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We are planning to hold a memorial gathering for Jalna on Saturday 5th August 2023 in the HEART Community Centre, Bennett Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HN 1pm for 1.30pm – 5pm.
There will be three speakers plus the opportunity to contribute your memories of Jalna.
Further details with final confirmation soon.
RSVP fa_north@yahoo.co.uk
In this centenary year of the Women’s Engineering Society Lynette Willoughby, FAN volunteer and past president of WES, will introduce this fascinating talk.
Electrifying Women: Celebrating a Century of Female Engineers
Saturday 22nd June 2pm
Free public lecture by Graeme Gooday
Sanderson Room, 3rd floor, Leeds Central Library, Headrow
Free tickets available here
In collaboration with the Women’s Engineering Society and the Science Museum, and supported by a Follow-Funding grant from the Arts & Humanities Research Council
Image courtesy of the Women’s Engineering Society and the Institution of Engineering & Technology
In the centenary year of the Women’s Engineering Society, Prof Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds) explains how and why the Society came into being, and discusses the roles of two Yorkshire women.
For more information about the venue please contact Inga Kobzeva.
Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk Gallery, Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ – 24 May – 04 July 2019
The exhibition showcases the work of four artists chosen to create a new public sculpture to celebrate the achievements of women in the city of Leeds.
Opening night: Thursday 23 May 5-7pm
Free entry. Booking not required.
Image (from left to right): Briony Marshall, Pippa Hale, Wendy Briggs, Zsófia Jakab. All images courtesy of the artists.
CALLING ALL WOMEN ACTIVISTS – Lancaster University, with Heritage Lottery funding, is collecting stories of women’s activism and campaigning in the north of England. FAN is working with this project on an exhibition and day of talks in Leeds City Museum on 15th June (sorry for previous wrong date posted here) and we’re also encouraging women to participate in this project – contact them to be interviewed about all the great feminist activism you’ve been involved in!
The latest exhibition in the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at Leeds University shows beautiful and interesting work by 50 women artists, many whose work is rarely seen. The accompanying catalogue is wonderfully illustrated, a great read and brilliant value.
The exhibtion is on till 27th July and is open Monday: 1pm–5pm Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm Closed Sundays, bank holidays
