Janet Ruth Bacon (26 October 1891 – 25 January 1965)[1] was Principal of Royal Holloway College, University of London from 1935 to 1944.
[1] She first taught at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham during the First World War.
She was appointed as Principal of Royal Holloway College unanimously by the governors as successor to Ellen Charlotte Higgins.
As principal, she opposed the recommendation of a college committee that wanted to dispose of or give away much of the collection, at a time when Victorian art was considered of poor quality.
[3] She was principal during the Second World War when part of the college was occupied by the women's ATS Officer Cadets' Training Unit (OCTU).