Four African British women have been honoured in a new mural at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath, unveiled last week.

Titled "A Hidden History: African women in the British health service", the artwork was commissioned for October's Black History month and features current RUH staff member Olugbemisola Kolade, from Nigeria.

Past nurses, Hannah Augusta Mahoney from the Gambia, Bijou Bidwell from Sierra Leone and Princess Tsehai Selassie from Ethiopia, were also commemorated. 

Mahoney, born in May 1924, studied nursing at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) before later co-founding the Women's Contemporary Society in 1962, an organisation promoting the rights of women and girls. She died on 21st January 1981. 

Bidwell was born on 29th March 1927 and also became a nurse after studying at the BRI. She worked in the medical field in the UK and around West Africa from 1955 onwards, campaigning for an end to female genital mutilation (FGM) for many years as well. She died on 12th February 2014, aged 86. 

Selassie lived at Bath's Farfield House during her family's exile from Ethiopia, using her time in England to train as a children's nurse. She practised from 1939 onwards. Born 13th October 1919, she died aged just 22 from childbirth complications on 1st August 1942.

Speaking about the project, artist Michele Curtis said, "It's been an absolute honour to work with the Young Historians Project to create this mural and help their vision materialise. I champion this project, and I'm very excited to be a part of its evolution."