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Month: February 2021

Margaret, Lady Rhondda (1883-1958)

25 February, 202119 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Viscountess Rhondda was in an unusually influential position in the first half of the century and used her power for good.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged clubs, magazines, networks, publishing, suffragette

Beatrice Gordon Holmes (1884-1951)

24 February, 202126 February, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Beatrice Gordon Holmes was a self-made millionaire and quite a girl.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged clubs, financial services, networks, soroptimist, suffragette, WACL

Cecil Gradwell (1855-1942)

10 February, 202124 September, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Cecil Gradwell stands out for the holistic approach she took to improving the financial position of working women

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged accountancy, Margaret Bateson, secretarial work

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