Frances Heron-Maxwell

Frances Heron-Maxwell MBE (1863 – 1955) was an English suffragist and sportswoman. She served as president of the All England Women’s Hockey Association and as the inaugural chairman of the Women’s Cricket Association, meaning that she oversaw the first ever international women's Test series. She belonged to, and founded, several groups campaigning for women's suffrage and dress reform, and she received an MBE for her work with the West Kent Women's War Agricultural Committee in World War I. She also held leadership positions in the Women's Institute and, in World War II, the Women's Land Army.