Florence Nightingale
Nursing pioneer, polymath, statistician and social justice campaigner
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Adeline Cable
Adeline Cable (1864-1944) best known for her work as a matron at Salisbury Infirmary during the First World War. Adeline Elizabeth Cable was born in
Dora Robertson
Dora Robertson impacted on the history of Salisbury in two ways: by helping to secure the future of the Choristers School when it faced financial collapse in the 1920s, and by writing the first history of the Cathedral Close, a work still used as a standard reference work by historians today
Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris
Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris (1912-1996) Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris influenced education, the Church of England, and the arts throughout the twentieth century. After
Frances Stratton
Frances Stratton (1952-2018) Frances Stratton, also known as Fran, was Headteacher of South Wilts Grammar School for Girls from 2003-11. During her time as Head,
Mary Jane Chippendale
Mary Jane Chippendale (1830-1888) Mary Jane Chippendale is an example of a Salisbury woman who rose to fame at the top of her profession despite
Bette Blackwell
Bette was one of thousands of civilian women recruited during World War Two into a secret workforce producing Spitfires1 in factories hidden in Salisbury and the surrounding areas
Jill Furse
Jill Furse was a young actress of rare talent who enjoyed brief success in the late 1930s. Thwarted by both ill health and the Second World War, she was nevertheless determined to live a full and joyful life and is remembered as much for her effect on others as for her acting credits.
Frances Hale
Two of the most striking Victorian buildings in Salisbury were constructed by the business run by Frances Hale
Salome Pelly
Dr Rosa Salome Pelly was a remarkable woman. Daughter of Bishop Wordsworth she read medicine at Oxford combining her career with being mother of 5 children. As well as reading her story you can listen to her daughter Robina talking about her mother’s life