Jill Craigie

[6] In latter years, Craigie became an authority on the suffragette movement, holding a large collection of feminist literature in Britain, with pamphlets dating back to John Stuart Mill.

[7] Her subsequent films depicted her socialist and feminist leanings and dealt with left-wing topics such as child refugees, working conditions for miners, and gender equality.

[10] Craigie served on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute, having been appointed to the role by the Harold Wilson government.

[citation needed] While living in Hampstead, Craigie worked as an Air Raid Precaution Warden during World War II.

[citation needed] Craigie died aged 88 in 1999 of heart failure at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London.

"Jill Craigie: Film Pioneer" is based at the University of Sussex and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.