Sister Solidarity: Women’s and Feminist History 1970 to Today

Free, drop-in

Join us for an evening exploring women’s history as shown in the archives of Bishopsgate Institute at this free pop-up display. Find out more about grassroots protests, everyday women's lives, and the campaigns that have motivated women from the second wave of feminism in the 1970s to today.

Discover more about the methods of communication, style and design that women have used to recruit and inspire people to the cause. With short talks across the evening, this is an opportunity to browse inspirational materials that document the activism of women in the last 50 years.

You will be able to make your own badge using some of the images from our Special Collections and Archives.

Programme of five-minute talks led by the Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives team:

18:45 ‘
We’re Not Beautiful. We’re Not Ugly’, the story of the 1970 Miss World competition at the Albert Hall, with Dr Michelle Johansen

19:00
The other side of the camera: Format Photographers Agency, with Grace Biggins

19:15
Uncommon women at Greenham, with Barbara Vesey

19:30
Grab ’em by the Patriarchy! Pussy power in 2017, with Nicky Hilton

20:00
‘We’re Not Beautiful. We’re Not Ugly’, the story of the 1970 Miss World competition at the Albert Hall, with Michelle Johansen

20:15
The other side of the camera: Format Photographers Agency, with Grace Biggins

20:30
Uncommon women at Greenham, with Barbara Vesey

20:45
Grab ‘em by the Patriarchy! Pussy power in 2017, with Nicky Hilton

Learn more about what is included in our Feminist and Women's History Collections: http://bit.ly/2hPKq97