Una Marson: Poetry, Broadcasting and a Caribbean Voice in Britain
Before her work at the BBC, Una Marson had edited a magazine, published poetry and written for the stage. Her years in London brought those activities…
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Black Women’s History
Women’s lives, achievements, work, creativity, campaigning and community leadership, across different periods and countries.
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Fanny Eaton: The Woman in the Pre-Raphaelite Studio
Read the article: Fanny Eaton: The Woman in the Pre-Raphaelite StudioFanny Eaton appears in some of the best-known circles of Victorian art, yet her life extends beyond the figures she was paid to represent. Drawings, paintings…
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Mary Prince: The Woman Whose Testimony Challenged Slavery
Read the article: Mary Prince: The Woman Whose Testimony Challenged SlaveryMary Prince’s 1831 narrative brought the labour, family separations and resistance of an enslaved Black woman before British readers. Her struggle to return freely to her…
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Claudia Jones: A Newspaper, a Carnival and a Life in Politics
Read the article: Claudia Jones: A Newspaper, a Carnival and a Life in PoliticsClaudia Jones brought a lifetime of political experience to London. Through the West Indian Gazette and indoor Caribbean carnivals, she helped create spaces for debate, performance…
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Mary Seacole: A Life of Care, Enterprise and Travel
Read the article: Mary Seacole: A Life of Care, Enterprise and TravelMary Seacole’s life connected Jamaica, Central America and Britain through medical care, travel and business. Her own account reveals a resourceful Victorian woman whose Crimean work…