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Join us at LSE Library on 25 June for our hybrid AGM talk by @teadevotee.bsky.social and @graceheaton.bsky.social on the faith, feminism and politics of Una Kroll. More details and sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-magnific...
And we will also a small display of material that we have bought for The Women's Library this year.
We also ran an oral history project on women involved in the Movement for the Ordination of Women, a campaign that Una Kroll was involved in. Hear them here:
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There will be an opportunity to look at the current exhibition 'The Women's Library at 100: celebrating a centenary of collections' and the plinth on Una Kroll's 1974 General Election campaign. www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...
Join us for a discussion of Una Kroll’s campaigning through faith, feminism, and politics.
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Elizabeth Strange explores the life of Anna Maria Garthwaite, a silk designer in 18th century England #womenshistory
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Looking forward to attending the @fotwl.bsky.social annual lecture & hearing the always worth hearing @teadevotee.bsky.social & @graceheaton.bsky.social speak faith, feminism & politics. Free tickets still available in-person & online…
A ‘suffrage game’ such as Pank-a-Squith is just one of the 100 objects through which I narrate the history of the British women’s suffrage movement. Look out for my book, to be published by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social 23 July
I am really looking forward to talking about my research and (so very nearly completed) book on women’s welfare activism at the CBH seminar on 24th June at IHR. If you are in London then do come along would be lovely to see you. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
#OTD1913 Emily Wilding Davison went by train to Epsom, returning a few days later - in a coffin. An item carried in her funeral procession is Object 73 in my ‘The British Women’s Suffrage Movement in 100 Objects’ pub by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social on 23 July. An enticing pre-order price is available
This blog post focuses on Anna Maria Garthwaite who was a silk designer in 18th century England. A silk designers’ purpose was to create designs that showed weavers what colours and decoration they…
