Radical Tea Towel UK Blog

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. In ancient t … read more

It takes a brave person to stand up and back a revolution. Sometimes it takes an even braver one to call out its weaknesses. Mary Wollstonecraft - who died today in 1797 - was a radical who, just … read more

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 trag … read more

First things first: Happy International Women's Day! Secondly: it's worth noting that I'm not a woman… Which might lead some to ask why I'm the one writing today's blog. There's the munda … read more

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 real politic … read more