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Events for International Women's Day
We have two things planned for International Women's Day on 8 March. We are teaming up with the Alfred Gillett Trust (home of Shoemakers'...
Feb 9
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Forgotten Women Friday Call for Volunteers
On Friday 4 April we will be hosting our eighth Forgotten Women Friday. There is more information about how these days work here . Â We...
Jan 7
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A Few Forgotten Women Celebrate International Day of the Girl
For this year’s International Day of the Girl, members of the A Few Forgotten Women team, have put together a combination of videos,...
Oct 11, 2024
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A Few Forgotten Women Out and About
Our team can be spotted in the wild this month. Tomorrow, for International Women's Day, we are mounting a small display at the Alfred...
Mar 7, 2024
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A Few Forgotten Women at the Really Useful Show
This year, A Few Forgotten Women will be exhibiting at the Family History Federation's Really Useful Show on 17th and 18th November. We...
Nov 14, 2023
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International Day of the Girl
Thank you to all those who came to listen to the stories of forgotten girls yesterday. You can now read Mary Ann Audley's story on our...
Oct 12, 2023
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Cheshire County Training College - a taster story for August's Forgotten Women Friday
You can now read the story of Helen Blankley from Cheshire County Teacher Training College. Hers is the sample story ahead of A Few...
Jun 29, 2023
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York Festival of Ideas: Rediscovering Women's Lives
On Saturday, the A Few Forgotten Women Team, worked with The Mount School in York and the Rowntree Society to stage a Rediscovering...
Jun 12, 2023
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It is A Few Forgotten Women Friday!
It's here! We've been waiting excitedly for today, as seventy volunteers will be working to research the lives of eighty six women who...
Mar 24, 2023
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New Guest Story
Today we have added the story of Elizabeth Chiddicks by guest author Paul Chiddicks, who asks 'Did she fall or was she pushed?'. This...
Mar 20, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 3 News
Our third and final free Zoom talk for International Women's Day begins at 7.30pm GMT. This time, the short presentations will include...
Mar 3, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 2 News
The second of our free Zoom sessions for International Women's Day begins at 2.30pm GMT. In this session, we will be introducing you to...
Mar 2, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 1 News
Will you be joining us at 10.30am GMT on Wednesday 8 March for International Women's Day? We will be telling the stories of some...
Mar 1, 2023
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Florence 'Florrie' Greaves
Today we introduce you to Florence, who sadly lost two young children, one to infantile cholera and one to gastritis. The link to her...
Feb 26, 2023
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Forgotten Women Friday 2
Following the success of our last A Few Forgotten Women Friday, when fifty-three volunteers researched the stories of seventy-four girls...
Feb 14, 2023
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A Few Forgotten Women Friday - come and collaborate
We are excited to announce our latest venture. Next Friday, 20 January, is the first A Few Forgotten Women Friday and we hope that this...
Jan 13, 2023
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