These three were the first women to apply for membership of the Society in 1873. After many refusals, Minshull and Stammwitz gained membership in 1879-90.

Career

In 1883 Hart went to County Donegal with her husband where they discovered extreme poverty. Hart made an appeal publicly for money to deal with the acute issues but also saw the need to find a way to deal with the chronic unemployment in the area. She also noticed and was impressed by the standard of local craftmanship. She decided

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