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Month: March 2021

Laura Annie Willson (1877-1942)

25 March, 202126 February, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Laura Annie Willson (1877-1942)

Laura Annie Willson: suffragette, house builder, engineer and the original northern powerhouse.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged construction, Holloway, munitions, soroptimist, suffragette, Wembley, Women's Engineering Society

Dora Metcalf (1892-1982)

11 March, 202117 October, 2022 Mary2761 Comment

Dora Metcalf was ahead of her time, a pioneer in the technology sector.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged Bletchley Park, clubs, technology

Alice Head (1886-1981)

7 March, 202114 August, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Alice Head was one of Britain's most successful business leaders between the wars. So why have so few people heard of her?

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged editor, magazines, media, publishing, WACL

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