Lisa Wright

Lisa Wright married Martin who was the cousin of Lucy Deane. Lucy was Martin's Great Aunt Evelyn's best friend, who kept her diaries and a store of anecdotes. The books provide an insight into her daily life from 1893-1898, until she was sent to investigate the appalling state of the British concentration camps for women in the Boer War. They provide reports into every type of factory, her new hats, her home life with sister Hyacinth, her propensity for crashing her bicycles, her constant...See more

Lisa Wright married Martin who was the cousin of Lucy Deane. Lucy was Martin's Great Aunt Evelyn's best friend, who kept her diaries and a store of anecdotes. The books provide an insight into her daily life from 1893-1898, until she was sent to investigate the appalling state of the British concentration camps for women in the Boer War. They provide reports into every type of factory, her new hats, her home life with sister Hyacinth, her propensity for crashing her bicycles, her constant travel, her opinions of her fellow male inspectors and the respect they gradually gave her and her four colleagues. Lisa uses the diaries to write this insightful biography. Lisa lives in London and spent her early life in large rectories in urban deprived areas during the war. She then trained as a drama teacher at the Central School of Drama, based in the Royal Albert Hall. Lisa later taught in the USA before coming back to England to become one of the first women to be ordained priest in the Church of England. Since 1987, she has worked pastorally in South London, taken her one woman show to the Edinburgh Fringe and now in her 80s, has written this book. See less