TIL about Gertrude Ferranti:
"a Welsh activist who campaigned for affordable and accessible electricity in the home, through her membership of the Electrical Association for Women..."
"The de Ferrantis installed an electricity plant at their home in Baslow Hall, which had an electric laundry and tennis courts lit by electric light. [...] Baslow Hall made use of waste heat and used hot water for energy storage."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_de_Ferranti
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