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Since 2015 I've been researching and writing about women activists in East London. After 20 years as an activist myself, I realised there is so much women of today can learn from our sisters of the past.
A new exhibition celebrates a group of women who saved lives during the pandemic despite not setting foot in hospital
Scrolling through Facebook, a post from a local page caught my eye. It read: "Very sad the younger people of today think the world owes them something." It got a lot of likes. Scrolling through Facebook, a post from a local page caught my eye.
On a gloriously sunny morning, I stood outside Walthamstow Library wearing more layers of clothing than I needed. I was there with the E17 branch of the Don't Pay campaign and, while wriggling out of jumpers and jackets, saw one of the day's organisers Heidi arrive, laden with banners and flyers.
Back in 1918, it wasn't a small group of conspiracy theorists denying there was pandemic. Almost everyone in Britain refused to acknowledge one of the worst outbreaks of influenza the world has ever seen. This collective silence makes uncovering the truth a huge challenge.
To coincide with the launch of the suffragette special on the Rebel Women podcast , here are some facts you were probably never taught in school. The version most people know about the suffragettes is a narrow retelling of the story. Some bits are also simply untrue.
Esther Freeman on the discoveries made while researching for her project about female-led activism in East London Esther Freeman on the discoveries made while researching for her project about female-led activism in East London Fifty years ago the fight for gay rights came to London, as the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) formed in the capital.
Research report into the radical women in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest 1880 - present
In 1888 a group of young women walked out of the Bryant & May match factory in East London, sparking one of the most important strikes in UK history. They were giants in women-led activism. So why have we forgotten their greatness?