Edith Dent

[2] These two things led to her, at the age of 23, founding the Wild Flower Society which was initially an educational club for a few local children.

[4] Their life together started in Tunbridge Wells but in 1903 they moved to Flass, a substantial country house near Shap which had belonged to previous generations of the Dent family.

She also attended to correspondence, presided over numerous different branches, managed subscriptions, published a Wild Flower Diary to help members identify plants, and initiated a series of botanical tea parties in London.

[3][6] Although Dent was self-deprecating about her botanical expertise, she played a significant role in the world of British botany, presiding over the society she founded for 60 years, and helping it flourish.

[6] Dent was president of the Westmorland Red Cross and during the First World War she organised Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) groups which supported hospitals and other services.