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Month: April 2021

Kate Cranston (1849-1934)

29 April, 202117 April, 2023 Lizzie BLeave a comment

What is the story of Kate Cranston, the woman on the Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note?

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged patron, shopping, temperance

Lucy Duff Gordon (1863-1935)

19 April, 202121 February, 2025 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Lucy Duff Gordon built an international couture business and revolutionised how clothes were marketed and sold

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged court, dressmaking, fashion, retail, Titanic

Emma Paterson (1848-1886)

10 April, 202129 August, 2024 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Emma Paterson had a short life but the organisations she started had long ones.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged banking, printing, suffragist, trade union

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