May Bowness (Feverfew- medicinal properties) A working class woman from the Langdale valley, who helped the local community with their medical needs.
Sal Madge (Ground thistle- strong and robust, the centre like the rays of a sun) – Female Collier from Whitehaven who broke gender stereotypes. A local heroine, greatly loved by her community.
Theodora Wilson Wilson (Mullein – shaped like a spear) A Quaker and pacifist who wrote The Last Weapon, an anti-war novel published in 1916 and banned a year later for promoting peace!
Winifred Langton (Globe Flower – shaped like the sun, associated with warmth and positive energy) Avid campaigner and activist, who fought for social justice. She raised so much money for medical aid to Vietnam that she was invited to the opening of the hospital she helped to equip.
Betty Kirkland (Hayrattle, leaves like saws) Joined the Women’s Land Army in 1940 doing work on behalf of the Forestry Commission. Over her lifetime she planted thousands of trees.
Muriel Sauer (bindweed, climbing flower) A pioneering female climber in the 1940s, and founding member of the Keswick Mountain Rescue team.
Margaret Fell – (dandelion seed head – Mother of Quakerism) Founder of the Religious Society of Friends and known popularly as the ‘mother of Quakerism’.
Annie Garnett – (mallow – similar to the hollyhock) One of the first northern female entrepreneurs, designer and fabric expert employing over 100 craftspeople in ‘The Spinnery’ from 1891 to 1914.
Ann Macbeth (thistle – symbol of over coming adversity and difficult situations) A British designer and educator, renowned for her Art Nouveau style of embroidery. She was also an active suffragette.
Mary Fair – (rambling rose, exploring nature – wandering the countryside) A multi-talented woman. A historian, archaeologist, photographer, motorist and specialist in X-Rays and radium science.
