CLASS WARRIOR AND A ‘BISEXUAL PIRATE’ ACTRESS

Hilda Campbell Vaughan and her great-granddaughter Clara Paget, 29.

VAUGHAN was born in Mid Wales to a prosperous family. Educated privately, she seemed destined for a gentle, privileged life until the outbreak of World War I, when she volunteered in a Red Cross hospital and for the Women’s Land Army.

Her work brought her into contact with rural families and opened her eyes to the injustices of life for women. She opted to use a pen as her tool and wrote extensively on women’s issues. Her works are beloved of gender studies courses still.

Today, her great-granddaughter is a sharp cheekboned model and actress. Lady Clara (she doesn’t use the title professionally) is the daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey. Her paternal grandmother was Hilda’s daughter.

A highlight of her career was when she donned a pinafore and stockings to play ‘posh totty’ in the St Trinian’s 2 movie.

She’s also appeared in Midsomer Murders, starred in a U.S. TV series called Black Sails (a prequel to Treasure Island) as ‘bisexual pirate legend Anne Bonny’, and has modelled for Burberry and Gucci.