Feminism

"Because of Bessie Coleman we have overcome that which was worse than racial barriers. We have overcome the barriers within ourselves and dared to dream." In 1920s America, the airplane was the future.

Elizabeth Blackwell, born on this day in 1821, became the first woman to gain a medical degree in the US. Her struggle against the odds made her an advocate for women's rights. The first woman medical doctor in U.S. history was... English?!

This week in 1919, the International Congress of Women Workers took place in Washington DC The (NFWW), established in 1906, was the first ever nationwide trade union for women in Britain.

Have you ever wondered why aprons were invented? Deriving from the French word ‘naperon’, meaning a small table cloth, aprons have been symbolic of different things throughout history.

It takes a brave person to stand up and back a revolution. Sometimes it takes an even braver one to call out its weaknesses.

Today (31st March) is the 120th anniversary of Eleanor Marx's death in 1898. After learning that her partner, the English socialist Edward Aveling, had been having an affair, Eleanor tragically committed suicide by poison. She was just 43.

Today we're thinking about the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which gave (some, but not all) women in the UK the right to vote for the first time. It was a .

Get new post updates We recently shared some posts on Facebook showing several of our poster tea towels and oven gloves. It kicked off a bit of a debate... Some people even got quite offended!