FAN began as an archive of the Women's Liberation Movement, but we also have materials about current campaigns. We recently received a donation of leaflets and other materials from the No Men In Women's Prisons campaign, including this rosette. Although many campaigns and actions are digital-based these days, there are still lots of other formats being produced, such as … [Read more...]
FAN celebrates Yorkshire Day with Women of West Yorkshire
On Yorkshire Day, 1st August, FAN celebrated with a stall at Bradford's Darley Street Market. The packed-out event, organised as part of the Women of West Yorkshire (WOWY) Network gave an opportunity for lots of women's organisations and businesses to showcase our offers while enjoying a diverse programme of entertainment, from speeches, songs and dance to a glittering … [Read more...]
A tribute to Laura Annie Willson
FAN Trustee Lynette Willoughby recently spoke at the unveiling of a plaque at the birthplace of Laura Annie Willson in Halifax. Willson was a remarkable and innovative woman. Born in 1877, as a young woman she was a trade unionist and a suffragette and was imprisoned several times. Later, with her husband she ran an engineering company which employed many women during the First … [Read more...]
Bridget Robson Collection
The 1975 Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) didn't immediately bring full equality for women. A new donation of materials to FAN collected by Bridget Robson contains press cuttings relating to the case of Marianne Schmidt, who was sacked by a Leeds bookshop in 1976 for wearing trousers. Marianne took a case of sex discrimination to an Employment Tribunal, but it ruled that since men … [Read more...]
In Our Own Words: the founding of National Women’s Aid
“I think that was the beginning...some of the more feminist groups thinking we need to create ... a democratic organisation that is feminist and that doesn't allow one person to head it up.” (Liz Kelly, Women’s Aid founder member) Join Feminist Archive North as we celebrate the launch of our new oral history project, which documents the founding of National Women’s Aid through … [Read more...]