Amy Dillwyn was a writer and social activist as well as a pioneering industralist.
Amy Dillwyn (1845-1935)
Tag: suffragist
Women against the vote
The pro-suffrage movement gets plenty of coverage but a surprising. number of women were anti-suffrage: what is their story?
Margaret Bateson (1860-1938)
Margaret Bateson was a journalist who gave voice to the work of women
Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)
Lucy Wertheim used her position to further the careers of women in the art world
Edith Beesley (1879-1960)
Between the wars, Edith Beesley carved out a career as the Queen of Insurance.
Christina Broom (1862-1939)
Christina Broom took to the streets with her camera and created a vital record of Edwardian London.
Shelley Gulick (1876-1927)
Shelley Gulick may be forgotten now but during her life she was seen as a pioneer in the world of insurance.
Isabel Cooper-Oakley (1854-1914)
Isabel Cooper-Oakley's business activities have been overshadowed by her involvement in Theosophism.
Agnes Garrett (1845-1935)
Together with her cousin, Rhoda, Agnes Garrett helped opened up interior design as a career for women.
Lena Ashwell (1869-1957)
Lena Ashwell's belief in the power of theatre took her to the battlefields of France and the swimming pools of East London.
Women Who Meant Business 