Tracing Suffrage Heirlooms

Follow the provenance of 12 pieces of Suffrage Heirloom Jewellery as they are handed down from leading women in engineering, the physical sciences and medicine to their protégés

2013 M. Aderin-Pocock A. Donald C. Elwell S. Gathercole J. Higgins E. Ingham S. Macintyre J. Nichols P. Schwille M. Stevens K. Sykes L. Yellowlees

2015 2017 2019 2021

Produced by the Public Engagement, Media & Grants Facility MRC Clinical Sciences Centre

Editor (Lux Fatimathas); Articles (Sophie Hebden: Athene Donald & Julia Higgins, Lesley Yellowlees & Molly Stevens, Susan Gathercole & Sally Macintyre, Clare Elwell & Petra Schwille; Lux Fatimathas: Eileen Ingham & Jennifer Nichols, Maggie Aderin-Pocock); Typesetting, Design DQG3KRWRJUDSK\5LFKDUG1HZWRQ$QWKRQ\/HZLV3UR¿OHVNHWFKHVE\

Martin Lynch-Smith; Object sketches & Cover by Fiona McLeod

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In addition to all of the women scientists who contributed to this publication, we would like to thank: Professor Amanda Fisher (Director, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre), who inspired all aspects of this project to commemorate women in science; Vivienne Parry for conceiving of science heirlooms (jewellery) and hosting the associated debate on Marie Curie; L’Oréal for their support in marketing the project; Philippa Brock, Caroline Broadhead, Sian Evans and BA design students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design for creating jewellery and textile designs for Suffrage Science; Jenny Higham (Imperial College London), Katy Gandon (L’Oréal UK) and Vivienne Parry for helping to judge designs; Martin Baker for making the jewellery.