Ethel Wright, The Path of Roses – A Talk by Dr Anna Maddison

Although perhaps less well known today, Ethel Wright was a successful British artist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She specialised in painting society portraits, exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy throughout her career. Ethel was also a passionate suffragette and painted key figures from the early women’s movement, including Christabel Pankhurst. This talk considers The Path of Roses alongside Wright’s other important works, exploring her career as a respected painter and uncovering her connections to the suffragist movement.