Dear All
There are still a few places left on the AfL [Archives for London] visit to
The Women's Library on Wednesday 24th October at 2.00pm. Cost: £5.00
The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive
collection of women's history in the UK. Their collections cover a variety
of topics, such as women's rights, suffrage, sexuality, health, education,
employment, reproductive rights, the family, and the home. The emphasis is
primarily on women in Britain, but some international material is included.
The Library itself houses over 460 archives that document women's lives and
the issues that have concerned and interested them. They date primarily
from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. These included the
personal papers of a wide variety of individuals, ranging from the papers
of the famous suffragette Emily Wilding Davison to the unpublished
autobiography of romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland. The records of
societies and associations are also covered, including female emigration
societies, women's suffrage associations, societies for the abolition of
the state regulation of prostitution, societies for the suppression of
traffic in persons, women's employment organisations and a myriad of other
pressure groups and campaigning organisations on issues as varied as peace,
single parenthood, women clergy and home economics. The records of research
and oral history projects are also collected.
Join the Archivist for a history of The Womens Library, a tour of the
Reading Room, view items from the archive collections, and have a look at
the online catalogues. You will also get the chance to view their new
exhibition which is inspired by the One Parent Families archive that is
held there.
To apply, please complete the form below and send to: Jessica Newton, The
British Postal Museum & Archive, Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London WC1X
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