International Women's Day to honour woman who disguised herself as man for rail job

Elizabeth Holman dressed as a navvy to work on the railways in the 1850s, and is one of the earliest known women to do the job - now she is among those being honoured at King's Cross and York stations

International Women's Day to honour woman who disguised herself as man for rail job
Elizabeth Holman dressed as a navvy to work on the railways in the 1850s, and is one of the earliest known women to do the job - now she is among those being honoured at King's Cross and York stations