Elizabeth Godolphin
Founder of Godolphin School Elizabeth was a staunch supporter of girls education
Marina Seabright
Consultant Scientist and Director of the Wessex Regional Cytogenetics unit based in Salisbury,
Olive Pye-Smith
Olive was a talented and prolific local artist who gained a considerable reputation for her paintings of Salisbury and the surrounding areas, as well as being involved in improving the lives of local people.
Edith Olivier
Author, pillar of the community and hostess to the Bright Young Things, Edith had an exceptional life
Sarah Rogers, Louisa Potto & Martha Best
Female innkeepers & publicans of Salisbury from 1760
Margery Sharp
Margery Sharp was the best-selling writer, playwright and screenwriter of adult and children’s whimsical fiction who inspired the box office busting Disney film ‘The Rescuers’.
Jane Collier
Jane Collier was one of the first women satirists in England. She was born in Steeple Langford near Salisbury in 1715.
Charlotte Tinney
Charlotte Tinney, a gentlewoman and proprietor of houses, was a prominent philanthropist in nineteenth century Salisbury.
Elizabeth Harris
Much has been written about Elizabeth Harris but no account of women who played a key role in the history of Salisbury would be complete without her.
Joyce Howard Barrell
Joyce was a musician and composer who specialised in writing music for children
