Elizabeth Mounsey was a renowned and accomplished church organist and composer. At a young age, she secured the position of organist at St Peter’s Cornhill in the City of London, from 1834 until 1882. In September 1840, Felix Mendelssohn visited St Peter’s and he played several pieces for Elizabeth. She was listed in the London Trades’ Directory of 1856, under the category head of ‘Teachers of Music’.
Read MoreAlice Zimmern was a pioneer educationist and writer of numerous books, and a suffragist with a strong interest in the rights and education of women. After graduating with honours in 1885, she became a teacher of classics and English at several girls’ schools. After the turn of the century, she increasingly turned her attention to the suffrage issue and women’s rights.
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