Women in Business – Page 3 – Women Who Meant Business

Octavia Hill (1838-1912)

Octavia Hill may be a name from the past but she lies behind many organisations operating today.

Alice Cornwell owned a national newspaper but it is her own story that is newsworthy.

Mary Petherbridge started her career in a sector where women were poorly paid and found it hard to progress. 125 years later, little has changed.

Gertrude Leverkus was a pioneering architect who provided housing for other working women

Margaret Bateson was a journalist who gave voice to the work of women

Maud Carpenter ran the Liverpool Playhouse for nearly forty years and became a local legend.

May Morris worked in the family business but made her own distinct contribution to the development of British craft.

Lucy Wertheim used her position to further the careers of women in the art world

Women have a long history of establishing and using their networks to get things done.

Ethel Wood had an impact on a wide range of organisations between the wars but has been forgotten by all of them.