Women who have made their mark in the arts and sciences are being celebrated at Abingdon Museum.

The free exhibition at the attraction opposite the market place is called Celebrating Abingdon Women in the Arts and Sciences and it runs until March 31.

It highlights the lives of remarkable women, some who lived in Abingdon and made major contributions to the cultural life of the town.

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Displays include the work of Pat Russell and Janet Boulton, who set up their own paper-making studio, and Charlotte Hardcastle, whose highly accurate botanical drawings are preserved in a New Zealand museum.

Oxford Mail: Representing the written word are Dorothy Richardson, who wrote some of the first modernist novels, and historian Agnes Baker, who bridged literature and history by bringing local history to life through plays and pageants.

Also from the field of history are Gabrielle Lambrick, who researched the history of Abingdon Abbey in particular, and was an important member of two societies dedicated to local history; and Mieneke Cox, who told the story of Abingdon through the museum displays and a series of books.

For more visit the museum website.

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