Louisa Nott-Bower
Louisa Adelaide Nott-Bower (née Yorke, 1861 – 6 September 1925) was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was born in Troedyraur, Ceredigion and died in Richmond, London.
Olympics
Mrs. E. Nott-Bower competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round competition. She was 47 years old that year, and took eleventh place in the event with 503 points.
Women's rights
She attended the International Council of Women meeting in Switzerland in 1920, and headed the English branch of the International Woman's Council. Late in life, she attended an international women's meeting in Washington D. C.,[1] and lectured on women's rights in the United States.[2][3]
Personal life
Louisa Adelaide Yorke was married to Sir Edmund Ernest Nott-Bower, a barrister, and they had a son, Reginald Ernest Nott-Bower. William Nott-Bower was her brother-in-law.
Lady Nott-Bower died in London in 1925, age 64.[4]
References
- ↑ "European Women Sail for America for Washington Meet" Times Herald (25 April 1925): 17. via Newspapers.com
- ↑ "Lady Nott-Bower to address League" Scarsdale Inquirer (25 April 1925): 1.
- ↑ "Kitchen Devices Rare in England" Springfield Missouri Republican (16 July 1925): 10. via Newspapers.com
- ↑ "Lady Nott-Bower Ill" Evening News (5 September 1925): 18. via Newspapers.com
Further reading
- profile
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