The largest feminist conference in the UK takes place in London on 14 & 15 October. There will be over 100 speakers and about 1,000 attendees are expected. Tickets are now on sale and concessions are available for students. More information from www.filia.org.uk … [Read more...]
Video of IWD 2017 display
We have a short video showing some of the items and archive materials on display a the FAN International Women's Day 2017 event. To watch it, click on this link: Feminist archive north - IWD - 2017 - Leeds … [Read more...]
Consultancy opportunity at FAN
The Feminist Archive North (FAN), based at the University of Leeds and Women’s Aid UK (WAFE), based in Bristol, seek an experienced consultant or consortium to undertake a scoping survey of WAFE records, identifying the archive collection and making recommendations on processing it (inclusive of collections care) for accession into a suitable repository. Details are in the … [Read more...]
Grant for Women’s Aid Collection
The Feminist Archive has received a grant of £12,000 from the Pilgrim’s Trust which will enable us to take the first steps in archiving the records of Women’s Aid Federation (England). This is an internationally important collection whose records go back to the origins of the women’s aid movement in the early 1970s. The records are in about 300 large boxes, which are … [Read more...]
Feminist Filmmaking #3
Feminist Filmmaking returns to Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds on 23 May with a special event focusing on women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Feminist Archive North is one of the sponsors of the event, which features work by feminist filmmakers, made over a half-century, tracing women’s entry into jobs traditionally held by men. The films include Jill … [Read more...]