Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley
(1872-1936), Founded College of Gardening at GlydeSitter in 2 portraits
Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1908
NPG x30868
Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1908
NPG x30869
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Diana Wilkins
08 July 2020, 10:38
Frances Garnet Wolseley was a pioneering gardener at a time when women were excluded from horticultural colleges in Britain. There's more about her here https://vote100lewes.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/100-lewes-women-20-viscountess-wolsley/ The article includes a link to her book Gardening for Women and a Radio 4 Woman's Hour programme about her.