Exploring the history of British women’s magazines provides an insight into what has and has not changed for women over the years. Everywoman remains highly current in that many of the issues addressed (such as the non-payment of child support) are ongoing inequities.
Just a little teaser: Watch this space to find out when you can get your hands on one!
Collection of Poems by Mrs William Patterson of Kirkwall, Ontario This weeks Archive item of the week, are a collection of poems put together after the death of their author, Mrs William Patterson. They date from sometime before 1901, and were written in Ontario, Canada, where Mrs Patterson lived with her husband. She had moved [...]
Item of the week, October 7th, 2010 India and the Report of the Joint Select Committee , written by the Duchess of Atholl (M.P), and J.C French (Member of the Indian Legislative Assembly, 1929-1932). Katherine Steward-Murray, also know as the Duchess of Atholl, is a British political figure. She became Scotland’s first elected female MP, [...]
