BHWHG’s Sue Delafons, blue plaque champion, worked with Theatre Royal, Brighton to successfully secure a plaque for Ellen Nye Chart. Ellen managed the theatre from 1876 to 1892 and is credited with transforming it into a venue of national standing. Follow the link for Ellen’s bio under Notable Women on Read more
Hello everyone! 2025 was a very busy and successful year for our group. In addition to attracting many new supporters, holding popular monthly drop-in sessions and raising our profile via social media we engaged in a wide range of activities including … • Publication of our new book .. second anthology of stories of Brighton women (copies Read more
Many of our supporters joined us for our annual Christmas meal at Côte, Brighton. There was much merriment and a good night was had by all!
It is with great sadness that our friend and BHWHG member Valerie Mainstone has passed away. Valerie joined BHWHG at the invitation of its founder Jean Calder in 2018. Valerie became Joint Chair with Helen Waddup – together they had already founded a University of the Third Age, called “U3A Read more
This new walk celebrates a wide range of Brighton women from the theatrical, medical and legal professions, businesswomen, campaigners and reformers, and a secret agent. Many were involved in the fight for women’s rights, and the walk features four plaques commemorating the centenary of the first extension of women’s suffrage in 1918. Read more
BHWHG has campaigned successfully with the Theatre Royal for a blue plaque for theatre manager Ellen Nye Chart, which will be unveiled in June 2026. More information on Ellen Nye can be found on our Notable Women section – https://brightonwomenshistory.org.uk/ellen-nye-chart-1839-1892/
We had a very good turnout for BHWHG’s annual Xmas dinner this year! A splendid meal was enjoyed by all with new and old members catching up and enjoying the festive cheer. We have an exciting itinerary planned for the coming year and look forward to welcoming new members to Read more
Members of our group, Jean Calder and Maria, attended the Mayor’s reception at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel on Friday 10th May 2024, to celebrate the outgoing Mayor Councillor Jackie O’Quinn’s year in office. We met Victoria Garcia from Brighton & Hove Bus Company, who kindly supported us with our recent plaque Read more
Statues Where To Be A Woman You can’t be what you can’t see, so where are all the statues of women? In some places there are many more sculptures of men – and even animals. In their quest to learn from women around the world, Scaachi Koul and Sophia Smith Read more
