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Actress Dame Ellen Terry by Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
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From intrepid adventuring to fighting for equality, smashing stereotypes and helping to change society as they went, these 10 Herts wonder women richly deserve their places in history. There are many more to choose from but those profiled here include parachuting lifesavers who bounced back from paralysis, pioneering police officers and feminists leading the way in sport, the arts and engineering.
Dame Ellen Terry
One of the most famous leading ladies of the Victorian era, Dame Ellen Terry was particularly celebrated for her Shakespearean heroines, such as Portia and Beatrice. A young talent and beauty, she left the stage for a while after she married the pre-Raphaelite artist George Frederic Watts aged just 16 (an 1864 painting of her by Watts is in the National Portrait Gallery). He was 31 years older and the marriage only lasted 10 months before she returned t
Bushey Museum The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes to residents lives since the first lockdown almost a year ago. The new normal swiftly followed, creating a huge shift in social and working life with restrictions were made on people s movements across the country. Hertsmere Borough Council has announced its museums are seeking to collect objects and first-hand experiences to reflect local people s lives during the pandemic, to keep a record and ensure future generations will be able to learn about and understand this extraordinary period. The museums in Borehamwood, Bushey, Radlett, and Potters Bar are keen for photographs, journals, letters and items to show life during the pandemic, tiers and lockdown, such as: