by Sarah Maddison My second ‘Passionate Woman’ for the exhibition is the amazing Elizabeth Shrewsbury, perhaps better known as Bess of Hardwick. She was a most remarkable women who became the richest woman in England during the Tudor reign. There is no doubt that she married well – four times in all – but herContinue reading “No. 17 Bess of Hardwick”
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No. 7 Florence Nightingale
The Rose Chart by Dee McElligott In most people’s minds Florence Nightingale is the lady of the lamp, the woman who transformed nursing through her work during the Crimean War. It is less well known that she was the first female to be admitted to the Royal Statistical Society. She was a pioneer in theContinue reading “No. 7 Florence Nightingale”
The Alchemist's Needle 