These are the names, ages and occupations of the 37 women working in the ceramic and iron industries across the Ironbridge Gorge, who gained the right to vote in 1918.
However, women could only vote if they were over the age of 30, and if they or their husband owned a certain amount of property. These strictures meant that more than 120 of their direct contemporaries were still denied the right to vote.
WORKERS FROM JACKFIELD
These women could vote because of their husband's qualification status
Ellen Anslow, 30. Paintress
Ada Burns, 43. Tile Polisher
Mary Ellen Gallier, 42. Mosaicist
Sarah Hodge, 32. Mosaicist
Jemima Jones, 35. Encaustic Tile Maker
Laura Jones, 35. Tile Worker
Elizabeth Perks, 43. Encaustic Tile Burnisher
Ada Poole, 36. Encaustic Tile Cleaner
Annie Poole, 41. Mosaicist
Bridget Shaw, 53. Tile Presser
Susannah Williams, 34. Mosaic Tile Worker
These women could vote in their own right
Mary Morgan, 56. Tile Presser
Mary Oswell, 50. Tile Mosaic
WORKERS FROM COALPORT CHINA FACTORY
These women could vote because of their husband's qualification status
Emma Austin, 62. Paintress
Jane Ellen Boden, 37. China Printer Transferer
Martha Bryan, 73. China Painter
Ethel Mary Edwards, 32. Printer (Art ware)
Rose Hannah Fidler, 38. Printing at China Works
Louise George, 37. China Placers Assistant
Edith Annie Harrison, 28. Painter
Mary Oakes, 48. Warehouse Woman
Harriet Perkins, 50. China Painter
Margaret Elizabeth Perks, 31. Paintress
May Taylor, 32. Gold Burnisher
Jane Williams, 54. China Transferer
These women could vote in their own right
Jane Bissell, 61. China Trimmer
Susannah Bowen, 63. Green Room
Mary Ann Fardoe, 72. Warehouse Reaver
Emma Glaze, 77. Ground Layer
Mary Wright, 33. Dipper
WORKERS FROM BROSELEY PIPE WORKS
This woman could vote because of her husband's qualification status
Mary Shaw, 48. Pipe Marker
These women could vote in their own right
Isabella Edwards, 63. Pipe Maker
Marguerite Edwards, 54. Pipe Finisher
Eliza Jones, 70. Pipe Finisher
Harriet Jones, 65. Tobacco Pipe Packer
Martha Jones, 63. Pipe Finisher
Mary Thompson, 62. Pipe Maker
