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Hilda Millicent Harding (10 September 1915 - 9 May 1998) was appointed by Barclays Bank as Britain’s first female bank manager. She was the great-aunt of British children’s author Robin Bennett.

Progression

 * 18 June 1934 – joined Barclays Bank (High Wycombe branch) as a shorthand typist, where she earned £5 per annum
 * 1939 – transferred to Henley-on-Thames branch as a ledger clerk
 * 1941 – secretary to the local Directors at Reading
 * 1947 – attended Barclays training school at Chester House, Wimbledon. One of the first women to do so.
 * 1948 – transferred to Barclays Head Office as a senior executive’s secretary
 * 1950 – attended the administrative staff college at Henley on Thames (now Henley Business School)
 * 15 May 1958 – announced as Barclays’ first female bank manager, at the planned new Hanover Square Branch

Hanover Square branch
The new branch opened in December 1958, with a staff of six including two women deputies.

Retirement
Harding retired on 10 September 1970. She lived at Shiplake, near Henley-on-Thames, and ran a market garden until her death in 1998.