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)
Tag: married women
Name games
Did marriage always mean taking your husband's name? Not for some Victorian women..
The Marriage Bar
A century ago, the start of married life meant the end of paid employment. Is Covid going to send women back to the 1920s?
Women Who Meant Business 