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The title of Honorary Fellow is conferred upon a woman of distinction for life. Until the mid-1980s Honorary Fellows were chosen only from those who were already members of the College.
Marin Alsop
BMus (Julliard), MMus (Julliard), Hon DMus (Bournemouth)
Honorary Fellow (2017)
Joan Armatrading
CBE, BA (Open), Hon DMus (Birmingham), Hon DLitt (Aston), Hon DMus (RSAMD), DUniv (Open), Hon DLitt (West Indies), Hon DMus (St Andrews)
Honorary Fellow (2021)
Jenn Ashworth
BA (Cantab), MA (Manchester), PhD (Lancaster), PGCert (Lancaster), FRSL
Honorary Fellow (2022)
Joan Bakewell
CBE, DBE, MA (Cantab), Hon FBA (NC 1951)
Honorary Fellow (2016)
Clare Balding
OBE, CBE, MA (Cantab) (NC 1990)
Honorary Fellow (2014)
Mary Beard
DBE, MA (Cantab), PhD (Cantab), HonDLitt (Bristol), FBA
Honorary Fellow (2023)
Fellow Emerita
Carol Black
GBE, BA (Bristol), MA (Cantab), FRCP, FMedSci, MedScd(Hon)
Honorary Fellow (2019)
Jane Brown
MA (Cantab), PhD (Cantab) (NC 1951)
Honorary Fellow (2003)
Anne Campbell
MA (Cantab), CStat, Hon PhD (Anglia Ruskin) (NC 1959)
Honorary Fellow (1996)