From protecting children in WW2 to the suffragette movement and becoming a pioneer in patriarchal fields, we take a deep dive into four stories of the most phenomenal inspiring women from our county and beyond to celebrate Women’s History Month in Cumbria. Jane Haining- The Border missionary hero who became a mother to the Jewish girls she saved at the Scottish Mission School in Budapest in Hungary. Just 40 miles North of the Border Jane Haining was born in Dunscore, Dumfries

From protecting children in WW2 to the suffragette movement and becoming a pioneer in patriarchal fields we take a deep dive into four stories of the most phenomenal inspiring women from our county and beyond to celebrate Women’s History Month in Cumbria. Catherine Marshall- The suffragist and pacifist who led the suffragette movement in Keswick. Catherine Marshall was born in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London in 1880. Marshall’s parents were supporters of the Liberal Party