Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland: a love story

Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland: a love story

Early in my PhD research I wondered who might play Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland in a film about their lives. After much thought and debate with the archive volunteers, we came up with Haydn Gwynne to play Judith and Helen McCrory to play Mary Stella. The...
Mary Stella Edwards’ School Days: tedium before fun

Mary Stella Edwards’ School Days: tedium before fun

What can Mary Stella Edwards’ early childhood and school days tell us about her hyphenated career as poet, artist, and commercial artist? Mary Stella on holiday in Swanage, 1904: “Here a man gave me a sunshade, and I was photographed on the terrace carrying it.”...