Extraordinary Cotswold Women

A celebration of some of the remarkable women in the Cotswolds history – tales of writers and artists, reformers and scientists, builder, farmers and royalty and much more.

The Cotswolds area has played an important role in history through the ages, and women from the Cotswolds have been at the forefront of many significant moments in the area’s history and are associated with many of its special places. In this book the stories of these remarkable women are explored; some of them are well known and others deserve greater attention. Among them are the Gloucestershire nurse and poet of the First World War Eva Dobell and textile designer Dorothy Larcher, social worker and women’s rights campaigner Lilian Faithfull and suffragist Harriet Mcllquham, the astronomer Elizabeth Brown and educational pioneer Dorothea Beale, as well as many other names and stories.

Extraordinary Cotswold Women is a celebration of some of the remarkable women in the history of the Cotswolds. Included are stories of writers and artists, reformers and scientists, builders, farmers and royalty and much more. All those who would like to know more about the history of the Cotswolds will find this book of interest.

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