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-The city of Swansea. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:05 | |
-It was home to one of Wales's most -influential families of the 1800s. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:10 | |
-The Dillwyn Llewelyns pioneered -in industry, politics and science. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:16 | |
-Amy Dillwyn was one of -the family's high achievers. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
-The giddy debutante grew into -a successful British industrialist. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:25 | |
-When I inherited -the Llansamlet Spelter Works... | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
-..they were 100,000 in debt. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
-She overcame -19th century constraints... | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
-..and challenged conventions. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
-Having studied -the novels of that era... | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
-..few speak as openly about feelings -between women as she did. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
-She didn't care about -other people's opinions of her. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
-"Will anyone have a cigar?" -she'd say. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
-The women would cringe... | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
-..as the notion of a woman -smoking a cigar was despicable. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:02 | |
-Hendrefoilan House in Swansea... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
-..was home to Amy Dillwyn -for the first 40 years of her life. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
-She grew up here and witnessed -her father's political affairs. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:29 | |
-She nursed her terminally-ill mother -and mourned her passing. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:34 | |
-This was Amy's world. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
-However, she had to leave -because she was a woman. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
-Amy's grandfather -was Lewis Weston Dillwyn. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
-The industrialist owned the Cambrian -Pottery and lived at Sketty Hall. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:52 | |
-He fathered John Dillwyn Llewelyn, -the botanist and photographer... | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
-..and Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, -Amy's father... | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
-..an industrialist -and Member of Parliament. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
-Amy Dillwyn is a remarkable figure -in the history of Welsh women... | 0:02:08 | 0:02:13 | |
-..but has gained little recognition. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
-Professor Prys Morgan -is fascinated by her. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
-His Bishopston home -is steeped in her legacy. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-It's also a former haunt of Amy's. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
-Hello. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
-Hello. - -Come in. Welcome to you. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
-What is the connection -between this house and Amy? | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
-Amy was close friends with -the three sisters who lived here. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:45 | |
-They were all spinsters. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
-The ladies organized parties -where they would play card games. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
-This is the very table where Amy -and the three sisters played bridge. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
-The maid would greet her -in the hallway. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
-The maid would ask... | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
-.."Miss Dillwyn, -don't you want to go upstairs... | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-"..to take your shoes off -and tidy yourself?" | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
-Amy would reply, -"No, of course I don't." | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
-She would simply -fling her shoes off... | 0:03:16 | 0:03:21 | |
-..into the corner of the hallway. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
-Amy never used the mirror. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
-"I don't need a mirror," -she'd exclaim. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
-She'd run her fingers through her -hair and walk into the parlour. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:36 | |
-Amy and her siblings -were raised in a lap of luxury. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
-Amy's father owned the Llansamlet -Spelter Works and was a Liberal MP. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:49 | |
-Her mother, Elizabeth de la Beche, -was from the Penllergaer Estate. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:54 | |
-She designed the company's Etruscan -ware pottery from local red clay. | 0:03:54 | 0:04:00 | |
-Amy's story has enchanted -the actress, Debra John. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
-She enjoys introducing her -to local societies and schools. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
-I've been playing the role -of Amy Dillwyn for five years. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
-There's something special about her -and she stands out from the crowd. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:24 | |
-Amy contributed immensely -to the city of Swansea... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
-..and is an inspiration to women. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
-From an early age, Amy was a tomboy. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-She enjoyed climbing trees -with her brother, Harry... | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
-..and playing in the mud. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:43 | |
-She was also interested in nature. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
-While exploring the countryside -with her brother, Harry... | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
-..Amy smoked her first cigarette. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
-This habit became part -of her eccentric image. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
-She was forced to leave -her childhood in Swansea... | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
-..and was sent to -a London school for girls... | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
-..to become a debutante -and find a husband. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
-Amy wrote about the excitement -of visiting St James's Palace. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:20 | |
-The maids admired her hair. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
-"It had been beautifully done -by Roland," she said. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-She didn't wear her glasses either. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
-She was one of 250 girls who flocked -to the ball in search of a husband. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:34 | |
-"There was a sea of ladies... | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-"..in magnificent dresses -and jewellery sitting down... | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
-"..and a surf of gentlemen in -handsome uniforms standing around." | 0:05:42 | 0:05:48 | |
-In the splendour of the ball... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
-..Amy met a childhood friend, -Llewellyn Thomas from Llwynmadog. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:57 | |
-They spent a lot of time together. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
-A few months later, when Amy -turned 18, she agreed to marry him. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:05 | |
-Llewellyn was a family friend. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
-Amy and Llewellyn were picked out -as children of being a likely match. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
-The emotions seemed genuine -on Llewellyn's side... | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
-..but she was extremely -distressed in secret... | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
-..about the pending marriage. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
-She was upset about leaving home, -her beloved Hendrefoilan. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-A few months later, -Amy suffered a blow... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
-..when Llewellyn suddenly died -from smallpox in Paris. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-The day before the funeral... | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
-..Amy collected snowdrops for her -father to lay on the coffin. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:46 | |
-Historians have always claimed that -Amy was heartbroken after her loss. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:53 | |
-However, new research -from Swansea University... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
-..makes me question Amy's -state of mind and her sexuality. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:02 | |
-It is not a story -that has been told before... | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
-..but in her diaries... | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
-..she admits how much it cost her -to agree to the marriage. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:13 | |
-"Last night, I read all the letters -I received from Llewellyn Thomas... | 0:07:14 | 0:07:20 | |
-"..and then burnt them. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-"It was sad and frightening -to read the letters... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-"..and see how much... | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
-"..and how true a love was centred -on so unworthy focus as myself. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
-"If he had but known the doubts and -struggles of my mind at that time. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:38 | |
-"My miserable state of doubting what -course to pursue had lasted longer. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:44 | |
-"I must have gone mad. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
-"It's horrible to think of even now. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
-"Poor Llewellyn! | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
-"I wonder if he will ever know -what injustice I did him." | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
-It's difficult to interpret -Amy's thoughts on marriage. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
-She says, "If I have to be -a lone woman, so be it." | 0:08:04 | 0:08:08 | |
-She was very jealous -of her younger sister. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:12 | |
-When Essie got married, -Amy said, "Why isn't my turn?" | 0:08:12 | 0:08:17 | |
-"Why don't I deserve to love -or to be loved?" | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
-Amy's life changed overnight -when her mother died in late 1866. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:27 | |
-She was expected to run the home... | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
-..and live her life around -her father's political work. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
-She was now -the mistress of Hendrefoilan. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-However, Amy felt restless. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-She wanted to make her mark -like some other ladies of her day. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-She did something different -and wrote a novel. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
-Prior to publishing novels... | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-..Amy had looked after -her father's home for over a decade. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:59 | |
-She fell into depression -and suffered a mental decline. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
-She states in her diaries... | 0:09:04 | 0:09:05 | |
-..that she didn't have -a strong desire to be an author... | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
-..but used writing as her only means -of escapism. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
-It was an act of retaliation -against the role of a woman. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
-Her novels also enabled her to -discuss her emotions and sexuality. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-Amy was 30 years old... | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
-..and was traditionally -deemed too old for marriage. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
-Henry Hussey Vivian -came to the house. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
-He said quite pointedly... | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
-.."A woman who doesn't marry goes -contrary to the laws of the world." | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
-Well, I beg to differ, -Mr Henry Hussey Vivian. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
-I may be on the shelf... | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-..but all the best China -stays on the shelf. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
-Mugs get taken down first. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-The real love of her life -was Olive Talbot. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
-Her diaries show that Amy -loved Olive from the age of 15. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
-This was the passion of her life. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
-By 1872, she's describing Olive -in her diaries as a her wife. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:12 | |
-"I'm a fool -to care as I do for Olive. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-"My own belief -is that I'm half a man. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
-"The male half of my nature -fell in love with her years ago... | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
-"..and can't fall out of it. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
-"I care for her romantically, -passionately, foolishly... | 0:10:29 | 0:10:34 | |
-"..and try as I may, -I cannot get over it. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:38 | |
-"I wish I could, -for it's more pain than pleasure." | 0:10:38 | 0:10:43 | |
-Did women from this period have -to conceal these type of emotions? | 0:10:44 | 0:10:49 | |
-It's very difficult for us to know -how they perceived lesbianism... | 0:10:50 | 0:10:55 | |
-..because male homosexuality -was illegal. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
-They didn't acknowledge -the existence of homosexual women. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
-Queen Victoria -refused to accept the notion of it. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
-It didn't exist -and it didn't have a title. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
-The Ladies of Llangollen were seen -as close friends and this was fine. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:16 | |
-What happened between Amy and Olive? | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
-What happened between Amy and Olive? - -We don't know what happened. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
-We know that this love affair, the -one-sided, unrequited love affair... | 0:11:22 | 0:11:28 | |
-..is written and rewritten -in her novels in disguise... | 0:11:28 | 0:11:32 | |
-..of a man loving an out-of-reach -woman or between two women. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:37 | |
-Having studied -the novels of that era... | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
-..few speak as openly about feelings -between women as she did. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:48 | |
-Her novels certainly change -our conventional notion... | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
-..of the domestic lives -among Victorian ladies. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:58 | |
-She was unconventional, unique... | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
-..and challenged -19th century conventions. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
-Amy would walk into this room -to play cards with the ladies... | 0:12:06 | 0:12:12 | |
-..and would come through the door -saying... | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
-.."Will anyone have a cigar?" | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
-The ladies would cringe -and sink into their shawls... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
-..as the notion of ladies -smoking a cigar was despicable. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
-Emma Morgan was the oldest sister -and five years older than Amy. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
-She'd say, "I will not be put out -of continence by you, Amy Dillwyn." | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
-"I will have a cigar, so there!" | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
-Amy was quite practical. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
-She looked like a man -and wore masculine clothing. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:50 | |
-There's a lovely story -about her father's funeral. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
-Amy wore a heliotrope skirt -with a yellow rose in the middle. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:01 | |
-She also donned a hat -decorated with flowers. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-She was simply making a statement. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
-Amy's outfit branded her -as unusual and unconventional. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:18 | |
-Some would even say odd, -but she was an audacious character. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:23 | |
-Little did Amy know -that when she buried her father... | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-..she would face -her biggest challenge yet... | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
-..and would be pushed to her limits. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-In the coming years, -Amy would prove to the world... | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-..that she could match any man -in the world of industry. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
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-Following a privileged upbringing -at Hendrefoilan... | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
-..Amy Dillwyn's life changed -overnight after her father's death. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:06 | |
-She couldn't stay -at her family home. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
-It was left to a male relative, -so Amy had to move into lodgings. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:16 | |
-Lewis Llewellyn Dillwyn -stated in his will... | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
-..that his daughter would inherit -Llansamlet Spelter Works. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
-I know what you're thinking. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
-"I didn't know your father -had a business, Amy." | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
-I don't think he did either. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
-When I inherited -the Llansamlet Spelter Works... | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
-..they were 100,000 in debt. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
-That debt equated to 10 million -in today's terms. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
-Her father's assets -weren't going to clear it. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
-How did the business -fall into arrears? | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
-There was a massive rise -in global investment. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:57 | |
-This instigated a huge growth -in the 1880s. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:02 | |
-By 1890, Argentina failed to pay -its debts to this country... | 0:15:02 | 0:15:07 | |
-..therefore the banks crashed. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-It's a similar scenario -to our recent recession. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
-It was a severe blow for Swansea... | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
-..and it created -problems for the works. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
-Everyone expected Amy to go bankrupt -after her father's death. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:25 | |
-She couldn't get any money -from the estate... | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
-..until the creditors were paid. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
-Amy refused to give up so easily... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-..and decided -to run the business herself. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
-Selling the contents of -Hendrefoilan House was difficult. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-An auction across three days. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
-I don't just mean -the furniture and paintings. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-I'm talking about the little things. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
-The inkwell and the pen... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
-..and the brush and the dustpan. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:05 | |
-Everything had to go. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-She was responsible for clearing -thousands of pounds worth of debt. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
-Amy was determined to do it. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
-It was shocking to hear that a woman -who was raised in a stately home.... | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
-..like Hendrefoilan -in the west of Swansea... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-..had to travel daily to the smoke -and stench at Llansamlet. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:29 | |
-Bankruptcy carried a stigma -during this period. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:35 | |
-It's believed that in the wake -of the Industrial Revolution... | 0:16:35 | 0:16:40 | |
-..many businesses suffered -for no apparent reason... | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
-..but the economy in general. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-This is what happened here. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
-Every morning, Amy caught the train -to the offices at Cambrian Place. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:55 | |
-She invited her nephew, -Rice Nicholl, to join the company... | 0:16:56 | 0:17:01 | |
-..but he would become Rice Dillwyn -to continue her father's legacy. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:07 | |
-In this building behind me, -Amy managed the accounts... | 0:17:07 | 0:17:12 | |
-..and overlooked the company's work. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
-She was definitely the boss. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
-Amy had to work relentlessly -in the first three years... | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
-..to reduce costs -and find new markets. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:30 | |
-She also spoke other languages -and wrote her own correspondence. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:36 | |
-Amy lived in -a male-dominated world... | 0:17:36 | 0:17:41 | |
-..where women -weren't taken seriously. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-She had no option -but to transform the factory. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:50 | |
-She succeeded in doing this -by turning losses into a profit. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
-"The chief change in my existence... | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
-"..is that in 1896, I found money -to satisfy Papa's creditors... | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
-"..and got out of chancery -the estate he left to me. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
-"I purchased my own estate - -in this way became Dillwyn and Co." | 0:18:07 | 0:18:13 | |
-The next ten years -were incredibly tough for Amy. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
-She worked hard and lived frugally. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
-However, it paid off as Amy could -afford to buy a house once again. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:24 | |
-Her business was thriving. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
-One of her most significant trips -was to Algeria in 1905... | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
-..to the Atlas Mountains... | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
-..leading a group of people -looking for high quality zinc ore. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:38 | |
-There were women explorers... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
-..but to be exploring -and on a business trip... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-..and leading a business trip -for her own company was unusual. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-The firm is now -turning over a good profit. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
-We've just returned -from the zinc mines in Algeria... | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
-..and I find there is an offer from -the German firm, Metallgesellschaft. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:01 | |
-They wish to buy Dillwyn and Co. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
-When Amy sold the factory to -Metallgesellschaft in Frankfurt... | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
-..one of the world's -largest metal companies... | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-..it was worth over 100,000. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:19 | |
-She was far more successful -than the men in her family. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:23 | |
-Amy saved the business but she -didn't enter into full retirement. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:29 | |
-She was quite active in Swansea... | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
-..and founded a convalescent home -in Mount Pleasant... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:37 | |
-..and the Ragged School. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
-She also showed an interest -in the Suffragettes. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
-Amy wasn't a militant -but did support the Women's Vote. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:49 | |
-She also knew how to enjoy herself. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
-Amy took up hockey in her fifties -and also enjoyed playing water polo. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:08 | |
-At the age of 75, -Amy was spotted in Monaco... | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
-..playing poker against -Lily Langtree's husband. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-She wanted to enjoy her wealth. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-Amy didn't care -what people said about her. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-She refused to be confined -by the Victorian ideals... | 0:20:22 | 0:20:27 | |
-..that women should never gamble. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
-Today, Amy and her family's legacy -is evident in the city of Swansea. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:39 | |
-However, this influential family -is set to disappear. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
-Amy's nephew, Rice Dillwyn, -inherited her estate. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
-His granddaughter, Susan, is aware -of her forefathers's exploits. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
-It's one to be proud of -but it's coming to an end. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-There are no Dillwyns left, only -the Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyns. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:01 | |
-They've only got daughters -so that's the end of the family. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
-How important is it for you -to keep Amy's memory alive? | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
-It's very important... | 0:21:10 | 0:21:12 | |
-..because she was an interesting -and complex character. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:17 | |
-We have her diaries which reveal -strange things about her... | 0:21:17 | 0:21:22 | |
-..and how she very nearly -went into a nunnery... | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
-..and also her journals -which she wrote in South Africa. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:31 | |
-She went to chase up -her sister, Essie... | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-..who had left her husband -and run away with another man. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:41 | |
-Amy died at her home aged 90 -just before Christmas 1935. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:52 | |
-It was her wish to be cremated -at an unceremonial service. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
-Her ashes were buried -with her parents and brother... | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
-..at a Sketty church. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:03 | |
-Her father looked upon her -as a child rather than a girl. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:11 | |
-The confidence she nurtured -enabled her to tackle problems. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:16 | |
-Being a women didn't restrict her. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
-She was able to progress... | 0:22:19 | 0:22:21 | |
-..secure jobs -and the future of her business. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
-Her voice in the novels -are truly unconventional. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
-She pushed the boundaries... | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
-..in terms of being open -about a woman's train of thought. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:39 | |
-She was an eccentric -and unconventional lady... | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
-..but she was unconventional -and eccentric... | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
-..as this is how she could retaliate -and do whatever she wanted to do. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:54 | |
-Therefore, I think she was -a lady of great importance. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
-It's difficult to summarize -the life of Amy Dillwyn... | 0:23:04 | 0:23:08 | |
-..or pay a fitting tribute -to her contribution to this area. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
-Her name is on this city's streets -and squares... | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
-..and reminds us of an eccentric, -determined lady... | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
-..who left her mark on Swansea. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
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