Come to one of our events, write a letter to your heroine, and help correct the balance of history.
Collectors and Commisioners: Women in the Arts
, Manchester Art Gallery
Women in the arts are commonly portrayed as simply being muses or models: but of course the history of art is saturated with women artists, collectors, commissioners and patrons. Involvement of women in the arts has been multi-faceted and not only in recent times. Come by the stall and learn more about women in the arts, and write a letter to a woman who did amazing things, be that collector and connoisseur Mary Greg, artist Sonia Boyce, or gallery owner and Society of Women Artist president Barbara Tate. Take part in Dear Friend and help correct the balance of history.
This event is free: simply turn up and take part or use the Eventbrite link here
Backwards and in Heels: Women and politics
, People's History Museum
Politics has generally been a male domain, but women have been involved in the political process for a long time. Some were Queen Regnant, such as Elizabeth I, some campaigned for universal suffrage alongside men, such as Mary Fiedes, and some even ran for office, such as Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor, or Margaret Ashton. Many women have also been involved in the ongoing struggle for labour rights, equal pay, equal representation, and equal opportunities for all. Come by the stall, take part in Dear Friend and write a letter to a woman who involved in politics and correct the balance of history.
Dear Friend at Manchester Histories Festival Celebration Day
, Manchester Town Hall
Dear Friend is a letter writing project celebrating women in public life and in struggles for liberation. Come to this workshop to learn more about the role that women played in Manchester life, both in the past and in the present. Manchester has seen women involved in all walks of life: from Mary Fiedes and the fight for universal suffrage, to Margaret Ashton, the first local councillor, to Mary Greg, famously collecting artefacts from a dying time, to Catherine Chisholm founding Britain’s first Baby Hospital.