OBITUARIES

HOWL wants more coverage of our sisters who have died. As well as already written/published obits, we particularly welcome newly written memories, stories, poems, about women who have passed away. If you’d like to remember a friend, a colleague, a sister in the WLM, a lover, partner, mother or an influential or meaningful figure in your life who is no longer with us, please consider HOWL. Follow the usual length guidelines, send with a Submission Form, and if you can, a relevant photo or illustration. Write in whatever style feels right to you.



							
						
				

											
							ANN LOVATT
1950-2002 “Touch not this cat” – Clan MacGillivray By Sheila Wentworth My dear friend Ann was born in Perth but movedContinue reading ANN LOVATT
						

												
							ANN OOSTHUIZEN
30 May 1931 – 14 October 2024 By Jill Nicholls I first met Ann Oosthuizen when I was 23 andContinue reading ANN OOSTHUIZEN
						

												
							ARABA YACOBA MERCER
1964-2003 Sue O’Sullivan Araba Yacoba Mercer – feminist publisher and activist committed to black and lesbian writers. As a keyContinue reading ARABA YACOBA MERCER
						

												
							CARO MARSH
21 March 1952 - 9 October 2023 By Jill Nicholls I met Caro Marsh at Cambridge University through the women’sContinue reading CARO MARSH
						

												
							CLAUDETTE WILLIAMS I & II
By Gail Lewis 10 March 1955 – 25 September 2024 Picture a black woman and her daughter duetting to AndraContinue reading CLAUDETTE WILLIAMS I & II
						

												
							DEBBIE EPSTEIN
1945- 2024 by Miriam E David & Elaine Unterhalter Debbie Epstein was born 17 February 1945, in Pretoria, South Africa.Continue reading DEBBIE EPSTEIN
						

												
							DEBORAH CAMERON
10 November 1958 – 20 January 2026 By Joan Scanlon Deborah Cameron, feminist linguist and formidable public intellectual, was bornContinue reading DEBORAH CAMERON
						

												
							DIANA LEONARD
By MIRIAM E. DAVID Inspiring campaigner for women’s equality The feminist academic and activist Diana Leonard, who has died agedContinue reading DIANA LEONARD
						

												
							Dr NICOLA HUMBERSTONE
19 November 1947 - 8 February 2026 By Lindsay River Nic Humberstone was known to many in London, Norfolk, theContinue reading Dr NICOLA HUMBERSTONE
						

												
							ELLEN MALOS
Emma Williamson, IRISI Regional Manager I first met Ellen around 1996 at a conference. When I realised who she wasContinue reading ELLEN MALOS
						

												
							HELEN LOWE
1944-2011 My partner, Helen Lowe, who has died of a heart attack aged 67, was a feminist, community activist andContinue reading HELEN LOWE
						

												
							IRENE BRUEGEL
By Sue Himmelweit & Simon Mohin “Life’s not fair” – that was the advice the feminist, economist and socialist IreneContinue reading IRENE BRUEGEL
						

												
							JACKIE WEST
Respected feminist academic whose work focused on women’s sexuality, health and the rights of sex workers. My partner, Jackie West,Continue reading JACKIE WEST
						

												
							JANET HADLEY
1950 – 2013 Sue O’Sullivan    My friend Janet Hadley, one of the pioneering firebrands of the women’s liberation movement,Continue reading JANET HADLEY
						

												
							JUDY BERLE
by Miriam E. David March 20th, 1942 – January 30th, 2025 My elder sister, Naomi Judith Berle (née David), akaContinue reading JUDY BERLE
						

												
							KAREN LINDSEY
1944-2023 January 2, 2024 Amanda Sebestyen I visited the USA for the first time in 1972, on a pilgrimage toContinue reading KAREN LINDSEY
						

												
							Lilian Mohin
1938–2020 By Anna Wilson Lilian Mohin was born in England, shortly after her parents escaped from Nazi persecution in Austria.Continue reading Lilian Mohin
						

												
							LIZ BIRD
Leading figure in the development of women’s and gender studies at the University of Bristol.  Dr Liz Bird, who hasContinue reading LIZ BIRD
						

												
							LOIS GRAESSLE
1943 – 2016 Marieke Bosman My friend Lois Graessle, who has died aged 73, was a creative and inspiring mentor,Continue reading LOIS GRAESSLE
						

												
							MARION KOZAK
22 December 1934 – 27 May 2026 By Helen Penn I worked with Marion in the early 1980's. I wasContinue reading MARION KOZAK
						

												
							MARY KENNEDY
1917 – 2023 Iain Kennedy My mother, Mary Kennedy, who has died aged 91, was a feminist, historian and educatorContinue reading MARY KENNEDY
						

												
							NELL McCAFFERTY
March 1944 – August  2024 “Nell”, she called her autobiography, and that was how she was known. Small, fierce andContinue reading NELL McCAFFERTY
						

												
							ROSALIND DELMAR I & II
Memories of Rosalind Delmar By Amanda Sebestyen Rosalind died in the autumn of 2024. I was lucky enough to attendContinue reading ROSALIND DELMAR I & II
						

												
							ROSEMARY DEEM (PROFESSOR)
18/1/1949 – 20/8/2026 A tribute by Professor Emerita Louise Morley of the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER),Continue reading ROSEMARY DEEM (PROFESSOR)
						

												
							ROSIE PARKER I & II
27 December 1945 — 5 November 2010 By Ruthie Petrie Rozsika (Rosie) Parker, who died at 64 of cancer, wasContinue reading ROSIE PARKER I & II
						

												
							SHEILA ERNST
1941–2015 By Joanna Ryan Psychotherapist who developed the practice of group analysis Sheila Ernst, who has died aged 73, wasContinue reading SHEILA ERNST