The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott
The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott  
Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published On: Fri Dec 05 2025
Description: At the start of the 20th century, Britain was slowly becoming a freer place for women. Young Grace Oakeshott seized every opportunity to learn and improve the world around her - though she found those opportunities frustratingly narrow. One day, she vanished suddenly, leaving behind only a pile of clothes on a beach. A hundred years later, the truth about Grace’s disappearance has finally come to light.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.