Between 1992 and 1996 Laura Liswood interviewed 15 women world leaders as research for her publication ‘Women World Leaders’, and subsequent documentary of the same title. She went on, in 1996, to co-found the Council of Women World Leaders, of which she is now Secretary General. These 15 interviews, plus others carried out in subsequent years by Liswood, form the basis of the Laura Liswood Archive of Women World Leaders.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the college by Liswood in 2020. She considered the collection to align with the ethos and values of the college in promoting the furtherance of women. The collection includes an interview with Margaret Thatcher, who in 1943 came up to Oxford to study Chemistry at Somerville College.
Using the collection
The finding aid can be found here. To consult the collection, please complete the application form found on the library and archives website here.
Limitations on use
Reproduction of any materials in this collection for any purpose other than personal research will require the copyright holder’s permission.