The achievements of a notable male figure in any movement often depend upon the less publicized achievements and influence of a woman, and for Ross this was the gifted writer Vera Chapman, who helped him to found the Order and who provided him with the sort of peer support and intellectual stimulus that he needed. Born in 1898, she was one of the first women to matriculate as a full member of Oxford University. In her later years she achieved success as an author with a trilogy which focused on the role of women in the Arthurian tales. Recognizing the importance of J. R. R. Tolkien, she
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