Agnes Marshall was the Queen of Ices but her culinary empire extended far beyond ice cream.
Agnes Marshall (1852-1905)
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Hélène Reynard (1875-1947)
Hélène Reynard was a pioneer of domestic science education who gave equal weight to the home and the economics.
Emily Blagg (1863-1935)
Emily Blagg's property interests shaped the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire.
Janet Hogarth (1865-1954)
Over her long career, Janet Hogarth consistently championed women's right to work.
Hilda Matheson (1888-1940)
Hilda Matheson transformed radio broadcasting during her tenure as Director of Talks. However, as she pushed for more programmes with political content, internal politics proved her undoing.
Irene Manby (1882-1963)
Little trace now remains of Irene Manby's interwar accommodation business that housed thousands of women.
Gabrielle Borthwick (1866-1952)
Gabrielle Borthwick helped other women become Queens of the Road.
Mary Wheelhouse (1867-1947)
While Pomona Toys was a household name between the wars, the woman who made them was not.
(Jessie) Marguerite Bowie (1893-1987)
Marguerite Bowie criss-crossed commercial and public sectors during her long career.
Mary Howard Ashworth (1863-1928)
May Ashworth's advice on managing work still holds good 125 years later.
Women Who Meant Business 