Radical Tea Towel UK Blog

Earlier this week was International Women's Day, and today we are celebrating one woman who galvanised the fight for women's suffrage across the world... "All that separates, whether of race, creed, … read more

Today in 1910, three hundred suffragettes marched on Parliament to demand the vote. With immense bravery, they faced down violent attack from the police and right-wing vigilantes in what is known to … read more

The birthday of suffragette Annie Kenney is a good time to reflect on the Radical History of Manchester and the North West – a longtime bastion of progressive politics in the UK. Today marks 140 … read more

The humble tea towel has had a far more extravagant history than you might believe. While some kind of drying instrument is likely to have been around since Roman times given knives and fo … read more

200 years ago today, a march at St Peter's Field saw government soldiers attack a peaceful gathering of Mancunian workers, who were out demanding the right to vote. But the events that followed the Pe … read more