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, the Wakefield-born educator who became the first woman Principal of Ripon Diocesan Training College in 1930.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
Discover Florence & Gwendoline Beaumont & Millicent Fawcett, pioneering feminists honoured with a blue plaque at Hatfeild Hall, Wakefield.Read 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 →