Fighting for our Rights: To mark Women’s History Month in March, Bath Voice shines a light on the three volumes of The Women Who Built Bristol, written by journalist and author Jane Duffus.
In the South West, you can’t move for references to the men who helped to shape our city… but what about the women?
When most of the statues in the city feature men, and there are some history books about Bristol that barely even mention women, you would be forgiven for thinking there were no notable females in Bristol’s past. But you’d be wrong!
Which is why each of the three volumes of The Women Who Built Bristol celebrates a different set of 250 astonishing – but often overlooked – women with a connection to the city we all know and love.
From the better known names such as reformer Mary Carpenter and suffragette Annie Kenney, to the more obscure such as fruit seller Jane Martin and haematologist Janet Vaughan, among the 750 women profiled so far, Jane has tried to leave no stone unturned in her quest to represent women from all walks of life who contributed something – no matter how small – to the city we live in today.
Jane has now turned her attention to Bath, and The Women Who Built Bath will be published this autumn, shining a spotlight on 200 incredible women from Bath’s past, all of whom deserve to be remembered alongside the men of this great city.
Readers of Bath Voice can buy a signed copy of any of Jane’s books from her website (www.janeduffus.com/shop), and get free P&P by using the code ‘MARY’.
