The period between the two world wars (1918-1939) and postwar Britain (1945-1960s) was a pivotal time for phycology (the study of algae), with a surge in research activity dominated by a band of for-midable women whose inspiration and research has shaped the world of phycology. The University of Liverpool was at the forefront of this research, inspiring a generation of phycologists from the 1920s to the turn of the century. The researchers discussed in this article include Elsie May Burrows, Elsie Conway, Sheila M. Lodge, Mary Winifred Parke, Joanna Jones, and Margret Constance Helen Bladder. This article reviews the lasting legacy of these women researchers by examining their herbarium collections of algae and reflecting on their pioneering work.
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