Search results found for: women Records and researchLady in the Archives: The life of Florence Nightingale (part one)Tuesday 12 May 2020Florence Nightingale, famous for her work as a nurse and social reformer, was born...Records and researchEvery little helps: The history of the National Savings movementMonday 11 May 2020Most of us probably try to save some of our hard-earned money if we...Records and researchWhy was Mrs Churchill in Moscow on VE Day?Thursday 7 May 2020Seventy-five years on, as we reflect on images of Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill,...Records and researchDisappointed and forbidden loveThursday 23 April 2020A lovestruck medieval clerk writing out romantic lyrics as he daydreams. A gay man...Archives and archivistsHow to date family photographsThursday 2 April 2020When photographs are passed down through generations of families, sometimes the stories of the...Records and research‘No vote, no census’: The 1911 suffrage census protestsThursday 2 April 2020On the night of 2 April 1911 census enumerators were collecting the details of...Records and researchProject WO 416: Private enterpriseTuesday 24 March 2020The night of 24-25 March 2020 marks the 76th anniversary of the real Great Escape...Behind the scenesReading With Love: Part oneThursday 12 March 2020If there is one thing we all enjoy, it’s a decent love story. One...Records and researchBillie’s Club: Queer club culture in 1930s LondonTuesday 25 February 2020Billie’s Club, run by club proprietor Billie Joyce, was located on 6 Little Denmark...Records and researchOut of the Archives: Classified adverts at the Royal Vauxhall TavernWednesday 12 February 2020On the 23rd November 2019, The National Archives and Bishopsgate Institute took over the Royal...Records and researchThe Shim Sham Club: ‘London’s miniature Harlem’Wednesday 5 February 2020Queer club culture in the 1930s was vibrant and varied, especially in the growing...Records and researchReform: Violence and the struggle for suffrageThursday 23 January 2020The campaign for women’s suffrage is often characterised by its militant factions and leaders... « 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 … 39 »