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Published on March 8th, 2022
Today (8th March 2022) marks International Women's Day. We hope you enjoy looking at this evocative selection of historical photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of female characters in past times, accompanied by inspiring quotes from strong women.
Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the USA 1981-1898
Margaret Thatcher, born 1925, the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain
Janis Joplin, 1943-1970, American singer and songwriter
Charlotte Whitton, 1896-1975, Canadian feminist and Mayor of Ottawa
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the USA 1933-1945
Oprah Winfrey, born 1954, American TV host and author
Roseanne Barr, born 1952, American actress
Photo: Downderry, 1894.
Mae West, 1893-1980, American actress and sex symbol
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, born 1938, American feminist historian
Catherine Aird, born 1930, author
Marie Curie, 1867-1934, chemist and pioneering physicist in the field of radioactivity
The singer K T Tunstall, born 1975, at the Brit Awards of 2006
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