Photographer Marilyn Stafford trailblazed her way through the photography world, beginning by snapping Albert Einstein followed by a career revolutionising fashion photography and press photography. On International Women’s Day in March 2017 Nina Emett, Founding Director of arts organisation FotoDocument, … Continued
‘My mum was the best, absolutely the best person to take. I called my mum and said, can you come and bring more teabags.‘ Sally Kettle. Today is Mother’s day and today we are celebrating a mother and daughter team. … Continued
Today is a celebration of ALL women, across the world. Curator Jody East reflects on the ‘Pioneering Women of Sussex‘ blog series so far and the women whose achievements may never be told. Today we are not publishing a singular … Continued
Today we are celebrating Guyanese poet and children’s novelist, Grace Nichols. This blog has been researched and written by guest blogger Amy Zamarripa Solis, producer, writer and artist and is one of several Amy has written for this blog series … Continued
‘Helena Normanton should be to women lawyers what Neil Armstrong is to astronauts.’ Brighton Museum’s current exhibition 100 First Women Portraits, by Anita Corbin, highlights contemporary women who are the first in their respective field. Our accompanying blog series, Pioneering … Continued
‘To me there’s no such thing as waste – there’s just stuff in the wrong place’ – Cat Fletcher With World Bank research showing that we throw away at least 3.5m tons of plastic and other solid waste a day, … Continued
Today our 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex blog series celebrates a trio of women – the Lawrence sisters, whose belief in the importance of fresh air and exercise was central to the mission of the school they founded in 1885. … Continued
From trailblazing female doctors in Brighton and Hove to the first women police officers, this third blog in our series 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex looks at the life of Margaret Damer Dawson (1863 – 1920), Police Pioneer. Among the … Continued
Continuing our blog series, 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex, it seemed appropriate that blog number two should follow on from trailblazing doctor, Sophia Jex-Blake, with Val Brown, author of ‘Women’s Hospitals in Brighton and Hove.’ History is not so much … Continued
To celebrate the 100 First Women Portraits exhibition at Brighton Museum we are launching a blog series called ‘100 Pioneering Women of Sussex’. 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex It’s a great opportunity to delve deeper into the achievements and stories … Continued
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