Jaywick Martello Tower: Gertrude Bell and Amelia Edwards
In this Talk Frances Boardman will be here telling us the story of two women who defied what society thought they should be, Gertrude Bell and Amelia Edwards.
In this Talk Frances Boardman will be here telling us the story of two women who defied what society thought they should be, Gertrude Bell and Amelia Edwards.
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