Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms: a pub transformed into a haven for women
While Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms no longer exists, its legacy as a protective haven for women and children remains
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Sylvia: The story of Bow’s most radical Pankhurst comes to the Old Vic Theatre
The life of the lesser-known Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst comes dancing, singing and roaring onto the stage for its world premiere
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Book review: Natural Born Rebel, a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst
Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts reads Natural Born Rebel, Rachel Holmes’ biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, which tells the riveting story
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Written from life – Sylvia Pankhurst and the Workers’ Dreadnought newspaper
Few know that during her time in Bow, Sylvia Pankhurst’s revolutionary actions included running the Worker’s Dreadnought, her own socialist
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Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Toy Factory
Sylvia Pankhurst is well known around these parts. Most know of her activism for women’s suffrage. However, many don’t know
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Sylvia Pankhurst and Cycling for Suffrage
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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Norah Smyth: East End suffragette, photographer and chauffeur to Emmeline Pankhurst
Norah Lyle Smyth was a British suffragette, novelist, photographer and a socialist activist who worked alongside Sylvia Pankhurst on the
Read moreMural on Lord Morpeth in Bow commemorates Sylvia Pankhurst
A Sylvia Pankhurst mural has been unveiled on the side of the Lord Morpeth pub on Old Ford Road in
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Bow: the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst’s life and work in East London
Few people realise that Bow is the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Federation of Suffragettes. Within 100 metres
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Home birth pioneer Claire Davis on breastfeeding and living in a Pankhurst house
The East End has a proud history of strong women working for women’s rights, and it seems it still attracts pioneering women. We
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The best gourmet pizzas near Bow and Globe Town
Did you know pizza arrived in London in the 1950s? Luckily Bow is now surrounded by delicious pizza – here’s
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Migrants and the working class: How the populous has shaped the political history of Tower Hamlets
Often seen as a rambunctious and at times vociferous borough, Tower Hamlets should be proud of its role in shaping
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