Join me in celebrating the suffragettes

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Now, more than any time since the fight for the vote, women are having to fight.

FGM. Unequal pay. Sexual harassment. #MeToo. Mental load. Women's spaces. Pink toys. Sport. Caring responsibilities. Unconscious bias. Sector limits. Forced marriage. Prostitution. Exploitation. Femicide. Domestic violence. Maternity leave.

The list doesn't end.

I've brought some ribbon : green (give) white (women) violet (votes). (Good shades at the works right now). I'll be making up something subtle, both to celebrate the Suffragettes and thank them for what they did, and as a symbol of my commitment to keep fighting. And a reminder, I'm sure I'll need it.

I hope some of you will join me.

Emmiline Pamkhurst's jewellery box! I may break in and steal one piece.

Please all go to Bassetlaw Museum and see for yourself.

Sorry about the typos!

Oh fantastic!

Thanks for posting those!

Great photos! Thank you for the update.

I have passed on the thanks.

Think I might have to get over there myself sometime. She said the display is up until September so it gives me time if I give myself a kick up the arse!

I can recommend exhibitions at the Museum of London, Manchester People’s Museum, the National Archives, the Weston Library in Oxford and the soon to be opened one in parliament. I’m a historian and can recommend resources, websites and anything else. We MUST remember the suffragists and suffragettes, heroines all.

Ooh please share your favourite websites! I can't get out much but would love to know more.

There are loads of great websites, but can I personally recommend these as I helped to create them

treasures.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
wih.web.ox.ac.uk/suffrage-wall

You'll find Carrie and Justine on the modern suffrage wall!

Other great ones are:
National Archives: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/suffrage-100
LSE: www.lse.ac.uk/library/suffrage18
Museum of London: www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/suffragettes
Google: artsandculture.google.com/project/road-to-equality
Cambridge: www.cam.ac.uk/suffrage

Happy to suggest more if you'd like them.