Proper Maids: More Remarkable Devon Women (History Section)
Sat. 7 November 2026 at 10:00 am
£10 – £12.50
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A full day symposium of six talks celebrating the cultural contribution of Devon women.
Programme
- 10:00 Registration. Coffee/Tea
- 10:30 Welcome from the Organisers
- 10:40 Keynote Address: Dr Julia Neville, Between the Acts: the Pursuit of Equal Citizenship in Devon in the 1920s
- 11:30 Dr Janet Few, Misfortunate Women: the Stories of Devon Women on the Margins
- 12:00 Dr Penny Bayer, Margaret Clifford (1560–1616): Cross-confessionalism, Alchemy and the Ancient Wisdom
- 12:30 Lunch (not provided)
- 13:30 Rebekah Pearson, The Search for my Devonshire Darlings – Land Girls in Devon during WW2
- 14:00 Dr Linda Henderson, ‘He Married a Certain Alice, whose Family is Unknown’: Recovering the History of Alice Horwood of Barnstaple 1612–1676
- 14:30 Nicola Gurr DL, Tavistock Workhouse – Women who Made a Difference
- 15:00 Short contributions from the audience (pre-selected)
- 15:40 Concluding session: Dr Sue Andrew
- 15:50 End of Symposium
Booking: DA members £10; non-members £12.50 via TicketSource here.