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Ethel Houston OBE, Enigma Code breaker
Unknown, 2022, Acrylic painting, Stencil print
Ethel Houston OBE, Enigma Code breaker
Ethel Houston OBE, Enigma Code breaker
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52089
Title
Ethel Houston OBE, Enigma Code breaker
Description
Stencil image created by an individual taking part in a public workshop for the Edinburgh Women’s Mural at Central Library, March 2022.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
2022
Size
29.7 x 42.0 cm
Type
Acrylic painting
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Stencil print
Ethel Houston was the first woman to become a senior partner at a Scottish law firm, and one of the first women to serve on the Law Society’s Council. As a young woman she worked at Bletchley Park as a code breaker and would later serve on the Commission for Racial Equality.
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