Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement is acelebration of the work and ambition of the women whowere at the heart of the most influential art and designmovement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.It shines a light on the vital contribution of figures suchas May Morris, Gertrude Jekyll, Annie Garnett and manyothers, and describes the Arts and Crafts Movementfrom the perspective of these women who workedagainst the odds as artists, makers, teachers, authorsand entrepreneurs.Women of the era took part in, and often led, thefounding of exhibitions, societies, art schools and smallcraft industries. Some were activists and social disruptorswhile using their skills and talents to make a living. Thisbook highlights the versatility and range of these talentedwomen, who worked across a host of disciplines, includingtextile design, embroidery, bookbinding, illustration,painting, enameling, stained glass, metalwork, furnituredesign and architecture. It is richly illustrated with a widearray of their work, much of it previously unpublished.Featuring objects from the V&A's renowned Arts andCrafts collection, the book also includes key pieces fromother museums and private collections across the UK