ALISS Womens History Month showcase 2026
March 19th 2-4 pm approx. final programme to be confirmed
This special event aims to showcase the relationship between material culture and women’s activism . A range of speakers will offer insight from archival collections covering women’s history . They will show case great examples of objects held in special collections and archives there will also be some discussion of organising workshops around these.
the event will take place via MS teams. It will not be recorded. Slides will be offered where available.
It is free for all
to register email Heather Dawson
h.dawson@lse.ac.uk
Presenters will include:
Elizabeth Crawford- The British Women’s Suffrage Movement in 100 objects
She will provide a fascinating preview of her forthcoming book The British Women’s Suffrage Movement in 100 Objects: a material history – to be published in paperback by Bloomsbury Academic in July. When making her selection of objects she drew on the Women’s Library @LSE as well other archives and private collections and she will offer insight into the selection and the research process of a number of key objects.
Helen Burton and Ash Coffey (Keele University Library)
Women’s Activism, Material Culture and the North Staffordshire Miners’ Wives Action Group Archive
The presenters will Explore the NSMWAG Archive at Keele University, the role of material culture in preserving women’s activism, and reflect on why such collections matter.
Final programme will be confirmed near the date
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