Blaggards in Bonnets
Jewish Museum
This exhibition explored the stories of Jewish women involved in the fight to gain electoral representation in their communities and wider British society. It was accompanied by a lively social media campaign extending the reach of the project to a wider online community.
http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/suffragettes
These Dangerous Women
Partnership between Clapham Film Unit and the UK Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
The little-known story of women who tried to stop the war in 1915, and the international Congress of Women at The Hague. This project focuses on the British women involved.
The Females of the Factory: Women’s Contribution to Pilkington’s Tiles and Pottery
Volunteer curators and the Live at LICA organisation,
Using photographs taken from the John Chambers Archive at the Peter Scott Gallery, a team of volunteers have curated an exhibition as part of LOOK/15 which aims to highlight the contribution of women to Pilkington’s Tiles and Pottery Factory while also striving to reunite these photographs with their forgotten stories.
Facebook page at facebook.com/femalesofthefactory and Twitter account @FemalesFactory.
Women of Achievement
This project focuses on the achievements of South Asian women who arrived in East Lancashire between 1965-1985. Our aim was to concentrate on the achievements these women have made within our community, the influence they have made to the local community and how they have helped to change the cultural makeup of our country and East Lancashire in particular.
http://www.aawaz.org.uk/programs/women-of-achievement-project-a-great-success/
Jamaicans in Nottingham: Narratives and Reflections
A non-fiction book containing a collection of narratives and reflections from women and men of Jamaican heritage, residing or born in the city of Nottingham, who have contributed to the development and achievements of the city since the 1940s. The text is accompanied with original photographs and archived newspaper cuttings to help illustrate the descriptive and original interviews in the book.
norma@nottinghamnewscentre.com
http://nottinghamnewscentre.com/phenomenal-woman-uk-book-tour/