
Her Salisbury Story Newsletter
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Photo credits: Mary Alice Douglas (Goldophin School) Joan Popley (Salisbury City Council) Dorothy Lawrence (public domain) June Osborne (Llandaff Cathedral) Becky Twigg (Becky Twigg)
Help us to tell the stories of Salisbury women past and present
Her Salisbury Story is looking for volunteers to help with this exciting project in a variety of ways.
Can you see yourself helping to research historic women or interviewing women of today who have contributed to their local community or wider society? These are two of the volunteering opportunities available.
We are keen to recruit volunteers from a wide variety of communities in the city and nearby towns and villages. To find out more visit our Get Involved page.
You can also nominate a woman to be researched / interviewed using the button below
Find out about the women who played a significant part in the City’s history from publicans to countesses
Discover the women in today’s Salisbury who are making a difference both locally and in the wider community.
You can find back copies of our newsletter here: December 2020 November 2020 Join our mailing list to receive future copies
To mark World Teachers Day on 5 October, we showcase two women from Salisbury’s history who were pioneering leaders in providing education for girls here
We are delighted to be launching the brand new Her Salisbury Story website. We hope you will be interested in the profiles of women of
Would you like to be kept in touch with developments in the project and to be invited to forthcoming events we are planning in the city? We are happy to add you to our mailing list with no obligation on your part, unless you want to join us at an event or gathering in the future. The project will run until autumn 2021 so there is plenty of time to get involved.
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Barbara Townsend was a self-taught artist who recorded everyday life in the Close and family excursions further afield.
Sarah Fielding was one of the earliest professional female authors. Her work is now being appraised to establish her as an early feminist writer
June Osborne Bishop of Llandaff is one of the most senior clerics in the Church of England. She has led the way for women to break through the ‘stained glass’ ceiling and become ordained ministers rising through the ranks of the church hierarchy.
Becky Twigg is an organic gardener with a passion for the natural world who created the Secret Garden in Salisbury
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