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(Joan) Pernel Strachey

(1876-1951), College head and french scholar

Sitter in 27 portraits
College head and French scholar. The eighth of ten surviving children of Sir Richard and Jane Strachey; her brothers included the central Bloomsbury figure Lytton Strachey. Pernel specialised in French at Newnham College and returned as a lecturer, becoming director of studies in modern and medieval languages in 1907. As Principal of the College (1923-41) she encouraged equality for women and the entry of women into new fields of employment.

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(Joan) Pernel Strachey, by Robert Faulkner & Co - NPG x13149

(Joan) Pernel Strachey

by Robert Faulkner & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1878
NPG x13149

(Joan) Pernel Strachey, by Robert Faulkner & Co - NPG Ax160922

(Joan) Pernel Strachey

by Robert Faulkner & Co
albumen print, circa 1878
NPG Ax160922

The Strachey family, by Graystone Bird - NPG x32166

The Strachey family

by Graystone Bird
albumen print on the photographer's printed mount, circa 1893
NPG x32166

The Strachey children, by Graystone Bird - NPG x13119

The Strachey children

by Graystone Bird
albumen print on the photographer's printed mount, circa 1893
NPG x13119

Sir Richard Strachey and daughters, by Graystone Bird - NPG x13118

Sir Richard Strachey and daughters

by Graystone Bird
albumen print on the photographer's printed mount, circa 1893
NPG x13118

The Strachey family, by Graystone Bird - NPG x13122

The Strachey family

by Graystone Bird
albumen print on the photographer's printed mount, circa 1893
NPG x13122

The Strachey family, by Graystone Bird - NPG x13121

The Strachey family

by Graystone Bird
albumen print on the photographer's printed mount, circa 1893
NPG x13121

(Joan) Pernel Strachey, by Unknown photographer - NPG x38568

(Joan) Pernel Strachey

by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, circa 1899
NPG x38568

(Joan) Pernel Strachey, by Unknown photographer - NPG x13083

(Joan) Pernel Strachey

by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, circa 1920
NPG x13083

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