In 1979 when the radio announced the First Strike, American Cruise Nuclear missiles were to be based at Greenham Common USAF Airbase, Sheila Standard ‘was gripped with fear and a sense of inevitable disaster, and felt powerless to do anything. The worst bit was her mum lived near Greenham, and would “get it first!” However … [quickly], all over the country, people started to organise into anti-missile groups, and she joined Withington Against the Missiles, a local group in Manchester, and accidentally got involved in an NVDA (Non-Violent Direct Action) protest becoming one of the “Bunker 4”.Then something truly epic happened … Greenham … thousands of women discovering the power of working together, singing, being silly, the wit and repartee, fear and bravery, that goes with bringing fences crashing down, to the mockery of militarism …
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Reclaiming Herstory – Affirming & Celebrating Women’s History Sites
2015 is the year to ensure that women’s records are recognised as not only a significant but a central part of US history. The Trust calls for entries, nominations and positive suggestions to recognise women in US history – from all backgrounds, all states and territories, all centuries, all fields of endeavour. The call is on for women to come to the fore, for those who care about US history and herstory, for those who recognise women as equal participants in the building of the country to act! Don’t let another year go by without ensuring the recognition of women through places, spaces, communities, buildings and sites.
Womens History Network Community History Prize 2105
Women’s History Network – Community History Prize – sponsored by the History Press This annual prize of £500 is awarded for a Community History Project by, about, or for Women in a particular locale or community which has led to the…
Strong Willed & Courageous … Margaret Schencke – A Woman of Fortitude
Margaret Schencke (Gretel in Germany, Margot in Britain) was born in 1888 in Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. She was the only child of her father’s second marriage, but she had several half-brothers and sisters from her father’s previous marriage. Margot…
Gendering the Workplace
West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network Annual Conference Sat 20th June, 2015 10am – 5pm Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 18-16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Keynote speaker: Selina Todd, St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, Women, work…
Young Adult Literature – Censoring Teenage Sexual Autonomy
In the novels by Blume, Klein, et al, ‘two nice kids, in love, have sexual intercourse and no one dies.’ In both Blume’s ‘Forever’ and Klein’s ‘It’s Ok if you Don’t Love Me’, the male love interests are the ones left alone, the girls having moved on and embodied the traditionally ‘masculine’ relationship role. The young women in these books enjoy sex, and their experiences are discussed in detail. Crucially, they enjoy sex as just one component of a rounded lifestyle, as with Blume’s Sybil: ‘Sybil Davison has a genius IQ and has been laid by at least six different guys.’
Women’s History Month events from the National Maritime Museum
1. Title: The Queen’s House queens Date: Monday 2nd March Time: 1pm Location: The Queen’s House Price: Free Description: Join our curator, Katy Barrett on a tour of the Queen’s House. Commissioned in 1616 by…
History of Voluntary Action Conference
Teaching the History of Voluntary Action: National, International and Transnational Perspectives Saturday 28th February 2015 Queen Mary University of London, 10am-4.30pm In September 2013, a group of historians with common interests in voluntary action history came together at a…
International Federation for Research into Women’s History
Newsletter 57, December 2014, now published. IFRWH57Dec2014