Celebrating the Black Women of Cambridge

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̽��ֱ��students, both undergraduate and graduate, posed in front of the Senate House, the administrative centre of the ̽��ֱ��. ̽��ֱ��photo was the idea of the ̽��ֱ��'s African Caribbean Society. It came just over a year after a photo of some of the black male students of Cambridge went viral.

The women were marking the achievements of Gloria Claire Carpenter, a Jamaican, who studied law at Girton College from 1945 to 1948. She later became a prominent social reformer. Timi Sotire, who is studying politics and sociology also at Girton, is vice-president of the Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� African Caribbean Society (Cambridge ACS). She said:

"71 years ago, none of us would be here getting degrees and now we have a really strong black female cohort which we want to celebrate and to just let girls who want to apply to Cambridge, and black girls especially, know that there is a place for them here.

She went on: "Cambridge is fun, really fun, and I've met some amazing black women here and I'm so glad we now have photos celebrating that."

Toni Fola-Alade, President of the Society, said: "Despite black women noticeably outnumbering black men at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge, they have historically, by comparison, lacked the visibility and public recognition for the contribution they make to the wider community.

He added: " ̽��ֱ��idea of the photo-shoot was to highlight just how many black women are here, and thriving. ̽��ֱ��fact we were also able to honour a trailblazer, in Gloria Claire Carpenter, makes me immensely proud."

Black women members of the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have gathered for a photo-shoot to mark 70 years since the first black woman graduated from the ̽��ֱ�� and 70 years since women were admitted as full members.

Lloyd Mann

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