Craftivism Challenge 2020 launches

On 16th November we launched our #craftvism2020 challenge to celebrate women activists in East London.We’ve been doing craftivism events regularly since 2016, working with the public to create over five metres of bunting that commemorates equality, diversity and...

Our exhibition is back, bigger and better

It’s been years in the development; hours of sitting in cold archives; many cups of tea over oral history interviews; but finally our new Women Activists of East London exhibition is back. And it’s even better than last time. I am so excited about the...

Seeking stories of queer women activists

The stories of queer women are often missing from our narratives of feminist activism. That’s why we decided to dedicate our latest oral history project to uncovering some of those stories. We are delighted that we have already recorded an interview with a...

Bus Girls at the Women’s Library

Volunteer Kelly Webster trawls the Women’s Library archives at LSE in search of information on the Hackney Bus Girls’ strike. I went to The Women’s library at LSE. This was my first visit but I needn’t feel nervous as everyone was very helpful, especially...

Exploring London’s archives

Volunteer Debbie Scott takes us on a tour of London’s many archives, including LSE, Museum of London, Britsh Library, London Met Archives, Bishopsgate and Tower Hamlets Local Archives. I’m familiar with using the Tower Hamlets archive from researching my family...