We were delighted to attend the unveiling of a Blue Plaque for Sophia Jex-Blake on Saturday 31st October. Distinguished guests attended including Guest of Honour Dame Parveen Kumar GBE, one of the most influential figures in British medicine who unveiled the plaque. Dame Parveen, former president of the British Medical Read more
You are warmly invited to attend the unveiling of a Blue Plaque commemorating Sophia Jex-Blake. The plaque will be installed at 13 Sussex Square, Brighton, where her family lived for 25 years. Sophia spent significant time there both as a child and later in life and its importance to her Read more
I am pleased to let you know that I have been elected Chair of the BHWHG, with immediate effect, as Gerry has stepped down. I have worked with BHWHG for the past 8 years, and am looking forward to taking the group forward, putting the work that women and girls have contributed to Read more
Local historian and author Louise Peskett gave a fantastic talk on ‘The Fearless and the Fabulous’ trailblazing women of Brighton and Hove. Thanks Louise! We had a full house and much positive feedback. The tea and cakes were a success too! Thanks to everyone who attended! We are excited to Read more
Update! BHWHG attended Portslade History Day- and what a day it was! There was a great turn out and we gave our talk as planned- we received lots of positive feedback. We had our stall and, met new people interested in our work who signed up for our newsletter to Read more
BHWHG gathered for their annual summer lunch – it was great to have catch up, good food and celebrate everyone’s contributions and hard work over the years. Looking forward to the rest of the year — lots of exciting projects in the pipeline, with more details to follow on the Read more
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