Written By Lynne Dixon, June 2018 Will Crooks, the popular Labour MP for Woolwich in the early 1900s, notably has a high profile in history, but finding out about the wife of a well known man like Crooks presents difficulties. Why? Wives manage to be hidden behind their husbands, not only in public life but also... Continue Reading →
On Saturday 16 June 2018 a series of suffrage plays will be performed at Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES as part of the commemorations of the suffrage centenary. Greenwich100 will be there too, holding two EqualiTeas tea parties, which will be an opportunity to show off the exhibition "Beyond the Suffragettes" and the... Continue Reading →
Written by Amy Calvert Sexism. It runs deep within our society today, but ran even deeper when women were barred from voting in the UK and denied the same rights as men, purely because of their sex. I've been researching Greenwich's role within the constant (and ongoing) struggle for gender equality. How did the staunch,... Continue Reading →
Written by Amy Calvert So, as we should all be aware, it's 100 years since some women were granted the vote for the very first time in the UK, after decades and decades of campaigning, protesting and in some cases violently demanding the right to have a say in who ran their government. Who were... Continue Reading →
The inspiring story of the women's suffrage pilgrimage across Blackheath in 1913
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