Orkneyfox Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Jane Austen - writer Elizabeth Fry - Quaker prison reformer Judi Dench - actress Diana Rigg - actress Boudicca - Queen of the Iceni Grace Darling - lighthouse rescue heroine Octavia Hill - co founder of the National TrustEleanor of Aquitaine - (Richard the Lion Hearts mum)
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Did she? Was she firing the cannons then? Turning the wheels? She just happened to be the monarch at the time, she wasn't involved at all in the conflict. You couldn't even say she financed the English action because the navy was mostly privatised at the time. Did Churchill do anything in WW2, or was he just the PM/leader?
Strokes Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Did Churchill do anything in WW2, or was he just the PM/leader?Lmao
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Lmao I was joking (if you didn't notice). ... Going back to what I originally meant, she is still associated with it.
davieG Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 There's plenty out there in history it's just that most have been forgotten. Helen Bamber Campaigner Born 1925 Aged 20, at the end of the Second World War, she entered the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to help victims. After the war, she worked with child survivors of the Holocaust. Her life has been dedicated to human rights and opposing torture. She was the first chairman of Amnesty International in Britain. Margaret Damer Dawson Police officer, 1875-1920 Founded the Women's Police Service with a group of volunteers in London in 1915 after being shocked at witnessing British men recruit Belgian refugees as prostitutes. Her network soon spread nationwide and established the groundwork for integrating women into policing. She was also an animal welfare activist. Millicent Garrett Fawcett Suffragist, 1847-1929 A leader of the constitutional faction of the British women's suffrage movement, Fawcett advocated a more peaceful means of winning the vote than some of her contemporaries. She also fought for women's access to higher education, co-establishing Newnham College, Cambridge. Rosalind Franklin Scientist, 1920-1958 The unsung hero of DNA, Franklin's X-ray images of the double helix provided the data that Francis Crick and James Watson used to make their hypothesis on its structure. She died of ovarian cancer at 37, just four years before the Nobel prize was claimed by her contemporaries. Alison Hargreaves Mountaineer, 1963-1995 The first woman to climb Everest alone and without oxygen, Hargreaves was killed attempting to climb K2, one of the world's most inhospitable mountains. By facing down criticism from those who said a mother should not put herself in danger, she made it easier for the next generation of women explorers. Caroline Harriet Haslett Electrical engineer, 1895-1957 A pioneer of electricity in the home, Haslett helped to free women from household drudgery. An electrical engineer and campaigner, she was the first Secretary of the Women's Engineering Society as well as first Director of the Electrical Association for Women. Her dying wish was that she be cremated by electricity. Dorothy Hodgkin Chemist, 1910-1994 A Nobel prize-winning chemist, Hodgkin's research into the molecular structure of insulin has helped save millions of lives. As one of the first people to use X-rays to determine the structure of molecules, she also confirmed the structure of penicillin and vitamin B12 and helped pave the way for DNA research. Amy Johnson Aviator, 1903-1941 After becoming the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930, the pioneering aviator went on to set a slew of long-distance flying records. She died after going off-course in bad weather while transporting RAF aircraft around the country for the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. Agnes Hunt Nurse, 1867-1948 Recognised as the first orthopaedic nurse, Hunt pioneered disability care when she opened a convalescent home for children in Shropshire in 1900. She received the Royal Red Cross for her nursing of soldiers during the First World War. Her project developed into what is now The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Daphne Jackson Physicist, 1936-1991 Britain's first female physics professor. Had a distinguished career in nuclear, medical and radiation physics at the University of Surrey. Later she worked to promote science careers to women and set up a scheme to help women return to science after childbirth. Dorothy Lawrence Reporter, 1896-1964 Few correspondents have gone to the lengths Lawrence did to report from a frontline. In the First World War she shaved off her hair, bound her chest, tanned her skin with furniture polish and borrowed a uniform to pose as a soldier. Unfortunately she was arrested as a spy and sent back to Britain. Marie Lloyd Singer, 1870-1922 The first great working-class popular heroine, this music hall performer was so loved that 100,000 attended her funeral in London in 1922. Many mourners wept. The controversial singer's love of the double entendre, along with winks and gestures, landed her in hot water with moralists. But she was immensely popular all her life. Miriam Rothschild Scientist, 1908-2005 Zoologist, entomologist and heiress, she spent half her life on a six-volume catalogue of fleas and was the first to understand their jumping mechanism. A world expert on chemicals odours released by insects, she helped decode Enigma during the Second World War. She was made Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985. Sue Ryder Charity worker, 1923-2000 The Sue Ryder Foundation (now Sue Ryder Care) which she set up in 1953 with a nursing home for the elderly and disabled now has more than 80 homes worldwide for the elderly and terminally ill. During the Second World War, she worked with SOE's Polish section and later set up a home in Germany for displaced Poles. Violette Szabo Spy, 1921-1945 Code named "Louise", Szabo was a secret agent in the Second World War, leading a French resistance network to sabotage bridges and communication lines ahead of the D-Day landings. She was caught, sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, and executed. Posthumously awarded the George Cross. OK they didn't win any wars, or lead the country but were massive achievers in a male dominated Britain.
sdb Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 There's plenty out there in history it's just that most have been forgotten. Helen Bamber Campaigner Born 1925 Aged 20, at the end of the Second World War, she entered the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to help victims. After the war, she worked with child survivors of the Holocaust. Her life has been dedicated to human rights and opposing torture. She was the first chairman of Amnesty International in Britain. Margaret Damer Dawson Police officer, 1875-1920 Founded the Women's Police Service with a group of volunteers in London in 1915 after being shocked at witnessing British men recruit Belgian refugees as prostitutes. Her network soon spread nationwide and established the groundwork for integrating women into policing. She was also an animal welfare activist. Millicent Garrett Fawcett Suffragist, 1847-1929 A leader of the constitutional faction of the British women's suffrage movement, Fawcett advocated a more peaceful means of winning the vote than some of her contemporaries. She also fought for women's access to higher education, co-establishing Newnham College, Cambridge. Rosalind Franklin Scientist, 1920-1958 The unsung hero of DNA, Franklin's X-ray images of the double helix provided the data that Francis Crick and James Watson used to make their hypothesis on its structure. She died of ovarian cancer at 37, just four years before the Nobel prize was claimed by her contemporaries. Alison Hargreaves Mountaineer, 1963-1995 The first woman to climb Everest alone and without oxygen, Hargreaves was killed attempting to climb K2, one of the world's most inhospitable mountains. By facing down criticism from those who said a mother should not put herself in danger, she made it easier for the next generation of women explorers. Caroline Harriet Haslett Electrical engineer, 1895-1957 A pioneer of electricity in the home, Haslett helped to free women from household drudgery. An electrical engineer and campaigner, she was the first Secretary of the Women's Engineering Society as well as first Director of the Electrical Association for Women. Her dying wish was that she be cremated by electricity. Dorothy Hodgkin Chemist, 1910-1994 A Nobel prize-winning chemist, Hodgkin's research into the molecular structure of insulin has helped save millions of lives. As one of the first people to use X-rays to determine the structure of molecules, she also confirmed the structure of penicillin and vitamin B12 and helped pave the way for DNA research. Amy Johnson Aviator, 1903-1941 After becoming the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930, the pioneering aviator went on to set a slew of long-distance flying records. She died after going off-course in bad weather while transporting RAF aircraft around the country for the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. Agnes Hunt Nurse, 1867-1948 Recognised as the first orthopaedic nurse, Hunt pioneered disability care when she opened a convalescent home for children in Shropshire in 1900. She received the Royal Red Cross for her nursing of soldiers during the First World War. Her project developed into what is now The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Daphne Jackson Physicist, 1936-1991 Britain's first female physics professor. Had a distinguished career in nuclear, medical and radiation physics at the University of Surrey. Later she worked to promote science careers to women and set up a scheme to help women return to science after childbirth. Dorothy Lawrence Reporter, 1896-1964 Few correspondents have gone to the lengths Lawrence did to report from a frontline. In the First World War she shaved off her hair, bound her chest, tanned her skin with furniture polish and borrowed a uniform to pose as a soldier. Unfortunately she was arrested as a spy and sent back to Britain. Marie Lloyd Singer, 1870-1922 The first great working-class popular heroine, this music hall performer was so loved that 100,000 attended her funeral in London in 1922. Many mourners wept. The controversial singer's love of the double entendre, along with winks and gestures, landed her in hot water with moralists. But she was immensely popular all her life. Miriam Rothschild Scientist, 1908-2005 Zoologist, entomologist and heiress, she spent half her life on a six-volume catalogue of fleas and was the first to understand their jumping mechanism. A world expert on chemicals odours released by insects, she helped decode Enigma during the Second World War. She was made Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985. Sue Ryder Charity worker, 1923-2000 The Sue Ryder Foundation (now Sue Ryder Care) which she set up in 1953 with a nursing home for the elderly and disabled now has more than 80 homes worldwide for the elderly and terminally ill. During the Second World War, she worked with SOE's Polish section and later set up a home in Germany for displaced Poles. Violette Szabo Spy, 1921-1945 Code named "Louise", Szabo was a secret agent in the Second World War, leading a French resistance network to sabotage bridges and communication lines ahead of the D-Day landings. She was caught, sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, and executed. Posthumously awarded the George Cross. OK they didn't win any wars, or lead the country but were massive achievers in a male dominated Britain. Valid suggestions. No doubt it'll be someone born into extreme wealth instead.
The Doctor Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Elizabeth Fry - Quaker prison reformer Given she's the one coming off of it, I can't see it being her somehow.
SystonFox Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Jk Rowling??? Really. She's wrote a few books. Big wow
I am Rod Hull Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Princess Diana Not a fookin chance, pal.... Who`d want to see that dopey puppy eyed slapper on the back of a fiver!?
Orkneyfox Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Given she's the one coming off of it, I can't see it being her somehow. just shows how many £5 notes I see - duh! Then again, maybe they should put her back on again!
Guest Bilo Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Surely Pankhurst, her legacy is part of what separates us from barbaric countries like Saudi Arabia where having tits makes you sub-human. Emmeline Pankhurst and her suffragette movement caused as much harm as good to the cause of votes for women. Their violent tactics did little more than annoy the political establishment and deter many leading politicians from supporting them, not least Winston Churchill. Millicent Fawcett is less well-known but was more successful. It's not the most inspiring list to be honest. I'd argue Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Marie Stopes or Dorothy Hodgkin are all above any on that list in my opinion.
Vacamion Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Rosalind Franklin - the "Forgotten" discoverer (along with Crick and Watson) of the structure of DNA.
Guest Bilo Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Rosalind Franklin - the "Forgotten" discoverer (along with Crick and Watson) of the structure of DNA. Good shout. I think the less well known figures in British history should be on our currency, women like Franklin deserve so much more recognition than they get.
VLC86 Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 It's going to be Margaret Thatcher I heard, and if you try and spend them they she will smile while the note spontaneously combusts
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Miss Marple Juliet Bravo Cagney & Lacey fvck it go on then Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey)
FoxesAreBlue Posted 23 June 2013 Posted 23 June 2013 Ooooh if we're going down that route I'll chuck HRH Jessica Ennis into the mix. Technically speaking its Ennis-Hill now but I'm in denial still.
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