In 1925, a newspaper article told how a village was 'run by women'. What is it like there today?
Sally Morris is both the head teacher at Manningtree High School and the associate priest at St Mary's Church in Lawford
But while the daily broadsheet went out of business in 1928, Lawford has continued to grow into the thriving community it is today. And yes, it seems the women of the village, where about 4,300 people live, still hold the main levers of power. "I have, however, had people saying that, while they appreciate what I'm doing, they struggle with the fact there are women in what is traditionally seen as a man's role and those people have been brought up in that tradition. I appreciate that it is very difficult for them to change.The church wardens where Mrs Morris is the associate priest are both women"My view that men and women are equal has probably come down to me through my family," said Mrs Morris.
"There must be something in the water around here because we have more girls than boys in pretty much every year group. We seem to outnumber them as much as anything."The chair of Lawford Parish Council is Val Guglielmi, who retired three years ago from her job as postmistress both in Lawford and at two other branches.
Through her involvement with politics, Mrs Guglielmi encountered another woman who once worked in Lawford: Margaret Roberts. Both of the village's primary schools - Lawford Primary and Highfields Primary - are also run by women.Abbie Fairbairn is head teacher at Lawford Primary, which has 224 pupils and a 10-strong teaching staff."All of the senior management team here are women," Miss Fairbairn said.
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