When the Revolution hits Brighton there will be no more estate agents, no more luxury holiday flats, and homelessness will be a thing of the past. Empty lots will become free adventure playgrounds, the seafront’s amusement arcades will be bulldozed and … Continued
Mary Hare – suffragette “Women don’t count therefore they will not be counted!” with these words scrawled across her 1911 census return Hove resident Mary Hare showed she was a woman prepared to take a stand for her beliefs. An … Continued
To coincide with the centenary of International Women’s Day on the 8th of this month, we take a look at one of the movements it honours, the suffragettes. One hundred years ago Brighton’s streets, parks and venues were buzzing with … Continued
The centenary of International Women’s Day falls on the 8th of March. The theme for this year’s event is Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women. With this in mind, we take … Continued
To mark the Centenary of International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, we learn more about pioneering Brighton woman, Dr Helen Boyle. Helen Boyle (1869-1957) was Brighton’s first woman GP and transformed the lives of working-class women in the … Continued
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