Edna Coates: Wakefield Charity Fundraiser
2021-06-04
Edna Coates, the remarkable Wakefield fundraiser who raised millions for diabetes care, Pinderfields Hospital and other local health services.Read More →
Eliza Eve Gleadall: Botanical Artist
2022-02-28
Eliza Eve Gleadall, the 19th century botanical artist, author, and educator who created The Beauties of Flora while living near Wakefield.Read More →
Elizabeth Dawson & Sarah Parker Remond: Wakefield Abolitionists
2021-09-14
Elizabeth Dawson and Sarah Parker Remond: their roles in Wakefield’s anti-slavery movement, including the founding of the 1860 association.Read More →
Elizabeth Moxon: Pontefract Cookery Writer
2023-07-19
Elizabeth Moxon, the mysterious Pontefract cookery writer associated with English Housewifry, and the research behind her identity.Read More →
Emily Fennell & Edith Wright: Pioneers of Blind Welfare in Wakefield
2025-09-25
Emily Fennell & Edith Wright, the founding of Wakefield Blind Society in 1869 and the history of blind welfare in Wakefield and elsewhere.Read More →
Eva Lett: Wakefield Educator and College Principal
2021-06-07
Eva Lett was one of the famed Lett family and sister to renowned singer Phyllis Lett. She grew up to become the first woman appointed Principal of Ripon Diocesan Training College, commonly known as Ripon College. Eva Lett’s Education and Career Born in Wakefield around 1887, Eva attended Wakefield Girls’Read More →
Fanny Stott: Wakefield’s First Female Mayor
2022-09-26
Fanny Wordsworth Stott, Wakefield’s first female Mayor, whose public service and charitable work supported the city during WW2.Read More →
Florence & Gwendoline Beaumont, Millicent Fawcett
2026-03-26
The difficult and politically heady days at Hatfeild Hall in Wakefield, when Florence and Gwendoline greeted Millicent Fawcett and other now famous suffragists, are difficult to imagine. They lived side by side, supporting one another and hundreds of women to find purpose in a world that constantly denied them theRead More →
Florence Beaumont: Wakefield Suffragist
2021-05-12
Florence Beaumont, a Wakefield suffragist commemorated by blue plaques, and explore broadsheets and artwork celebrating her life.Read More →
Gertrude McCroben: Pioneering Wakefield Headmistress
2021-06-04
Gertrude McCroben, the pioneering Headmistress of Wakefield Girls’ High School who championed sport, science and the arts in education.Read More →