Hélène Reynard was a pioneer of domestic science education who gave equal weight to the home and the economics.
Hélène Reynard (1875-1947)
Category: Women in Business
Emily Blagg (1863-1935)
Emily Blagg's property interests shaped the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire.
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.
Florence Boot (1863-1952)
Florence Boot was a powerful but largely hidden force in 20th century retail.
Audrey Heath (1888-1957)
Audrey Heath built a business on her critical and commercial skills.
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