Hockey (part 2), Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies, University College London
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Carrying on from episode 12, part 2 of Georgina Ferry's interview sees Susan Hockey discussing observations of gender split within the computing profession.Von Georgina Ferry, Susan Hockey
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Interview with Susan Hockey, Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies, University College London
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Georgina Ferry interviews Susan Hockey as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Hockey discusses digital humanities research, management and organisations, and her work for Oxford Computing Service from 1975-1991.Von Georgina Ferry, Susan Hockey
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Interview with Jill Hoare, former programmer for Elliott Brothers and the NHS
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Georgina Ferry interviews Jill Hoare as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Hoare discusses early experiences of coding and programming, work at Stanford University in 1973 and working on hospital systems for NHS Oxfordshire.Von Georgina Ferry, Jill Hoare
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Interview with Linda Hayes (part 2), former head of User Services at the Oxford Computing Service
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Carrying on from episode 9, the second part of Georgina Ferry's interview with Linda Hayes includes her recount her time at St. Cross College and the origins of the university single sign on system.Von Georgina Ferry, Linda Hayes
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Interview with Linda Hayes, former head of User Services at the Oxford Computing Service
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Georgina Ferry interviews Linda Hayes as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Hayes discusses her diploma in Numerical Analysis and Automatic Computing at Cambridge, and working for the Oxford Computing Service 1965 onwards.Von Georgina Ferry, Linda Hayes
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Interview with Eleanor Dodson, computational methods developer of Protein Crystallography
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Georgina Ferry interviews Eleanor Dodson as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Dodson discusses her time as research technician for Dorothy Hodgkin, use of the Oxford Computing Service and Collaborative Computational project no.4.Von Georgina Ferry, Eleanor Dodson
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Interview with Julia Dain, former research assistant for the Programming Research Group (PRG)
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Georgina Ferry interviews Julia Dain as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Dain recounts her traineeship at Marconi company, studying Maths at Oxford and working in the computer science department at Warwick University.Von Georgina Ferry, Julia Dain
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Interview with Jana Colchester (part 2), former programming teacher at Marconi College and University of Essex
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Carrying on from episode 5, this second part of Georgina Ferry's interview with Jana Colchester includes Colchester discussing attitudes relating to gender in the maths and computing professions.Von Georgina Ferry, Jana Colchester
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Interview with Jana Colchester, former programming teacher at Marconi College and University of Essex
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Georgina Ferry interviews Jana Colchester as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Colchester discusses working in the Oxford Computing Labs, lecturing and teaching at a range of further and higher education institutions.Von Georgina Ferry, Jana Colchester
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Interview with Shirley Carter, founding member of the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG)
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Georgina Ferry interviews Shirley Carter as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Carter recounts early experiences of programming, her computer science lectureship at Liverpool in the 1970s and the formation and development of NAG.Von Georgina Ferry, Shirley Carter
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Interview with Carol Bateman (part 2), former training and information manager for the Oxford Computing Service
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Carrying on from episode 2, in the second part of Georgina Ferry's interview with Carol Bateman she discusses the professional computing community and needs of users of the Oxford Computing Service in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Von Georgina Ferry, Carol Bateman
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Interview with Carol Bateman, former training and information manager for the Oxford Computing Service
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Georgina Ferry interviews Carol Bateman as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Bateman discusses her route into computing via Glasgow University, and progression of the Oxford Computing Service.Von Georgina Ferry, Carol Bateman
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Interview with Leonor Barroca, senior lecturer in Computing at the Open University
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Georgina Ferry interviews Leonor Barroca as part of the Oxford Women in Computing Oral History project. Barocca recounts her time on the MSc Computing course at Oxford University and studying and teaching posts at the Universidade do Minho in Portugal.Von Georgina Ferry, Leonor Barroca
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Sarah Acland was one of the pioneers of colour photography. This month we spoke to the historian Ann Spokes Symonds about Sarah's life and legacy.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Ivy Williams - Series 2, Episode 12
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Ivy Williams was the first woman to be called to the bar in England. This month we spoke to Bridget Wheeler - who has a family connection to Ivy - about her achievements, and how she also opened many doors for others.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Nora MacMunn - Series 2, Episode 11
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Nora MacMunn was a geographer and suffrage campaigner based at the University of Oxford, who's escaped historical attention - until now. This month we were joined by Dr. Elizabeth Baigent to talk about Nora's life, work, and her lifelong feminism, and the project that Dr. Baigent and others are working on that's uncovering women in Geography at Oxf…
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Barbara Pym - Series 2, Episode 10
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Barbara Pym studied at St. Hilda's College in the 1930s and drew on her experiences there in many of her novels. But Barbara wasn't always appreciated in her lifetime. This month we spoke to Deb Fisher, incoming chair of the Barbara Pym Society, about why she finds Barbara's life and career so inspiring.…
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Dorothy de la Hey – Series 2, Episode 9
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Dorothy de la Hey, born in 1884, was a pioneer of women’s education in India. This month we spoke to Dr. Sneha Krishnan about her life and legacy, and how we can study women like Dorothy in their imperial and colonial contexts.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Hilda Lorimer - Series 2, Episode 8
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Born in 1873, the classical archaeologist Hilda Lorimer made her mark on a field which was male-dominated and intellectually prestigious. This month we spoke to Stella Christiansen about Hilda's life and work, and how she defied the stereotype that women were ‘out of place’ in classical archaeology.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Sarah Churchill - Series 2, Episode 7
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Sarah Churchill, who was born in 1660, was known at various points in her life as the power behind the throne, a social pariah, and one of the best business people in Britain. This month we spoke to Emily Zinkin about Sarah's (many) rises and falls from power, her famous relationship with Queen Anne, and how she came to build Blenheim Palace.…
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Gertrude Bell - Series 2, Episode 6
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People called Gertrude Bell "the female Lawrence of Arabia", but some think that Lawrence of Arabia should've been called "the female Gertrude Bell". Laura Aitken-Burt joined us this month to talk about Gertrude, who was an archaeologist and explorer (and a diplomat, and a spy...).Von Women in Oxford's History
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Felicia Skene - Series 2, Episode 5
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Felicia Skene was a social reformer and writer who was the first woman in England to be appointed as a prison visitor. This month we talked to Liz Woolley about the rest of her life and the impact she made on Oxford.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Emily Wilding Davison - Series 2, Episode 4
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This year it's one hundred years since some women were granted the right to vote under the Representation of the People Act. To mark the centenary we spoke to Dr. Sophie Duncan about the life of Emily Wilding Davison, who was part of the first generation of women to study at the University of Oxford. This is the fourth episode of Women in Oxford's …
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Olive Gibbs - Series 2, Episode 3
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This month we spoke to Liz Woolley, a local historian, about Olive Gibbs, who was a local politician and activist. This is the third episode of Women in Oxford's History's second series.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Iris Murdoch - Series 2, Episode 2
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This month, we're joined by Lillie Hinkle, who tells us about the life and work of Iris Murdoch, a philosopher and writer who spent much of her life in Oxford. This is the second episode of Women in Oxford's History's second series.Von Women in Oxford's History
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Merze Tate - Series 2, Episode 1
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This is the first episode of Women in Oxford's History's second series. This month, we research the life of Merze Tate, the first African-American woman to earn a graduate degree from the University of Oxford.Von Women in Oxford's History
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