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Month: January 2021

Emma Cons (1838-1912)

28 January, 202127 November, 2022 Lizzie B3 Comments

Emma Cons was the founder of Old Vic Theatre but this was only one of her many contributions to British society. How well do we really know her?

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged education, F.D. Maurice, horticulture, housing, suffragist, temperance, theatre

Helen Lenoir (1852-1913)

25 January, 20211 August, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Helen Lenoir is a forgotten but vital cog in the D'Oyly Carte machine.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged aesthetiscm, Oscar Wilde, theatre, university, Whistler

Ada Nettleship (1856-1932)

21 January, 202124 September, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Many well-known women wore Ada Nettleship's clothes but Ada's story is just as interesting.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged aesthetiscm, dnb ghost, dressmaking, fashion, Oscar Wilde, retail, theatre, Whistler

Helen Cox (1860-1930)

19 January, 202124 September, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Helen Cox forged a path in accountancy decades before women were formally accepted into the profession.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged accountancy, dnb ghost, Margaret Bateson

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