THE AMY DILLWYN LECTURE: "The Business Life of Amy Dillwyn - truth stranger than fiction?"
College of Arts and Humanities
SpeakerDr Carol Bell
From: 21 Mar 2019, 6:30 p.m.To: 21 Mar 2019, 8 p.m.
Location: Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building, Park Campus
Amy Dillwyn (1845-1935) was one of the world’s earliest female industrialists. In the 1890s she took control of a failing spelter works and transformed it into a profitable concern. Dr Carol Bell, a businesswoman and archaeologist, will explore this lesser known part of Amy’s life. This story will show that truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction.
In association with the Cultural Institute, Swansea University, CREW and the Learned Society of Wales
Contact: Cultural Institute (Email: cultural-institute@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792 295190
Event created by: h.baldwin