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Annette Ashberry (1894-1990)

26 January, 2023 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Atalanta was a pioneering engineering firm run and staffed by women and led by Annette Ashberry

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged horticulture, Women's Engineering Society

Emma Cons (1838-1912)

28 January, 202127 November, 2022 Lizzie B4 Comments

Emma Cons was the founder of Old Vic Theatre but this was only one of her many contributions to British society. How well do we really know her?

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged education, F.D. Maurice, horticulture, housing, suffragist, temperance, theatre

Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

11 December, 202020 May, 2022 Lizzie B1 Comment

There is much more to Gertrude Jekyll than muddy boots and beautiful borders

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged gardening, horticulture, photography, suffragist

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