100 INSPIRATIONAL WELSH WOMEN

Arts

1. Dame Shirley Bassey DBE, singer and charity worker (1937-present) 2. Kate Bosse-Griffiths, Egyptologist and writer (1910-1998) 3. Brenda Chamberlain, artist, poet and novelist (1912-1971) 4. Charlotte Church, singer-songwriter, TV presenter and activist (1986-present) 5. Gillian Clarke, poet, playwright, broadcaster and lecturer (1937-present) 6. Gwendoline Davies and Margaret Davies, philanthropists and art collectors (1882-1951) (1884-1963) 7. Mary Dillwyn, Wales’ first woman photographer (1816-1906) 8. Dilys Elwyn-Edwards, Welsh language composer, lecturer and accompanist (1918-2012) 9. Rebecca Evans, opera singer (1976-present) 10. Ann Griffiths, prominent Welsh hymn-writer (1776-1805) 11. Charlotte Guest, philanthropist, industrialist and translator of the Mabinogion (1812-1895) 12. Eirwen Gwynn, writer and Welsh nationalist (1916-2007) 13. Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover, patron of Welsh arts and inventor of national costume (1802-1896) 14. Gwen John, artist best known for her portraits of anonymous women (1876-1939) 15. Cerys Matthews, singer-songwriter, author and broadcaster (1969-present) 16. Jan Morris, Welsh transgender author, travel writer and historian (1926-present) 17. Mavis Nicholson, writer, TV and radio presenter (1930-present) 18. Rungano Nyoni, award-winning film director (1982-present) 19. Tessie O’shea, entertainer and actress (1913-1995) 20. Eluned Phillips, poet and twice winner of the Bardic crown (1914-2009) 21. Siân Phillips, actor, author and singer (1933-present) 22. Kate Roberts, renowned Welsh writer and Welsh nationalist (1891-1985) 23. Rachel Thomas OBE, award-winning actress (1905-1995) 24. Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE, actress and first Welsh woman to win an Oscar

Business

25. Laura Ashley, designer and businesswoman (1925-1985) 26. Anna Bastek, Founder and CEO of international translation company Wolfestone (1980-present) 27. Dame Nicola Davies DBE, first Welsh female QC and first Welsh female High Court Judge (1953-present) 28. Amy Dillwyn, novelist and businesswoman (1845-1935) 29. Rachael Flanagan, founder and CEO of Mrs Bucket Cleaning Company (1987-present) 30. Angela Gidden MBE, furniture designer (1960-present) 31. Honno, Welsh Women’s Press, publishers of books relevant to women in English and Welsh 32. Martha Musonza Holman, founder of Love Zimbabwe charity and Love Zimbabwe CIC 33. Cynthia Ogbonna, first female managing director of Cardiff Bus (1962-present) 34. Hayley Parsons, founder of Go Compare and entrepreneur (1973-present) 35. Joanna Penberthy, first female bishop in Wales 36. Dilys Price, world record sky-diver and founder of Touch Trust 37. Rachel Rowlands, founder of Rachel’s Organic Dairy Products (1982-present) 38. Heather Stevens, chair of the Waterloo Foundation, philanthropist and former High Sheriff of South Glamorgan (1958-present) 39. Laura Tenison, founder of Jojo Maman Bébé (1966-present) 40. Lucy Thomas, “mother of the Welsh-steam coal trade” and businesswoman (1781-1847) 41. Agnes Twiston Hughes, first female solicitor to qualify in Wales (1895-1981) 42. Rachel Williams, ambassador for “Children Matter”Welsh Women’s Aid 43. Susan Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion potter and businesswoman (1918-2007)

Education

44. Deirdre Beddoe – Professor of Women’s History at University of Glamorgan and co-founder of Women’s Archive Wales 45. Bridget Bevan (“Madam Bevan”), philanthropist and education pioneer (1698-1779) 46. Rachel Sheldon Bromwich, Welsh culture and language scholar (1915-2010) 47. Betty Campbell, first black head teacher in Wales and activist (1935-2017) 48. Rose Crawshay, suffragette and campaigner for education for girls (1828-1907) 49. Hester Mackenzie – First female professor in Wales (1863-1942) 50. Ursula Masson – Lecturer in History at University of Glamorgan and co-founder of Women’s Archive Wales (1945-2008) 51. Emily Frost Phipps, barrister, teacher and president of Federation of Women Teachers (1865-1943) 52. Sarah Jane Rees “Cranogwen”, teacher, poet, editor, Temperance Union campaigner and mariner (1839-1916) 53. Linda Tomos, chief executive and librarian, National Library of Wales 54. Lady Danusia Trotman-Dickenson, Emeritus Professor of Economics 55. Audrey Williams, Teacher, archaeologist and first female president of RISW (1902-1978)

Politics, social reform, public services

56. Elizabeth Andrews, teacher, Labour’s first woman organiser for Wales and councillor (1882-1960) 57. Joan Coke, female police constable (1914-1988) 58. Winifred Coombe Tennant, suffragette, politician and patron of Welsh art (1874-1956) 59. Rose Davies, feminist, Labour activist, teacher and councillor (1882-1958) 60. Jessie Donaldson, anti-slavery campaigner (1799-1889) 61. Val Feld, Founder of Welsh Housing Aid (Shelter Cymru) and Welsh Assembly Member (1947-2001) 62. Sian James, female rights campaigner, first woman MP for Swansea East and activist during miners’ strike 63. Audrey Jones, teacher and founding member Welsh Assembly of Women (1930-2014) 64. Gaynor Legall, first BME woman councillor in Wales and ethnic-minority advocate 65. Megan Lloyd-George, First Welsh female MP in Wales (1902-1966) 66. Rachel Lomax – Economist, banker, former Permanent Secretary Welsh Office and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 67. Lady Rhondda (Margaret Haig Thomas aka Margaret Mackworth), suffragette, businesswoman, author, publisher and editor (1883-1958) 68. Gwenllian Morgan, first woman mayor in Wales (1852-1939) 69. Ann Pettitt, peace activist 70. Annie Powell, teacher, councillor, mayor (1906-1986) 71. Charlotte Price-White, teacher and suffragist 72. Dorothy Rees, teacher and first woman MP in south Wales (1898-1987) 73. Eirene Lloyd white, political journalist, politician and Welsh office minister (1909-1999) 74. Kirsty Williams, former leader of Welsh Liberal Democrats and Education Secretary 75. Cecily Williams-Ellis, founding member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) (1900-1992) 76. Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru

Sport

77. Nicole Cooke, cyclist and former Olympic and World Champion 78. Anne Ellis OBE, former GB and Welsh hockey captain and former Wales and GB coach 79. Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympian, winner of 16 medals, TV presenter and crossbench peer 80. Jade Jones, Taekwondo athlete and 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist 81. Valerie Latham, swimmer and winner of two bronze medals at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics (1912-2001) 82. Hannah Mills, competitive sailor and 2016 Olympic gold medallist 83. Sheila Morrow, former GB hockey international, captain and chair of GB hockey 84. Irene Steer, swimmer and the first Welsh woman to become an Olympic gold medallist (1889-1977) 85. Kirsty Wade, middle-distance runner and three times commonwealth gold medallist

Stem

86. Elizabeth ‘Betsi’ Cadwaladr, nurse and author (1789-1860) 87. Ilora Finlay, baroness Finlay of Llandaff, professor of palliative medicine and independent crossbench peer 88. Haley Gomez, Professor of Astrophysics 89. Frances Hoggan, first Welsh woman physician, social reformer and education campaigner (1843-1927) 90. Karen M Holford, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University 91. Hilary Lappin-Scott, Professor of Microbiology and Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University 92. Elaine Morgan, author, scriptwriter and anthropologist (1920-2013) 93. Tavi Murray, Professor of Glaciology and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University 94. Trudy Norris-Grey, General manager, Microsoft and chair of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) 95. Emily Penn, sailor, artist and co-founder of Expedition 96. Mair Russell-Jones, enigma codebreaker at Bletchley Park (1917-2013) 97. Meena Upadhyay OBE – Distinguished Prof. (hon) at Cardiff University, medical geneticists 98. Julie Williams – Professor of Neuropsychological Sciences, senior figure in field of Alzheimer’s 99. Olwen Williams, consultant of genitourinary/ HIV medicine 100. Mary Wynn Warner, mathematician (1932-1998)