Margaret Bateson was a journalist who gave voice to the work of women
Margaret Bateson (1860-1938)
Author: Lizzie B
Maud Carpenter (1892-1967)
Maud Carpenter ran the Liverpool Playhouse for nearly forty years and became a local legend.
May Morris (1862-1938)
May Morris worked in the family business but made her own distinct contribution to the development of British craft.
Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)
Lucy Wertheim used her position to further the careers of women in the art world
Oscar Wilde’s bail
Beatrice Headlam is said to have played a small part in Oscar Wilde making bail. Who was she and whatever happened to her..?
Sisters, doing it for themselves
Women have a long history of establishing and using their networks to get things done.
Ethel M. Wood (1877-1970)
Ethel Wood had an impact on a wide range of organisations between the wars but has been forgotten by all of them.
Anne Meerloo (1889-1927)
Anne Meerloo set up her own advertising business when she still in her early 20s
The past is not a foreign country
Women have been part of the commercial workforce in Britain for nearly 200 years. Why is their representation in FT-SE 100 leadership roles still so low?
Marion Dorn (1896-1964)
Marion Dorn left her mark on Britain with her innovative textiles.
Women Who Meant Business 