by Esther Freeman | Feb 25, 2016 | Blog
There were jubilant scenes outside Willesden Court yesterday as the Heathrow 13 received suspended sentences for their part in last year’s environmental protest, rather than the jail time they’d been told to expect. The 13 included two women from East...
by Esther Freeman | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog
Were you part of the Women’s Lib movement in East London in the 60s to 80s? Was your mother or grandmother part of the radical East End community, along side the likes of Sylvia Pankhurst, Milly Witkop and Muriel Lester? Are you related to any of the women...
by Esther Freeman | Jan 20, 2016 | Blog
Are you passionate about social change and celebrating women’s place in history? Would you like to join our team of oral history volunteers to help collect stories from East London women activists? Following the success of our first training course earlier this...
by Susan Kochs | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog
I visited the Bishopsgate Institute twice. I was looking mainly for Women Pacifists in East London in the WW1 period. The people who work there are extremely helpful and documents were very quickly retrieved. Their catalogue is easy to access and although one can see...
by Sarah Brooke | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog
As I was originally writing on issues of police violence and deaths in police custody, as well as black activism in East London, I decided to visit the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton. I searched on their website for the texts I would need, made a list and then...
by Esther Freeman | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
On Saturday 14th November I went to the Write Idea Festival, which has a focus on local heritage. I attended two talks: one by David Rosenberg and one by Sarah Glynn, both focusing on Eastend activism. David Rosenberg talked about several women activists in his talk....
by Cleo Pollard | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
I made use of a variety of libraries and archives whilst conducting my research for our project on women-led activism in East London. I would like to thank all those who helped me at the Hackney Archives, the Feminist Library, the Bishopsgate Institute, the Women’s...
by Jean King | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog
I visited the archives at the Bishopsgate Institute, Tower Hamlets and Hackney. The staff at all three archives were very helpful. Each has its own strengths I found, particularly Bishopsgate Institute and Tower Hamlets Archives. I found the Bishopsgate Institute’s...
by Esther Freeman | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog
We’re delighted to announce our new heritage project to find and celebrate the women who changed the face of East London over the past 150 years, helping improve the lives of thousands. Women have long campaigned around issues such as labour conditions, racism...
