Sheffield News Room reports on their celebration of inspirational women in Sheffield, in honour of International Women’s Day earlier this month.
All of the inspiring women on the list were born or live in Sheffield.
Alongside athletes such as Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Grace Clough MBE, Paralympic Gold medallist and double world champion and the first Briton in Space, Dr Helen Sharman OBE are ( amongst others ):
Ellie Simpson, creator CP Teens UK, helping young people with cerebal palsy ( pictured ) .
June Shepherd, one of the UK’s oldest paid carers, aged 81.
Flat Friends UK – Sheffield and South Yorkshire, charity supporting women living with mastectomy and without reconstruction.
and Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Professor of Neurology, University of Sheffield, researcher in motor neurone function.
Congratulations to these women who inspire us all. Do you have anyone you’d like to nominate? Let us know in the comments below and don’t forget to nominate for next year by contacting Sheffield Council @sheffcouncil on Twitter.
