Old records mostly wrote about men: kings, lords and priests. That doesn't mean women weren't here! These are women connected to Wandsworth that we know about. Can you find out about more?
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Elizabeth I
Visited here
The queen visited Putney many times between 1579 and 1603, often to see Mr John Lacy.
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Catherine Maria Fanshawe
1765–1834
Died here
A poet whose work was praised by Walter Scott; she and her sisters were artists too. She died at Putney Heath in 1834.
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Rosa Nouchette Carey
1840–1909
Lived here
A popular novelist, magazine journalist and children's writer. She died at her home in Keswick Road, Putney, in 1909.
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Margaret Rutherford
1892–1972
Born here
An actress of stage, film and television, born in Balham, who won an Academy Award and played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in four films.