Our Women
The Forgotten Women of Wakefield project is working to uncover the lives of women from many different backgrounds. To start with, we decided to look at notable names from our past who could provide ways in for our researchers. Here are just a few of our “core” women from whom we are building a better insight into the lives of past women from Wakefield.


























Dame Elsie Marjorie Williamson
Elizabeth Dawson and Sarah Parker Remond
We are also pleased to have researched Fanny Stott, whom the Wakefield Civic Society honoured with a blue plaque in the summer of 2022.
In November of 2024, Wakefield Civic Society unveiled a blue plaque to Mabel Lucy Matthews (nee Hanlon), an electrical engineer.