Subject: Women -- History (Keywords)

In 2018, Lewes celebrated women winning the right to vote - a major milestone in democracy. This booklet explores the legacy of the suffrage campaign and its meaning for us today. It tells the stories of 100 Lewes women, past and present, records the commemorative events held in the town, and, mo...

In the final debate of the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump leaned into the microphone as Hillary Clinton spoke about social security and called his opponent 'such a nasty woman'. The phrase has stuck around and has since become something of a badge of honour for women around the world...

Morgan Llywelyn tells the story of a charming young woman, Ursula Halloran, who comes of age in the 1920s and experiences the passions and pains of the times. She falls in love, bears a child out of wedlock, and in the war years finds fulfilment running her family farm in neutral Ireland.

Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the dangerous romantic poet whose name was a byword for scandal. Over the past decades, Ada Lovelace herself has become a surprise underground star for digital pioneers all over the world, starting with Alan Turing, and women in science. '...

When Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are transported back to 1911, they're excited to meet some amazing people fighting for women's rights! But will they be able to get back to the present without changing the course of history?

Maud West ran her detective agency in London for more than 30 years, having started sleuthing on behalf of society's finest in 1905. Her exploits grabbed headlines throughout the world but, beneath the public persona, she was forced to hide vital aspects of her own identity in order to thrive in ...

Maud West ran her detective agency in London for more than 30 years, having started sleuthing on behalf of society's finest in 1905. Her exploits grabbed headlines throughout the world but, beneath the public persona, she was forced to hide vital aspects of her own identity in order to thrive in ...

Judy Piatkus did not come from a monied background and began her career as a secretary after failing to achieve a university place. By the time she founded Piatkus Books from her spare bedroom, she was married with a disabled small daughter and pregnant with her second child. Gradually she learne...

This is a study of the impact of sexism on black women. Hooks refutes the antifeminist claim that black women have no need for an autonomous women's movement.