Celebrate the amazing mostly historic women with a connection to South London. Meet suffragettes, actresses, activists, writers, pioneering HCPs, politicians, sportswomen & many more women from all walks of life. Includes some reposts from the other placehttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mhfpdlodq22n1/3 Susanna Meredith b1823 Ireland, moved to London when a widow in her 30s. Had long cared about rehabilitation of female prisoners, visited them in Millbank & Brixton prisons, but realised greater support was needed at time of release.19 Mar 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfpdlodq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mhalmqnyek2q1/3 Belle Bilton’s life story has it all – scandal, young love, parental opposition, disinheritance – but love finally prevailed. B1866 in Beresford Street, Walworth (now John Ruskin Street), Belle and her sister Flo were a popular music hall act.17 Mar 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhalmqnyek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mh423kk3nc2qFor Mothers' Day [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh423kk3nc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mgn54su5w22lFrom 1925 Atalanta Ltd was based at 1-3 Brixton Road, opposite Kennington Park [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn54su5w22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mgkkhpwjhs2sLB Southwark installed a blue plaque to honour Una Marson at her former home in Brunswick Square, Camberwell in 2009 and a new library in Walworth was named after her in 2024 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkkhpwjhs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mgkgqgczzk25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkgqgczzk25https://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mgkay2alcs2yDorothy Pilley pioneering mountaineer b1894 Camberwell Grove [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkay2alcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3mftkvjao4s2b6.15 19 March, Brixton Library: Talk by Dr Jane Jordan 'Henry Doulton's Lady Artists' Free but donations welcome. More https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/henry-doultons-lady-artists-tickets-1981518147119?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_campaign=Lambeth+Libraries+and+Archives+Events+March+2026&utm_medium=email&utm_source=e-shot27 Feb 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftkvjao4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m7wbd6vfc224BBC News - Sycamore Gap sapling planted as knife crime tribute https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w9zq9zlnpo14 Dec 2025 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7wbd6vfc224https://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m6jdvdvlfk2rNovember 1955: WPS Ethel Banks from Brixton & WPC Kay Parrott from Croydon awarded the George Medal for courage, the first women police officers with Metropolitan Police awarded the honour. They acted as decoys for an attacker at large in Croydon, both women had been badly injured in the exercise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2025 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jdvdvlfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m6gspkenpc261 /3 Philippa Garrett Fawcett b1868 was the only daughter of Millicent and grew up in The Lawn, South #Lambeth Road attending #Clapham High School. She had a great aptitude for mathematics studying it further at Bedford College London & Newnham College Cambridge25 Nov 2025 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gspkenpc26https://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m6edomglls2i1/3 Eliza Phillips b1823 Wandsworth was twice widowed when she moved in 1889 to Morland Road, Croydon where she held animal conservation meetings, in particular to campaign against the use of feathers & plumage in women’s hats which had the effect of decimating bird populations.24 Nov 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6edomglls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m6e3h7guic2zThough the family moved to Southampton shortly afterwards, Marjorie Spiller was born in #Streatham in November 1979. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2025 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6e3h7guic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m67rpahmlk2gB1873 Victoria Lawrence in Leeds, by 1890s living in Osborne Terrace, Clapham Road (not sure about the lodger). She was extremely famous in UK & US and the song ‘Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow Wow’ written for her.* [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67rpahmlk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m67dztb7rk2t1/3 After attending Lambeth School of Art, Hannah Barlow was the first woman employed by Doulton & Co, #Lambeth in 1871 to paint their ceramics. She was joined a few years later by sister Florence - Hannah’s designs featured animals while Florence painted birds and flowers.22 Nov 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67dztb7rk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m62acg44gk2r1/2 Dr Elizabeth Pace, advocate for women’s health & rights, b1866 Brixton, family later moved to Stockwell Park Road, then to The Chase Clapham. Attended Clapham High School then trained to be a doctor at London School of Medicine for Women.20 Nov 2025 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62acg44gk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m627ux5goc24Lovely video showing Stockwell born Cynthia Erivo visiting her old school La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School, Clapham Park while the school choir rehearse For Good from Wicked https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c2lpl9qp9xro20 Nov 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m627ux5goc24https://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m5y3hww6v223OTD 1910 Black Friday when 300 women demonstrating for the right to vote were met with extreme police brutality. Rosa May Billinghurst born and raised in Lewisham, confined to a wheelchair, was one of the women subjected to inhumane treatment by the police. Her first hand account is shown below.19 Nov 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y3hww6v223https://bsky.app/profile/womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social/post/3m5xppt7bnc2o1/2 OTD 1940 Grove Park Hospital was hit by a high explosive bomb and the action of 2 nurses on duty, Aileen Turner and Mary Fleming, saved the lives of many patients. Both were awarded the George Cross. The citation recorded they “climbed through a first floor window …19 Nov 2025 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:ksapaxduaxoyebgbrp45aybt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xppt7bnc2o