Search results found for: suffrage Records and researchThe rebel councillors: The 1921 Poplar Rates RebellionThursday 29 July 2021In 1921, 30 councillors and guardians were sent to prison for defying the government....Behind the scenesAdventures at the ArchivesMonday 19 July 2021Explore a national treasure right on your doorstep which is free and open to...Archives and archivistsConnecting through Collections: Dementia activists meet the new generationWednesday 19 May 2021Dementia, which affects many of us during our lifetime, is a subject clouded by...Records and researchConstance Markievicz: The making of a rebel CountessFriday 2 April 2021Did you know that Nancy Astor (1879-1964) was not the first woman elected to...Records and researchThe birds and the bees: Sex education in the early 20th centuryThursday 11 June 2020In 1914 a very concerned father sent a letter to the school teaching his...Records and researchFifty years since the 1970 Equal Pay ActFriday 29 May 2020Today marks 50 years since the 1970 Equal Pay Act received royal assent –...Behind the scenesBooks to celebrate the legacy of Florence NightingaleTuesday 19 May 2020This month, as I applaud the courage and incredible lifesaving work of our front...Records and research‘What went wrong on Poland’: Reconsidering the legacy of the Yalta AgreementMonday 10 February 2020In 1985, at the height of the Thatcher era, officials in the Foreign and...Records and researchResist: Black Power in the courtroomThursday 30 January 2020In 1965 Britain passed the Race Relations Act, making it illegal to refuse service...Records and researchRevolt: The story of England’s first protestThursday 16 January 2020In 1990, a march in protest of the government’s Poll Tax turned violent as...Records and researchNancy Astor: 100 years of women in ParliamentTuesday 14 January 20202019 marked the centenary of Nancy Astor’s entry into Parliament, leaving a fascinating legacy...Records and research100 years of women in the professions: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919Monday 23 December 2019Last year we celebrated the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act,... « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 9 »