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Children grouped by the fire at The Mother's Arms Suffragettes pub on Old Ford Road, Bow East London.

While Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms no longer exists, its legacy as a protective haven for women and children remains

Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst from Sylvia the musical at the Old Vic.

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Sylvia: The story of Bow’s most radical Pankhurst comes to the Old Vic Theatre

19 January 20236 March 2023 Polly Nash

The life of the lesser-known Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst comes dancing, singing and roaring onto the stage for its world premiere

The Junior Suffragettes at the East London Federation of Suffragettes' New year party at Bow baths, East London, in 1916. Middle row, left, sixteen-year-old Rose Pangelly plays the panpipes.

The Junior Suffrafettes at the East London Federation of Suffragette's New year party at Bow baths, East London, in 1916. Middle row, left, sixteen-year-old Rose Pangelly plays the panpipes.

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Book review: Natural Born Rebel, a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst

19 May 202122 October 2021 Tabitha Potts

Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts reads Natural Born Rebel, Rachel Holmes’ biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, which tells the riveting story

An issue of The Woman's Dreadnought newspaper

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Written from life – Sylvia Pankhurst and the Workers’ Dreadnought newspaper

8 March 20194 March 2023 Frederick O'Brien

Many don’t know that during her time in Bow, Sylvia Pankhurst’s revolutionary actions included running her own socialist newspaper focusing

Children working at Sylvia Pankhurst's Toy Factory in 1915 on what is now Norman Grove in Bow.

Children working at Sylvia Pankhurst's Toy Factory in 1915 on what is now Norman Grove © International Institute of Social History

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Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Toy Factory

16 February 201919 May 2023 Natasha Forrest

Sylvia Pankhurst is well known around these parts. Most know of her activism for women’s suffrage. However, many don’t know

NUWSS Pilgrims Near Clayton on the Brighton Road, TWL Postcard, 1913

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Sylvia Pankhurst and Cycling for Suffrage

23 November 201823 January 2019 Dominika Kubinyova

Since former mayor Boris Johnson boosted the biking boom back in the early 2010s, London’s status as a cycling city

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Mural on Lord Morpeth in Bow commemorates Sylvia Pankhurst

13 March 201829 November 2022 April Kosky

A Sylvia Pankhurst mural has been unveiled on the side of the Lord Morpeth pub on Old Ford Road in

A formal portrait photograph of Sylvia Pankhurst.

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Bow: the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst’s life and work in East London

11 October 201616 September 2021 Amy Freeborn

Few people realise that Bow is the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Federation of Suffragettes. Within 100 metres

Claire Davis in the hallway of her Bow home

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Home birth pioneer Claire Davis on breastfeeding and living in a Pankhurst house

5 September 201423 March 2023 Amy Freeborn

The East End has a proud history of strong women working for women’s rights, and it seems it still attracts pioneering women. We

Interior of The London Buddhist Centre with Mural

Photograph of London Buddhist Centre Prayer Room in Globe Town

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Open House London: Our Tower Hamlets highlights for 2023

29 August 202313 September 2023 Simran Kumar

Open House London returns this weekend. The festival celebrates the urban landscape of London, allowing people to venture through the doors of iconic buildings around the city.