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
London’s 1000th official blue plaque was unveiled last week, in a location just off Strand in central London. The latest addition to the London blue plaques scheme marks the former London headquarters of the suffragist organisation, the Women’s Freedom League (WFL). While working from this building, the WFL advocated the Read more
3rd October 2023 The BHWHG had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon delivering our first talk to the Ageing Well Festival at Hove Library. We had a full attendance, plus some enthusiasts who turned up hoping there was room for a few more…we found the room for them! We focused on 4 Read more
We had a useful get together of 7 members on Tuesday 15th November at the Jubilee Library. We discussed some of the jobs that we might research in our new project ‘Working Women in Brighton and Hove in the 20th Century’’ …such as factory workers; laundresses; Women in the hospitality industry and women in service etc. We also talked about area research using the 1911 census in Find Read more
An amazing day for BHWHG! Valerie Mainstone, Debbie Waldon and Maria Hogg presented a petition to Brighton Council to ask for the Brighton Women’s Suffrage (WSPU) banner to be returned to Brighton from Manchester Museum, where it was presently displayed and stored. We presented a petition of nearly 500 signatures. Read more