{"id":344,"date":"2021-03-10T17:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T17:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/nationalpartners\/?p=344"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:12:16","slug":"celebrating-courtauld-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/nationalpartners\/2021\/03\/10\/celebrating-courtauld-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Courtauld Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day 2021 Braintree Museum have put together a series of films exploring the lives of, often overlooked, female members of the Courtauld family. Curator Claire Willets, in conversation with George Courtauld and museum volunteers, takes a look at some inspirational stories, including pioneering business-women, suffragettes, globe-trotting doctors and women taking on vital roles in both world wars.<\/p>\n<p>All of the films are available on the Braintree Museum YouTube channel and at the links below. More information about the Courtauld family and the women discussed in these conversations is available in the online exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.braintreemuseum.co.uk\/exhibitions\/\">Courtaulds: Origins, Innovation, Family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation: Courtauld Women \u2013 Courtauld Family Women with George Courtauld\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tXPCHts6qHw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation: Courtauld Women - Catherine Courtauld with Katy Saunders\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0zDnViILrY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation: Courtauld Women - Dr Elizabeth Courtauld with Vicky Geddes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRd1eR53ZHs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day 2021 Braintree Museum have put together a series of films exploring the lives of, often overlooked, female members of the Courtauld family. 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