Oscar Wilde’s bail 29 June, 2022 Lizzie B1 Comment Beatrice Headlam is said to have played a small part in Oscar Wilde making bail. Who was she and whatever happened to her..?
Sisters, doing it for themselves 19 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Women have a long history of establishing and using their networks to get things done.
Dorothy Cottington Taylor (1891-1944) 22 May, 202219 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Through her leadership of the Good Housekeeping Institute, Dorothy Cottington-Taylor equipped women to make light work of housework.
Marion Jean Lyon (1885-1940) 22 April, 202226 April, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Marion Jean Lyon, the first president of the Women's Advertising Club of London (WACL) was a woman with Punch.
Ethel Watts (1895-1963) 31 March, 202231 March, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Ethel Watts was an accountant who knew that numbers mattered, particularly when it came to women's pay.
Caroline Haslett (1895-1957) 26 February, 202219 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Caroline Haslett believed in the equality of status and opportunity for women at work, particularly in the field of engineering. What would she think of the progress made to date?
Edith Beesley (1879-1960) 23 November, 202126 February, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment Between the wars, Edith Beesley carved out a career as the Queen of Insurance.
Medals and Monuments 11 November, 202119 June, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment How did the First World War affect the lives of working women? And how were their contributions recognised?
Rooms of their own 14 October, 202121 December, 2021 Lizzie BLeave a comment Affordable accommodation is not just a 21st century concern: it was an issue for Victorian women entering the workforce.
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.