Old Paulinas – Alumnae
St Paul’s Girls’ School has produced some of the world’s best scholars, scientists, artists and industry leaders. The school takes pride in its Old Paulina community, welcoming and embracing a group of alumnae wide and far reaching who contribute significantly on the national and global stage.
The school aims to help Old Paulinas keep in touch with each other via regular communications and publications and with a unique, vibrant and varied events calendar. Events include reunions, career networking events, cultural events, school concerts, and a variety of other social events.
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Art, music and film
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein) – OP 1911. Famous British painter best known for the ‘Gluck Frame’ and for painting stylised flowerpieces. The image is a self-portrait of Gluck in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Rachel Weisz – OP 1988. Well-known actress and recipient of several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Gold Globe Award.
Blanche Mclntyre – OP 1999. Theatre Director. Recipient of numerous awards, including that of Best Director at the 2013 Theatre Awards. -
Writer, journalist
Dodie Smith – OP 1914. Novelist and playwright best known for writing ‘The Hundred and One Dalmatians’ and ‘I Capture the Castle’.
Monica Dickens – Op 1933. Novelist and great grand-daughter of Charles Dickens. A creative writing prize at St Paul’s is named in her honour. -
Academic
Suzanna Miers Oliver – OP 1941. Historian of Africa and slavery and taught in many universities, including University of London, University of Malay and Ohio University.
Brigid Brophy (Lady Levy) – Op 1944. Novelist, freethinker and evangelical vegetarian. 12 June 1929 – August 1995. -
Politics, law, civil service, business
Dame Alison Munro (nee Donald) – OP 1933. Civil servant and High Mistress of St Paul’s Girls’ School from 1964 – 1974.
Dame Helen Alexander – OP 1974. Chief Executive of The Economist until 2008. First female president of the CBI. -
Science
Joan Beauchamp Procter – Op 1916. Zoologist and first female Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo.
Rosalind Franklin – Op 1938. Scientist who made major contributions to the discovery of DNA. She was portrayed by Nicole Kidman in the 2015 West End production of ‘Photograph 51’. -
Sport
Kathleen ‘Kitty’ Godfree – OP 1908. British tennis and badminton player who won five Olympic golds and two Wimbledon Championships during her career.
Zoe De Toledo – Op 2005. Coxswain and winner of a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with the coxed 8+. This marks the first Olympic medal won by a British women’s eight. She coxed the eight that won the gold medal at the 2016 European Rowing Championships and for the 2012 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
