Heather Hancock is the first woman ever to serve as Master of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Heather is proud of her Lancastrian origins. She notes that Lancastrian women became accustomed to economic independence (and the power that gave them) from their work in the Lancashire cotton mills.

They also had to make themselves heard above the noise of the cotton looms and so 'speaking up' is not something Lancastrian women find difficult.

The series explores the way women gain, regard and exercise power. The work was created in conversation with 7 women who have experience of holding power in arts, literature, heritage and culture:

Rebecca Salter, President Royal Academy of Arts;
Carolyn McCall, CEO ITV;
Ngozi Fulani, CEO Sistah Space;
Maggi Hambling, painter and sculptor;
Joanne Harris, novelist and Chair, Society of Authors;
Julia Hoggett, CEO London Stock Exchange;
Heather Hancock, Master of St John's College Cambridge.