Past Event

Here are some photos of a recent exhibition we had at Theatre Royal, Brighton. There was a great deal of interest in our work. Our stall displayed BHWHG’s ‘Notable Women’s Walk’ which you can find here: https://brightonwomenshistory.org.uk/brighton-notable-womens-walk-north-laine-and-montpelier-clifton/ and also featured Ellen Nye Chart who was the sole manager of Brighton’s Theatre Read more

Heritage Open Days 2025: there will be a BHWHG exhibition and talk at 2.30pm at the Regency Town House on Saturday 13th September at 2:30pm; and a guided ‘Brighton Notable Women Walk’ at 10.30am on Sunday 14th from Montpelier Crescent. Booking for the Walk: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-regency-town-house/t-dvyjmvgBooking for the Talk: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-regency-town-house/t-xmpyngk For Read more

Brunswick Festival  http://www.brunswickfestival.org.uk/….. We are delighted to have been invited to display some of our work at the Regency Town House; 13 Brunswick Square on Saturday 16th August from 12 pm onwards. Please join us on the entrance level of the house, in the backroom on the right hand side. We will Read more

Yesterday we enjoyed International Women’s Day meeting people in the foyer of Jubilee Library. We sold a few books and badges and had some genuine interest in the work we are doing. Reminder that our ‘Drop-in’ this Tuesday 11th at 5.30 at the library is a special one to celebrate Read more

On Tuesday 29th October we were invited as guest speakers to talk at the Novium Museum, to the recently formed Chichester Women’s History Group. We had a wonderful afternoon. Our hosts and audience were very welcoming and our exchange of ideas was greatly beneficial to both groups. So much so, we are hoping to collaborate Read more

We had a very successful talk at the Friends Meeting House this week as part of the Ageing Well Festival….Our topics included Midwives in Brighton and Hove during the late 19th early 20th century; Elizabeth Robins, well known actress, writer and suffragist, Margaret Hardy, the 1st female Mayor of Brighton Read more

Jeanne Rathbone has lived in Battersea since she was a teenager after immigrating from Ireland in the 1960’s. A practising Humanist Celebrant, and very much involved in local community politics, Jeanne was instrumental in campaigning for Nightingale Lane Nursery, Latchmere Baths, Battersea Power Station and Battersea Arts Centre in the Read more

We enjoyed another successful year with our stall at the International Women’s Day Celebrations in the Dome. This year we were delighted to be positioned in the beautiful new Corn Exchange where we were able to meet many new people and also enjoy the musical events at the other end of Read more

The BHWHG have a small exhibition inside the Library until the end of March. We are displaying a few pieces of research from our recent project “ Working Women of the late 19th/ early 20th century “ There is an article by Maria Hogg about the Brighton Laundresses; A look at Havelock Road by Read more