Monthly Talk – Barbara Wilson: Inspirational Women of Lambeth

This talk is about some of the inspirational women of Lambeth that appear in a recently published book of the same name. Barbara appears in the book, as she grew up in Lambeth until the age of 18. However, she has lived in East Anglia since 1990. The book is written by four Lambeth tour guides and is about 130 women. Barbara will not talk about everyone, but has chosen 4 from each of the 9 sections. Some are well known such as Florence Nightingale, Adele, Margaret Lockwood, and Naomi Campbell. Others will be known to some but not all, such as Mary Seacole, Vera Britten, Winifred Atwell and Vicky Pryce, and others may not have been heard of at all, including Margaret Fitzgerold, Pearl Alcock, Shirley Pitts and Louise Vines. Not all were born in Lambeth, some were, some worked there, and some wrote about it.

The talk will be given by Barbara Wilson, a Bury St Edmunds u3a member.