Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) 9 May, 202124 November, 2025 Lizzie BLeave a comment The queen of cut-outs, Lotte Reiniger's influence on film-making can still be felt today
Amy Bell (1859-1920) 1 May, 202127 June, 2023 Lizzie BLeave a comment 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) 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 ยฃ20 note?
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
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.
Laura Annie Willson (1877-1942) 25 March, 202126 February, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Laura Annie Willson: suffragette, house builder, engineer and the original northern powerhouse.
Dora Metcalf (1892-1982) 11 March, 202117 October, 2022 Mary2761 Comment Dora Metcalf was ahead of her time, a pioneer in the technology sector.
Alice Head (1886-1981) 7 March, 202114 August, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment 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) 25 February, 202119 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Viscountess Rhondda was in an unusually influential position in the first half of the century and used her power for good.
Beatrice Gordon Holmes (1884-1951) 24 February, 202128 April, 2023 Lizzie BLeave a comment Beatrice Gordon Holmes was a self-made millionaire and quite a girl.