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100 Great Welsh Women was written by Terry Breverton and published in 2001. [1] Breverton is a historian who has written more than 20 books. [2] The books are typically on subjects related to Wales and include 100 Great Welshmen, An A-Z of Wales and the Welsh, The Secret Vale of Glamorgan and The Book of Welsh Saints.
Archif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive Wales (AMC/WAW) is a charity which works to identify and preserve resources for the study of women in the history of Wales.. Its aims are defined as: "To identify and rescue materials relating to the lives of women in Wales past, present and future, and encourage their deposit in appropriate public repositories" and "To promote understanding of women’s ...
Ann Harriet Hughes (1852–1910), Welsh-language novelist, poet; Ellen Hughes (1867–1927), Welsh-language writer, suffragist, temperance reformer; Megan Hughes (born 1977), cyclist; Nerys Hughes (born 1941), actress; Judith Humphreys (born 1988), actress; Ellen Hunter (born 1968), cyclist; Ruth Hussey, from 2012 to 2014: Chief Medical Officer ...
Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, writing in 2000, linked support for women's suffrage from an earlier campaigning group, the temperance movement, and although the temperance movement reached out through Welsh-language periodicals such as Y Frythones and Y Gymraes, she too concluded that the cross-over was "dominated by immigrant middle-class women".
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Sarah Jane Rees (9 January 1839 – 27 June 1916), also known by the bardic name "Cranogwen", was a Welsh teacher, poet, editor, master mariner and temperance campaigner. [1] She had two romantic friendships with women, first with 'Phania' Fanny Rees, until her death from tuberculosis , then with Jane Thomas, for most of the rest of Rees's life.
Beddoe was director, along with Sheila Owen-Jones, of I'll Be Here For All Time, a 1985 film tracing the tradition of Welsh women's protest and demonstrating that a knowledge of women's history is essential. [9] In 2016 she created a BBC programme on Welsh Women of World War One. [10] She has also been historical advisor for five films. [11]
A children's book about Nicholas, Jemima Nicholas: Heroine of the Fishguard Invasion by Sian Lewis, was published in 2012, as part of a series on Welsh women's history. [6] [15] Jemima Nicholas was included in the list of 100+ Welsh women who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life produced by WEN Wales. [16]