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"Unveiling the Pioneers: Celebrating the First Women Barristers of 1921" In a groundbreaking moment

Background imageMiss Collection: The Successful Fortune Hunter, Or Captain Shelalee leading Miss Marrowfat to the temple of hymen

The Successful Fortune Hunter, Or Captain Shelalee leading Miss Marrowfat to the temple of hymen
1000889 The Successful Fortune Hunter, Or Captain Shelalee leading Miss Marrowfat to the temple of hymen, after Thomas Rowlandson, 1802

Background imageMiss Collection: Miss Frances Copeland as Fanny in 'Maid or Wife' the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Miss Frances Copeland as Fanny in "Maid or Wife" the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
FLO4594958 Miss Frances Copeland as Fanny in "Maid or Wife" the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by Frederic de

Background imageMiss Collection: Woman in fancy dress costume as Miss Helyett, with large hat, blue coat, pink ribbon

Woman in fancy dress costume as Miss Helyett, with large hat, blue coat, pink ribbon, and tartan skirt
FLO4684529 Woman in fancy dress costume as Miss Helyett, with large hat, blue coat, pink ribbon, and tartan skirt. Miss Helyett was a comic operetta by Edmond Audran first performed in 1890

Background imageMiss Collection: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay

The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay
5856314 The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay.; (add.info.: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay)

Background imageMiss Collection: Miss Lise Noblet, dancer, in the ballet 'La Paysanne Supposee' at the Italian Opera House Haymarket

Miss Lise Noblet, dancer, in the ballet "La Paysanne Supposee" at the Italian Opera House Haymarket
FLO4594962 Miss Lise Noblet, dancer, in the ballet "La Paysanne Supposee" at the Italian Opera House Haymarket. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting

Background imageMiss Collection: Leaving

Leaving
Mohammed Alnaser

Background imageMiss Collection: What else is there

What else is there
Jacob Tuinenga

Background imageMiss Collection: Black Widow

Black Widow
Martina Nemcekova EP

Background imageMiss Collection: Love rescue me!

Love rescue me!
Samanta Krivec

Background imageMiss Collection: Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen, 1823. Creator: Thomas Sully

Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen, 1823. Creator: Thomas Sully
Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen, 1823

Background imageMiss Collection: Mademoiselle Mary de Borderieux(?), 1857. Creator: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Mademoiselle Mary de Borderieux(?), 1857. Creator: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Mademoiselle Mary de Borderieux(?), 1857

Background imageMiss Collection: Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party

Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party
Miss Margaret Whigham, celebrated debutante and it girl, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case in 1963 scandalised the country

Background imageMiss Collection: Confessions by Camera, Ms Charles Sweeny

Confessions by Camera, Ms Charles Sweeny
Page from The Sketch, part of a series entitled, Confessions by Camera. This one features Mrs Charles Sweeny, former deb of the year and it girl

Background imageMiss Collection: Sketch cover, Miss Patricia Scott

Sketch cover, Miss Patricia Scott
Miss Patricia Katherine Montagu Douglas Scott, younger daughter of Lord Herbert Scott and niece of the Duke of Buccleuch, at the time of her engagement to Captain Walter Faulkner of the Irish Guards

Background imageMiss Collection: North American P-51D Mustang N335J MISS BARDAHL

North American P-51D Mustang N335J MISS BARDAHL
North American P-51D-30 NA Mustang N335J (msn 122-41044) MISS BARDAHL, race number 49 built as P-51D-30-NA 44-74506 for the United States Army Air Force (USaF)6 December 1950

Background imageMiss Collection: Miss Winifred Brown - winner King?s Cup Air Race

Miss Winifred Brown - winner King?s Cup Air Race
Miss Winifred Brown won the King?s Cup Air Race on 5 July 1930 in Avro Avian III, G-EBVZ. Date: 1930

Background imageMiss Collection: Samoyed / Of the Glacier

Samoyed / Of the Glacier
CHAMPION GLACIER OF THE GLACIER Owned and bred by Miss M. Keyte Perry. Date: 1952

Background imageMiss Collection: Cecy Jup

Cecy Jup

Background imageMiss Collection: My Sorrow

My Sorrow
Tiina Weckman

Background imageMiss Collection: In The Wind

In The Wind
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Background imageMiss Collection: Georgina Preston as Polly Perkins in Robinson Crusoe

Georgina Preston as Polly Perkins in Robinson Crusoe, Grand Theatre, Islington, London Date: 1890s

Background imageMiss Collection: Olga Brandon, a Reminiscence of Hypatia

Olga Brandon, a Reminiscence of Hypatia Date: 1890s

Background imageMiss Collection: Photograph of Hit or Miss PH, Gravesend, Kent

Photograph of Hit or Miss PH, Gravesend, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageMiss Collection: Celebrities in the guise of Gods and Muses - Anrep Mosaic

Celebrities in the guise of Gods and Muses - Anrep Mosaic
Celebrities in the guise of Gods and Muses - represented in mosaics in the National Gallery, London Entrance Hall - the work of Boris Anrep (1883 - 1969), a Russian mosaicist active in Britain. 1933

Background imageMiss Collection: Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde

Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde
Miss Elizabeth Jenns poses in a green velvet Lanvingown from Albert and Johnson in front of Glucks decorative painting of lilies, on view at the Fine Arts Galleries in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageMiss Collection: The Song the Kettle is Singing

The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric

Background imageMiss Collection: Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball

Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Colclough displaying British gloves, stockings and scarves at the Best of Everything Dinner

Background imageMiss Collection: Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain Ball

Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain Ball
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Background imageMiss Collection: Margaret Whigham with poodles Gabi & Suki by Madame Yevonde

Margaret Whigham with poodles Gabi & Suki by Madame Yevonde
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Background imageMiss Collection: Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt

Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt
Group of well-known people at the Cataract Hotel in Aswan, near the huge dam. Pictured are Sir Oliver Duncan (in white hat), Delia de Bagno, the Marquess of Huntly, Lady Joan Villiers

Background imageMiss Collection: Maud Earl, British-American dog artist

Maud Earl, British-American dog artist
Maud Alice Earl (1864-1943), British-American dog artist. 1898

Background imageMiss Collection: The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1897

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1897
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902), a " freak" and part of the " Greatest Show on Earth". The accompanying article describes her as " in every respect the best of the "

Background imageMiss Collection: The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1898

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1898
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902) also known as " the Bearded Lady" toured with the showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. 1898

Background imageMiss Collection: Countess Howe (Mary Curzon)

Countess Howe (Mary Curzon)
Countess Howe, (1887-1962) portrayed by society painter, Philip de Laszlo. She married her cousin, Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe), MP for Battersea South

Background imageMiss Collection: Historic Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House, London

Historic Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House, London, showing the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, the Duke of Devonshire, Miss Knollys and the Duchess of Devonshire. 1897

Background imageMiss Collection: Blue nasturtium or Indian cress, Tropaeolum azureum

Blue nasturtium or Indian cress, Tropaeolum azureum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden

Background imageMiss Collection: Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera

Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera (Large-lipped balsam, Impatiens macrochila). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageMiss Collection: Canyon or Menzies gooseberry, Ribes menziesii

Canyon or Menzies gooseberry, Ribes menziesii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageMiss Collection: Violet trumpet vine, Bignonia callistegioides

Violet trumpet vine, Bignonia callistegioides (Painted bignonia, Bignonia picta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageMiss Collection: Shooting stars, Hoya multiflora

Shooting stars, Hoya multiflora (Abundant flowering cyrtoceras, Cyrtoceras floribundum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Background imageMiss Collection: 1931 British General Election, women MPs

1931 British General Election, women MPs
1931 British General Election, twelve women MPs elected. From left to right: Mrs Helen Shaw, Lady Gwendolen Iveagh, Miss Irene Ward, Miss Thelma Cazalet, Mrs Mavis Tate, Mrs Ida Copeland

Background imageMiss Collection: Miss Penelope Pike by Madame Yevonde

Miss Penelope Pike by Madame Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Miss Penelope Pike who had just announced her engagement to the elder son of the Marquess and Marchioness of Zetland

Background imageMiss Collection: Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muff

Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muff
Celebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the infamous Duchess of Argyll pictured at Ascot in June 1931 wearing an unusual boater style hat

Background imageMiss Collection: Molyneux / Chanel models

Molyneux / Chanel models
A presentation of the latest evening fashion by Chanel (two on the left) and Molyneux (right). The three lovely ladies are members of the British high society

Background imageMiss Collection: Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen, makes her first appearance as a fashion model

Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen, makes her first appearance as a fashion model, 17th November 1958

Background imageMiss Collection: Lady members of the Heston Park flying club

Lady members of the Heston Park flying club
A 3000 mile holiday tour by air by members of the Heston Park flying club, including a number of women pilots, set out from Heston Air Park (Aerodrome) in twenty aircraft

Background imageMiss Collection: WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the

WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the production of hospital supplies under its chatelaine the Honourable Mrs E F Lawson

Background imageMiss Collection: Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Creator: Unknown

Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Botanical illustration from " Edwardss Botanical Register" edited by John Lindley




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"Unveiling the Pioneers: Celebrating the First Women Barristers of 1921" In a groundbreaking moment, history witnessed the rise of trailblazing women as they shattered barriers and entered the legal profession. The year 1921 marked a turning point, paving the way for future generations to follow their dreams and pursue justice fearlessly. "A Woman's Best Friends: Miss Richmond and her Majestic Deerhounds" Amidst picturesque landscapes, Miss Richmond found solace in the loyal companionship of her majestic deerhounds. Together, they roamed freely through nature's embrace, embodying grace and strength in perfect harmony. "Elegance Personified: Salukis Take Center Stage in 1925" A captivating sight unfolded as a group of Salukis stole hearts with their regal poise. These graceful creatures showcased timeless beauty that transcended eras, leaving an indelible mark on our collective memory. "Tulloch Castle Serenade: Scotland's Enchanting Melody with Pipers" Against the backdrop of Tulloch Castle stood proud pipers who breathed life into Scotland's rich heritage. Their enchanting melodies echoed through time, weaving tales that captured hearts far and wide. "The Fall Symphony: Graceful Deerhounds Dance Through Autumn Leaves (1950)" As autumn painted nature's canvas with vibrant hues, deerhounds gracefully pranced amidst falling leaves. Their elegant movements mirrored nature's rhythm—a breathtaking spectacle that reminded us to embrace change with grace. "Amy Johnson Takes Flight: A Trailblazer Soaring Above Boundaries (1930)" With wings spread wide like ambition itself, Amy Johnson soared across skies previously reserved for men alone. Her daring spirit defied conventions as she blazed trails for women in aviation—forever etching her name in history books. "When Giants Meet Mastery.