Lucy Whitfield

People and their stories are at the heart of everything that Chippenham-based historian Lucy Whitfield does, whether that be introducing adults to their ordinary extraordinary female ancestors, educating school children about skills their forebears would have possessed, demonstrating medieval headdresses and hand spinning at a family open day, or exploring the music and dance of the past in workshops. She is the founder of The Women Who Made Me project, which researches and profiles ordinary extraordinary women across history and aims to inspire people to re-evaluate and reconnect with their female relatives, and her discoveries have been broadcast on BBC radio and exhibited in museums. She regularly talks to groups about her work, and displays at museums and history centres.