Stories of Women

Southwark Cathedral presents a day of talks about women, looking at their stories, old and new. To mark a century of women's suffrage, the cathedral is celebrating the history of those who fought to get the vote.

Elizabeth Crawford - Pictures and Politics: the art of suffrage propaganda
This illustrated talk will discuss the wide range of art and artefacts created by artists sympathetic to the suffrage cause.

Caitlin Davies - The Hollowayettes: the Suffragettes at Holloway Prison

Caitlin Davies explores the suffragettes' experience and how that changes the way the British public viewed the incarceration of women.

Tessa Dunlop - The Century Girls - The Final Word from the Women who've Lived the Last Hundred Years of British History

Tessa Dunlop celebrates seven centenarians who witnessed the huge changes effecting women over 100 years.

Make More Noise! Suffragettes in Silent Cinema
An opportunity to see a collection of silent films documenting the suffragettes; from newsreels to comedies.