The Women
Who Built Bristol: Volume Three
Who said there are not many women in Bristol’s history? Not me, that’s for sure!
Following on from the 500 women already profiled in Volumes One and Two of this popular series, ANOTHER 250 extraordinary (yet, often, ordinary) women will be featured in Volume Three: due out in March 2025, in time for International Women’s Day.
The women profiled include: the two girls thrown over the Clifton Suspension Bridge by their desperate father (spoiler alert: they survived); the prominent portrait photographer with strong suffrage ideals; the women who lived in a cemetery for more than 100 years; the greengrocer who sold the very first bananas in Bristol… and a woman who quite literally built (bits of) Bristol by virtue of owning a building company. Plus 243 others.
There will also be a stunning cover, created by Bristol-based artist Tina Altwegg. Watch this space!
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“Jane Duffus has done a brilliant job of restoring these ‘forgotten’ women to their rightful place in history. Important and colourful stories, passionately researched and beautifully told. I love this project.”