Some family news. My kid sister will be the next Mistress of @GirtonCollege Cambridge. Could not be prouder of you @Dr_E_Kendall!
Lis will follow in the footsteps of such great women as Sarah Emily Davies and Baroness Warnock. No pressure! girton.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-elisab…
Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay2022, what a proud moment for our family that our Lissie should be appointed to this position at the first women’s college at @Cambridge_Uni, and the first university college in England to admit women.
I’m not remotely jealous of her success.
I wish dad were alive to see it. You always were his favourite Lissie!
Gonna keep posting these until I embarrass her
Your nephew says can he have his 4th birthday party at Girton High Table please

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