WACL – Women Who Meant Business

Ethel M. Wood (1877-1970)

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

Anne Meerloo set up her own advertising business when she still in her early 20s

Margaret Havinden shook up the world of advertising between the wars and shaped the identity of brands we still see today.

Marion Jean Lyon, the first president of the Women's Advertising Club of London (WACL) was a woman with Punch.

Gladys Burlton was one of the first management consultants, giving companies advice 100 years ago that stands the test of time.

Ethel Wilson was a pioneer in the world of advertising but it is her fund-raising efforts that are still benefiting people today.

Alice Head was one of Britain's most successful business leaders between the wars. So why have so few people heard of her?

Beatrice Gordon Holmes was a self-made millionaire and quite a girl.