Norah Wilmot
First British woman racehorse trainer to officially train a winning horse. Her historic win came with her filly Pat, at Brighton in August 1966, just one day after she became one of the first two women to be granted a training licence by the Jockey Club.
Jean Maxwell, sorceress
Scottish cunning woman convicted of pretending to practise witchcraft
Jennifer Westwood
British author, broadcaster and folklorist.
Bute witches
Six Scottish women accused of witchcraft on Bute during the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661–1662.
Carolina Nairne
Scottish songwriter, many of whose songs, such as “Will ye no’ come back again?” and “Charlie is my Darling”, remain popular today, almost two hundred years after they were written.
Florence Nagle
Trainer and breeder of racehorses, a breeder of pedigree dogs, and an active feminist
Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert
Geologist, cattle breeder, an active feminist and creator of the MacRobert Trust, a charity that supports the RAF and others
Jean Adam
Jean Adam (30 April 1704 – 3 April 1765) was a Scottish poet whose best-known work is “There’s Nae Luck Aboot The Hoose”.
Mary Taylor
Early advocate for women’s rights, born in Gomersal in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, (1817–1893).