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https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/millie-and-christine-mccoy-1851-1912-african-american-conjoined-twin-performers/?_rt=NTAxfDUxfGNfdHM0MjJfMjAyMyBmcmVucXVlbnQgdXBkYXRlIOKcjCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgdmFsaWQgdGVzdCBkdW1wcyDwn5CPIGxhdGVzdCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgYnJhaW5kdW1wcyDwn6eWIGRvd25sb2FkIHsgY190czQyMl8yMDIzIH0gZm9yIGZyZWUgYnkgc2ltcGx5IHNlYXJjaGluZyBvbiDinJQgd3d3LnBkZnZjZS5jb20g77iP4pyU77iPIPCfkYRyZWxldmFudCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgcXVlc3Rpb25zfDE3Mjk0NTIwMjI&_rt_nonce=ddaeed3a0c
Millie and Christine McCoy (1851–1912) African-American Conjoined Twin Performers

…their visits.’ On 1 January 1863, Millie and Christine were freed as slaves when the Emancipation Proclamation was passed. In…

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https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/margaret-bondfield-1873-1953-britains-first-cabinet-minister/?_rt=NTAyfDUxfGNfdHM0MjJfMjAyMyBmcmVucXVlbnQgdXBkYXRlIOKcjCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgdmFsaWQgdGVzdCBkdW1wcyDwn5CPIGxhdGVzdCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgYnJhaW5kdW1wcyDwn6eWIGRvd25sb2FkIHsgY190czQyMl8yMDIzIH0gZm9yIGZyZWUgYnkgc2ltcGx5IHNlYXJjaGluZyBvbiDinJQgd3d3LnBkZnZjZS5jb20g77iP4pyU77iPIPCfkYRyZWxldmFudCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgcXVlc3Rpb25zfDE3Mjk0NTIwMjI&_rt_nonce=8ba792eb4f
Margaret Bondfield (1873 – 1953) Britain’s First Cabinet Minister

…low wages, no freedom, and vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. The teenage Bondfield became friends with Louisa Martindale (mother of…

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https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/elizabeth-robins-actress-writer-playwright-womens-equality-activist/?_rt=NTAzfDUxfGNfdHM0MjJfMjAyMyBmcmVucXVlbnQgdXBkYXRlIOKcjCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgdmFsaWQgdGVzdCBkdW1wcyDwn5CPIGxhdGVzdCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgYnJhaW5kdW1wcyDwn6eWIGRvd25sb2FkIHsgY190czQyMl8yMDIzIH0gZm9yIGZyZWUgYnkgc2ltcGx5IHNlYXJjaGluZyBvbiDinJQgd3d3LnBkZnZjZS5jb20g77iP4pyU77iPIPCfkYRyZWxldmFudCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgcXVlc3Rpb25zfDE3Mjk0NTIwMjI&_rt_nonce=7343747f7a
Elizabeth Robins - Actress, Writer, Playwright, Women’s Equality Activist

…Hospital for Women, Robins played a key role in the management commitees of the hospitals and, using her great writing…

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The story behind the picture: Bobby Wellins jazz saxophonist plays at Brighton Museum

…into the 1990s and beyond. In 2013, Wellins was the subject of the documentary film Dreams Are Free, shown at…

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Violet ‘Betty’ Baxter - Soup Kitchen Pioneer

…communities where the impacts of climate change are devastating local livelihoods.       Violet serving tea, by kind permission…

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Spring Time in the Garden: Tips for May

…a few suggestions for pots, baskets and window boxes: Sparaxis (wonderful range of colours). Freesias (Scent). Ixias (African corn lily)….

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Elizabeth Taylor, First Editor of ‘Braille Rainbow’, the National Deaf-Blind Helpers League quarterly magazine

…support for the NHS, keyworkers and our communities during the Covid-19 lockdown. Today’s 100 Pioneering Women of Sussex blog focusses…

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Royals in Ceramic Capture Victorian Hearts

…links. Welcome back to our Cultural Icons series exploring the fascinating stories behind the people commemorated in flatback ornaments in…

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https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/mid-week-draw-online-week-9/?_rt=NTA5fDUxfGNfdHM0MjJfMjAyMyBmcmVucXVlbnQgdXBkYXRlIOKcjCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgdmFsaWQgdGVzdCBkdW1wcyDwn5CPIGxhdGVzdCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgYnJhaW5kdW1wcyDwn6eWIGRvd25sb2FkIHsgY190czQyMl8yMDIzIH0gZm9yIGZyZWUgYnkgc2ltcGx5IHNlYXJjaGluZyBvbiDinJQgd3d3LnBkZnZjZS5jb20g77iP4pyU77iPIPCfkYRyZWxldmFudCBjX3RzNDIyXzIwMjMgcXVlc3Rpb25zfDE3Mjk0NTIwMjI&_rt_nonce=dd68754ebc
Mid-Week Draw Online: Week 9

…share the url in the comments section below. Come back next Wednesday to see what new objects Beth has chosen….

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Before Jane Austen, there was Fanny Burney, one of Britain's first female novelists

…been suggested she may have had dyslexia – so had no formal education. This gave her the freedom to read…