Extraordinary Wandsworth Women - Chris Everett;Jenny Rossiter;Jenni Bowley;Elaine Wein

The London borough of Wandsworth covers the historic south-west London settlements of Battersea, Balham, Tooting, Putney and Wandsworth Town. The area has played an important role in London’s history through the ages and women from Wandsworth have been at the forefront of many significant moments in the area’s history and associated with many of its special places. In this book the stories of these remarkable women are explored; some of them are well known and others deserve greater attention. Amongst them are the writers George Eliot and Pamela Hansford Johnson, pre-Raphaelite artist Marie Stillman, British Intelligence officer Millicent Bagot, actresses Keira Knightly and Penelope Wilton, model Sophie Dahl and the Ahmadi Muslim women of Qadian, India who financed the Fazl Mosque in Southfields, London’s oldest purpose-built mosque, as well as many other names and stories.

Extraordinary Wandsworth Women is a celebration of some of the remarkable women in the history of Wandsworth borough. Their stories include tales of tales of writers and artists, reformers and scientists, politics, public service and the law and much more. All those who would like to know more about the history of Wandsworth will find this book of interest.