JOURNAL ARTICLE

FINDING HER FIELD: HELEN COLT - PIONEER GARDENER AND JOURNALIST.

  • Published In: Women's History Today, 2025, v. 3, n. 13. P. 4 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Precedo, Maria; Piggott, Robert 3 of 3

Abstract

The article recounts the life and work of Helen Colt, a gardener, journalist, humanitarian and suffragist. Information is provided about Colt's horticultural training and jobbing work, her journalistic writings for the "Daily Mail" and "Daily News" newspapers, her possible involvement in the women's suffrage movement through donations to the Women's Freedom League, her employment during World War I and selection to go with the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and work in France after the war.

Additional Information

  • Source:Women's History Today. 2025/07, Vol. 3, Issue 13, p4
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:2752-6690
  • Accession Number:190731896

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