Hugh Arthur Franklin was born to Arthur Ellis Franklin and Caroline Franklin (née Jacob) on 27th May 1889, the fourth of six children. The ...

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and ...

The LRB is Europe’s leading magazine of books and ideas. Published twice a month, it provides a space for some of ...

Dr Lennox Johnston, a Merseyside GP, took the train to London, intending to pluck ...

Emmeline Pankhurst ‘I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.’ – Mary Shelley ‘Women are still treated as secondary issues. It is still far too easy and accepted for ...

Courtesy of Becky Laxton-Bass A mural of Sylvia Pankhurst was unveiled in Bow, London, in 2018 to celebrate the centenary year of women getting the vote (Credit: Courtesy of Becky Laxton-Bass ...

Commemorating International Women’s Day, Katherine Connelly discusses the contribution of Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Suffragettes to the struggle for women’s liberation at a Counterfire ...

From Manchester to Reykjavík, innovative tours are highlighting forgotten stories and re-incorporating female legacies into the popular tourist narrative. A bouquet of white roses hangs from the ...

Gayle Lofthouse Dr Helen Pankhurst plus folk singer Johnny Campbell in session West Yorkshire stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and the music you love. 240 mins ...

That year, Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested on her way to speak in Trafalgar Square as part of the women's suffrage march in London. The United Nations (UN) began officially recognising the event in ...