Lena Ashwell's belief in the power of theatre took her to the battlefields of France and the swimming pools of East London.
Lena Ashwell (1869-1957)
Author: Lizzie B
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
The queen of cut-outs, Lotte Reiniger's influence on film-making can still be felt today
Name games
Did marriage always mean taking your husband's name? Not for some Victorian women..
Amy Bell (1859-1920)
Women were only allowed onto the floor of the London Stock Exchange in 1973, nearly 90 years after Amy Bell started work as a stockbroker.
Kate Cranston (1849-1934)
What is the story of Kate Cranston, the woman on the Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note?
Lucy Duff Gordon (1863-1935)
Lucy Duff Gordon built an international couture business and revolutionised how clothes were marketed and sold
Emma Paterson (1848-1886)
Emma Paterson had a short life but the organisations she started had long ones.
Laura Annie Willson (1877-1942)
Laura Annie Willson: suffragette, house builder, engineer and the original northern powerhouse.
Alice Head (1886-1981)
Alice Head was one of Britain's most successful business leaders between the wars. So why have so few people heard of her?
Margaret, Lady Rhondda (1883-1958)
Viscountess Rhondda was in an unusually influential position in the first half of the century and used her power for good.
Women Who Meant Business 