Boudicca ~50 AD
The Romans came and took her land, and in the process destroyed a way of life.
Boudicca fought back .
Rosamunde of Axbridge ~ 1169
A middle class woman in Medieval England, in the reign of Henry II.
Marged Llewellyn ~1400
Her husband supports Owain Glyndwr. Her brother in law will become famous for his support of
The English king, Henry V. Marged is caught in the dilemma of Welsh independence.
Susan Rowland ~ 1533
The England of the Reformation, through the eyes of a woman whose family was to become
caught up in the conflicts of the time.
Margaret Clement ~ 1590
A contemporary and friend of William Shakespeare. Margaret happens to live just around the
corner from the Globe Theatre.
Frances Walker ~ 1660
Born in Virginia, before the USA was formed, Frances would tell you that she is ordinary.
But Frances was the grandmother of Presidents and Generals.
Polly Jenkins ~ 1875
Immigrant to Pennsylvania from South Wales, Polly was the daughter and sister of Iron workers
and the widow of a miner.
Florence Ware ~ 1912
Second class passenger on the Titanic. Florence survived. Her husband did not.
Agnes Gilmore ~ 1919
Agnes was a Suffragette. Willing to fight~ and possibly die ~ for the right to vote.
Gwen John ~ 1920
The renowned artist, sister of Augustus John, once the mistress and model of Rodin, talks of the
hopes that turned to ashes, because she was a woman who dared to be an artist
Queenie Brampton ~ 1944
A feisty middle aged woman~ well what choice does she have? She's a Londoner, and this
is the second time in her life that she's seen all of her hopes threatened by war and
bombed to hell!
The Romans came and took her land, and in the process destroyed a way of life.
Boudicca fought back .
Rosamunde of Axbridge ~ 1169
A middle class woman in Medieval England, in the reign of Henry II.
Marged Llewellyn ~1400
Her husband supports Owain Glyndwr. Her brother in law will become famous for his support of
The English king, Henry V. Marged is caught in the dilemma of Welsh independence.
Susan Rowland ~ 1533
The England of the Reformation, through the eyes of a woman whose family was to become
caught up in the conflicts of the time.
Margaret Clement ~ 1590
A contemporary and friend of William Shakespeare. Margaret happens to live just around the
corner from the Globe Theatre.
Frances Walker ~ 1660
Born in Virginia, before the USA was formed, Frances would tell you that she is ordinary.
But Frances was the grandmother of Presidents and Generals.
Polly Jenkins ~ 1875
Immigrant to Pennsylvania from South Wales, Polly was the daughter and sister of Iron workers
and the widow of a miner.
Florence Ware ~ 1912
Second class passenger on the Titanic. Florence survived. Her husband did not.
Agnes Gilmore ~ 1919
Agnes was a Suffragette. Willing to fight~ and possibly die ~ for the right to vote.
Gwen John ~ 1920
The renowned artist, sister of Augustus John, once the mistress and model of Rodin, talks of the
hopes that turned to ashes, because she was a woman who dared to be an artist
Queenie Brampton ~ 1944
A feisty middle aged woman~ well what choice does she have? She's a Londoner, and this
is the second time in her life that she's seen all of her hopes threatened by war and
bombed to hell!
Fiona Siobhan Powell
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~ Folklorist and Storyteller
~ Caught In Time
John ordered me to get dressed, put on
my lifejacket and go with him up to the
deck. John had never ordered me to do
anything before.
I had no intention of obeying him!”
~ Florrie Ware.
Titanic Passenger
my lifejacket and go with him up to the
deck. John had never ordered me to do
anything before.
I had no intention of obeying him!”
~ Florrie Ware.
Titanic Passenger
~ History as seen through the eyes of women, who lived in extraordinary times.
Most of the women Fiona portrays were not famous. Most were ordinary women.
Most were real women. All of them based on a lot of research.
All of them “caught in time” and able to bring to the audience a realistic first hand
account of their experiences
Most of the women Fiona portrays were not famous. Most were ordinary women.
Most were real women. All of them based on a lot of research.
All of them “caught in time” and able to bring to the audience a realistic first hand
account of their experiences