Lakeside Arts
Part of University of Nottingham
Lakeside Arts
Event Detail
activists' archives

Dear Sisters

Thursday 21 March - Sunday 01 September, Various times
Weston Gallery

Exhibitions

Tuesday-Sunday, 12noon-4pm
Closed Mondays
Free admission

Half a century ago, new laws improving the rights of women changed our society for the better. The Equal Pay Act of 1970 and the National Abortion Campaign to protect the Abortion Act 1967, to name but two, were achieved through the organised activism of women taking part in Women’s Liberation, socialist politics, and trade unionism, and with the support of women fighting for personal and civil liberties in their own communities.

This exhibition presents an archive curated by Nottingham-based activists who brought us their personal memories, zines, photographs, posters, papers, campaign badges and T-shirts for safekeeping in Manuscripts and Special Collections. By preserving these living histories, future generations are armed with the knowledge of their struggles. The fight goes on.

TALK: A  Working Class Woman is Something to Be Tuesday 9 April, 1pm Find out more
Gallery Tour Thursday 27 June, 11am Find out more
TALK: Meet the Activists Tuesday 11 June, 1pm Find out more
Gallery Tour Thursday 27 June, 11am Find out more
TALK: Black Women Activists Wednesday 10 July, 1pm Find out more
TALK: Making Misogyny at Hate Crime Wednesday 24 July, 1pm Find out more