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Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan, usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
queen consort of the British Empire from 1936 to 1952; mother of Elizabeth II (1900–2022)
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917–2020)
Amy Johnson
pioneering English aviator (1903–1941)

Clare Hollingworth
British journalist (1911-2017)
Phyllida Law
British actress
Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
British aristocrat (1901-1960)
Violet Keppel Trefusis
English socialite and author (1894–1972)
Eva Hart
Titanic survivor (1905-1996)
Auxiliary Territorial Service
women's branch of the British Army
Beatrice Shilling
British aeronautical engineer
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
British military service in World War II
Women's Royal Naval Service
The women's branch of the British Royal Navy
Helen Duncan
Scottish medium (1897–1956)
Diana Barnato Walker
British aviator (1918–2008)
Monument to the Women of World War II
British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, UK
Jane Haining
British Righteous Among the Nations (1897–1944)
Pearl Witherington
British SOE leader (1914–2008)
Lise de Baissac
Mauritian SOE agent (1905-2004)
Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring
painting by Laura Knight
Anne Shelton
British singer (1923–1994)
Pauline Gower
British pilot and writer (1910–1947)
Ursula Graham Bower
British anthropologist (1914–1988)

Mary Ellis
British World War II ferry pilot (1917-2018)
Maria Dickin
British animal welfare campaigner, philanthropist and social reformer
Operation Outward
WWII British balloon attack on Germany
Vera Leigh
British SOE agent (1903–1944)
Audrey Sale-Barker
British alpine skier (1903–1994)

Lorraine Copeland
British archaeologist (1921–2013)
Joan Hughes
English pilot (1918-1993)
Sue Ryder
British philanthtopist (1924–2000)
Coral Atkins
British actress (1936-2016)
Eileen Nearne
British World War II spy (1921–2010)
Sarah Winstedt
Irish physician and surgeon
Daphne Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth
British spy (1921-2010)
Mea Allan
British writer (1909-1982)
Margaret Durrell
younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell (1920-2007)

Marguerite Addy
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
organization initially nursing but later transport, spying, disaster support

Lettice Curtis
English aviator; Air Transport Auxiliary pilot

Joy Lofthouse
British pilot (1923-2017)
Victoria Drummond
British engineer (1894–1978)
Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading
British noble and activist; founder of Women's Royal Voluntary Service (1894-1971)

Jackie Moggridge
pioneering aviation pilot

Kathleen Innes
British educator, writer and pacifist (1883-1967)
Women's Land Army
British civilian organization (1915-1919 and 1939-1949)
Voluntary Aid Detachment
voluntary unit providing nursing care for military personnel
Elizabeth Keith
Scottish artist (1887-1956)
Brigid Guinness
English noblewoman