Why did you join the WI? To meet like-minded people in Sale.

Which women would you invite to your dream dinner party? Sandi Toksvig, Caitlin Moran, Bjork, Beyoncé, Emmeline Pankhurst, Emily Dickinson, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Gaskell, Sylvia Pankhurst, Mary Queen of Scotts, Elizabeth I, Margaret of Anjou, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

What’s your favourite book? Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes

What’s your favourite cake? Courgette

Tell us a secret: I have never eaten a Nando’s or a crispy crème doughnut!