Women artists have been overlooked throughout history. Although steps are being taken to redress this imbalance, women remain underrepresented in collections and sometimes it can be difficult to find their works or even to know where to start looking. There are thousands of women artists represented on Art UK, and to give you a place to start exploring their works we have created 26 Curations of women artists, divided up by surname A-Z. The set of Curations contains works by 1,000 female artists in total. You won't find the likes of Frida Kahlo or Hilma af Klint as their works are not in UK public collections (yet), but you will find a wealth of art from works by Eileen Agar to Doris Zinkeisen – and plenty more in between.
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Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Two Forms (Divided Circle) 1969
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Bronze
H 217.5 x W 235.5 x D 54.6 cm
Tate
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Charlotte Halliday (b.1935)
Randolph Terrace Restored 1980
Charlotte Halliday (b.1935)
Watercolour on paper
H 47 x W 26 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
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Irene Halliday (b.1931)
Arbroath Harbour from the Ballast Quay 1953
Irene May Halliday (1931–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 128.5 cm
ANGUSalive
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Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Max Wall and his Image 1981
Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 167.7 x W 121.9 cm
Tate
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Tate
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Letitia Marion Hamilton (1878–1964)
Ouse Bridge, York 1925–1931
Letitia Marion Hamilton (1878–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 61.2 x W 50.9 cm
York Museums Trust
© the copyright holder. Image credit: York Museums Trust
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Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952)
Alas, April the 30th
Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 49.5 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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Gillian Carol Hamling (active 1972–1980)
Untitled (Figures in a Landscape) 1972
Gillian Carol Hamling (active 1972–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 129 x W 139 cm
Royal College of Art
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Christine M. Demain Hammond (1862–c.1952)
Alma Murray (1854–1945) c.1892
Christine M. Demain Hammond (1862–c.1952)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 45.8 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Hermione Hammond (1910–2005)
Professor Francis Wormald 1969
Hermione Hammond (1910–2005)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 29.5 cm
Society of Antiquaries of London
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Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)
Rupert Doone (1903–1966), Dancer 1922–1923
Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 29 cm
Heritage Doncaster
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Heritage Doncaster
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Anne Harcourt (1907–1985)
Autumn River Scene
Anne Harcourt (1907–1985)
Oil on board
H 25 x W 40 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Winifred Elizabeth Beatrice Hardman (1890–1972)
Lieutenant Colonel John Elisha Grimshaw (1893–1980), VC
Winifred Elizabeth Beatrice Hardman (1890–1972)
Oil on board
H 60 x W 40 cm
The Fusilier Museum, Bury
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Daphne Hardy-Henrion (1917–2003)
Tobias and the Angel 1950
Daphne Hardy-Henrion (1917–2003)
Bronze
Hertfordshire County Council
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Joan Hargreaves (1921–2007)
Boats* 1953
Joan Hargreaves (1921–2007)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 51 cm
Manchester Metropolitan University: Special Collections Museum
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Primrose Harley (1908–1978)
Primroses in a Glass Bowl 20th C
Primrose Harley (1908–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 29.5 x W 40 cm
National Trust, Scotney Castle
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Fairlie Harmar (1876–1945)
The Laurel Walk 1912
Fairlie Harmar (1876–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 58 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Mary Kent Harrison (1915–1983)
Female Figure Seated on a Bed 1938 (?)
Mary Kent Harrison (1915–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 55.9 x W 66.1 cm
UCL Culture
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Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)
George Macdonald (1824–1905), Poet and Novelist 1897
Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 75.4 x W 54.8 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
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Rosella Hartman (1894–1984)
The Family 1941
Rosella Hartman (1894–1984)
Lithograph on paper
H 33.9 x W 23.7 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Katherine Hartnell (1886–1970)
Still Life
Katherine Hartnell (1886–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 74.4 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)
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Gertrude Harvey (1889–1966)
The Lonely Farm early 20th C
Gertrude Harvey (1889–1966)
Oil & watercolour on paper
H 32 x W 41 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Joan Hassall (1906–1988)
Mrs Charles Blakeman
Joan Hassall (1906–1988)
Oil on canvas on board
H 38 x W 33.3 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Doris Brabham Hatt (1890–1969)
Jug and Shell 1957
Doris Brabham Hatt (1890–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 44 x W 59 cm
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
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Alice Havers (1850–1890)
End of Her Journey 1875
Alice Havers (1850–1890)
Oil on canvas
H 113 x W 182 cm
Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service
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Marjorie Hawke (1894–1979)
Cormorants at Coast
Marjorie Hawke (1894–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 76 cm
Royal Free Hospital
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Grace Mary Hawkins (active 1910–1940)
Margate Harbour, Kent
Grace Mary Hawkins (active 1910–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 71.1 cm
Margate Old Town Local History Museum
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Jane Elizabeth Hawkins (1847–after 1911)
Laura Russell (1836–1910), Lady Arthur Russell 1872 or later
Jane Elizabeth Hawkins (1847–after 1911)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 55 cm
Tavistock Town Hall
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Jann Haworth (b.1942)
Richard III 1980
Jann Haworth (b.1942)
Wood, mirror, porcelain & paint
H 26.8 x W 37 x D 27.7 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
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Enid Rutherford Hay (1880–1911)
Evening Landscape with Church on a Hill 1908
Enid Rutherford Hay (1880–1911)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Government Art Collection
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Jane Eleanor Benham Hay (1829–1904)
The Prodigal's Return c.1862
Jane Eleanor Benham Hay (1829–1904)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 130.8 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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Irene Heath (b.1906)
Frederick George French, CBE, MA, Judge of Alderney (1938–1940 & 1945–1947) 1956
Irene Heath (b.1906)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
Alderney Court House
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Isobel Atterbury Heath (1908–1989)
Sergeant Pilot Chris Chapman, RAF Perranporth
Isobel Atterbury Heath (1908–1989)
Graphite on paper
H 26 x W 20 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
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Nancy Lilian Heath (1922–1995)
Sheila
Nancy Lilian Heath (1922–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 67 cm
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
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Hilda Marion Hechle (1886–1939)
The Fee Glacier and Alphubel
Hilda Marion Hechle (1886–1939)
Watercolour on paper
H 38 x W 53 cm
The Alpine Club Collection
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Agatha Gay Hellier (1897–1980)
Paddy Fields, Madras 1923–1951
Agatha Gay Hellier (1897–1980)
Watercolour on paper
H 27.1 x W 37.2 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
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Marianne Hellwig John (b.1930)
Seated Figure 1983
Marianne Hellwig John (b.1930)
Oil on board
H 74.5 x W 59.8 cm
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Catharina van Hemessen (1528–after 1587)
A Lady in Sixteenth-Century Costume c.1548–1549
Catharina van Hemessen (1528–after 1587)
Oil on panel
H 40.9 x W 30.1 cm
The Bowes Museum
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Elsie Marian Henderson (1880–1967)
View of Herm from the Pine Forest, Guernsey
Elsie Marian Henderson (1880–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 49 cm
Guernsey Museums and Galleries
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Susan Henderson (active 1979–1985)
Putting Up the Painted Panels 1984
Susan Henderson (active 1979–1985)
Oil on paper
H 41.2 x W 49 cm
Parliamentary Art Collection
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Ethel Quixano Henriques (1868–1936)
Field Flowers
Ethel Quixano Henriques (1868–1936)
Oil on panel
H 35 x W 25.7 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Rose Henriques (1889–1972)
Coronation in Challis Court 1937
Rose Henriques (1889–1972)
Oil on board
H 38 x W 46 cm
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives
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Emily Grace Henry (1868–1953)
Paul Henry (1876–1958) c.1898–1900
Emily Grace Henry (1868–1953)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 40 cm
National Museums NI
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Mikéla Henry-Lowe (b.1993)
Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761–1804) 2021
Mikéla Henry-Lowe (b.1993)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 91.2 cm
English Heritage, Kenwood
© the artist. Image credit: Historic England Archive
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Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978)
Girl in Yellow Dress
Patricia Preece (1894–1966) or Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 59 cm
Towner
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Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)
Kathleen Raine (1908–2003) 1954
Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)
Bronze on wooden base
H 50.8 x W 49.5 x D 33 cm
Tate
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Christiana Jane Herringham (1852–1929)
Italy: Siena Cathedral – Pulpit c.1881
Christiana Jane Herringham (1852–1929)
Watercolour on paper
H 37 x W 26.9 cm
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Florence Hess (1891–1974)
The Pier, Cromer, Norfolk
Florence Hess (1891–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 31.7 x W 42 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
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Elsie Dalton Hewland (1901–1979)
Assembling a Hawker Hurricane 1940–1947
Elsie Dalton Hewland (1901–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 60.9 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Cicely Hey (1896–1980)
Bob Hughes
Cicely Hey (1896–1980)
Terracotta
H 15.9 x W 12 x D 13 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
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Nicola Hicks (b.1960)
Cow Says Moo 1994
Nicola Hicks (b.1960)
Patinated bronze
H 65 x W 186 x D 120 cm
The Women’s Art Collection
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Elsie Higgins (1871–c.1947)
A May Morning exhibited 1905
Elsie Higgins (1871–c.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 68.6 x W 43.7 cm
The Box, Plymouth
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Amelia Robertson Hill (1820–1904)
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) 1882
Amelia Robertson Hill (1820–1904)
Bronze
H 95 x W 70 x D 42 cm
Tate
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Susan Hiller (1940–2019)
Leonardo's Advice: A Cloud That Looks Like Something 1996
Susan Hiller (1940–2019)
Colour photograph
H 8 x W 20 cm
University of Dundee Fine Art Collections
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Rose Hilton (1931–2019)
A Cricket Match
Rose Hilton (1931–2019)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 100 cm
Cornwall Council
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Lubaina Himid (b.1954)
The Dandy 2010
Lubaina Himid (b.1954)
Acrylic on paper
H 183 x W 102 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Marion Grace Hocken (1922–1987)
My Room, St Ives, Cornwall
Marion Grace Hocken (1922–1987)
Oil on board
H 88 x W 75.6 cm
York Museums Trust
© the copyright holder. Image credit: York Museums Trust
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Roberta Hodges (1903–1989)
Market Street 1960–1969
Roberta Hodges (1903–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 26 x W 37 cm
St Andrews Preservation Trust
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Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947)
Wings over Water 1930
Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
Tate
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Malvina Hoffman (1885–1966)
Sir David Henderson (1862–1921), KCB, DSO, Director General of Military Aeronautics (1913–1918) 1919
Malvina Hoffman (1885–1966)
Artificial stone
H 52 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Lily Holden (active 1958–1988)
The Pawnshop, Scotland Road 1959
Lily Holden (active 1958–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 61 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Ruth Hollingsworth (1880–1945)
The Wood, Thornton Manor c.1915
Ruth Hollingsworth (1880–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 38.2 x W 36 cm
Lady Lever Art Gallery
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Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995)
Rosehannah Holt c.1933–1969
Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995)
Terracotta
H 26 x W 14 x D 20 cm
Sandwell Museums Service Collection
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Lilian Holt (1898–1983)
Tajo, Ronda 1956
Lilian Holt (1898–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.1 cm
Tate
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Jenny Holzer (b.1950)
Truisms 1984
Jenny Holzer (b.1950)
Metal, LED units & plastic
H 16.9 x W 153.9 x D 16.2 cm
Tate
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Evie Hone (1894–1955)
Christ Meeting His Mother c.1950
Evie Hone (1894–1955)
Stained glass
H 31 x W 22 cm
The Stained Glass Museum
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Rebecca Horn (b.1944)
Cockatoo Mask 1973
Rebecca Horn (1944–2024)
Feathers, metal & fabric
H 44 x W 32 x D 36 cm
Tate
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Nina Hosali (1898–1987)
Movement 3, Dance at Sunrise 1957
Nina Hosali (1898–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 76 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Harriet Hosmer (1830–1908)
Puck on a Toadstool 1850s
Harriet Hosmer (1830–1908)
Marble
H 78 x W 42 x D 49 cm
Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage
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Julia Beatrice How (1867–1932)
Maternité
Julia Beatrice How (1865–1932)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 53.5 cm
Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
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Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)
Moment of Perception 1967
Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 65.5 x W 91 cm
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery
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Margaret ('Marjorie') Maitland Howard (1898–1983)
Allegory of Life 1910–c.1970
Margaret ('Marjorie') Maitland Howard (1898–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 76.1 cm
The Reiff Collection
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Anna Hope Hudson (1869–1957)
The Visitor
Anna Hope Hudson (1869–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 37.5 x W 24.8 cm
York Museums Trust
© the copyright holder. Image credit: York Museums Trust
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Eleanor Hughes (1882–1959)
Boleigh Farm
Eleanor Hughes (1882–1959)
Watercolour on paper
H 73.2 x W 60.6 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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Margaret Hughes (b.1930)
Garden, January 1963
Margaret Hughes (b.1930)
Oil on hardboard
H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Clementine Hunter (1887–1988)
Cane River Cotton Gin c.1960
Clementine Hunter (1887–1988)
Oil on drawing board
H 30.2 x W 43.8 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Mary Young Hunter (1872–1947)
Joy and the Labourer 1901
Mary Young Hunter (1872–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 108.5 x W 83 cm
Worcestershire County Museum
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Beatrice M. L. Huntington (1889–1988)
A Cellist c.1925
Beatrice M. L. Huntington (1889–1988)
Oil
H 60 x W 46 cm
The Fleming Collection
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Louise Hutchinson (1883–1968)
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), OM 1960
Louise Hutchinson (1883–1968)
Bronze
H 36 x W 22 x D 24 cm
Royal Society of Medicine
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Gladys Hynes (1888–1958)
Crucifixion 1939
Gladys Hynes (1888–1958)
Oil on cardboard
H 30 x W 40 cm
Royal Air Force Museum
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Clementine Hunter (1887–1988)
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Jane Elizabeth Hawkins (1847–after 1911)
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Gillian Carol Hamling
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Patricia Preece (1894–1966)
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Elsie Dalton Hewland (1901–1979)
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Primrose Harley (1908–1978)
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Fairlie Harmar (1876–1945)
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Louise Hutchinson (1883–1968)
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Mary Young Hunter (1872–1947)
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Marjorie Hawke (1894–1979)
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