In the last few months I have used this blog to reveal some research about lesser-known (but interesting) Kent women who became magistrates (also known … Read more

Watts was active in the Church League for Women’s Suffrage and as a campaigner for equal pay for women teachers. For some time, I have … Read more

In celebration of the centenary of the legislation which allowed women onto the magistrates’ bench, I will be profiling some notable women Justices of the … Read more

When we ran the ‘Inspiring Women’ of Tunbridge Wells project in 2013, we included some biographies on the website (which can be seen here). At … Read more

Eliza Packman’s public career included suffrage activism as well as service as a poor law guardian and – later in life – as a justice … Read more

My interest in the lady discussed here arose because she was not only among the first women to be appointed a Justice of the Peace … Read more