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Suffragette Maud Joachim, in 1910, who helped set up the Toy Factory in Bow, East London.

Maud Joachim, taken 2 January 1910. Photo by Colonel Linley Blathwayt on Wikimedia Commons.

Maud Joachim: Inside the life of a Suffragette who supported the women of the East End.

11 October 202312 October 2023 Sinead Campbell

Maud Joachim may not be as famous a Suffragette as Sylvia Pankhurst but her work earned her a medal, which

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

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Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms: a pub transformed into a haven for women

3 May 20234 May 2023 Emilia Carter

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

Norah Smyth, suffragette, philanthropist and photographer

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The adventures of Norah Smyth: her life as a suffragette, philanthropist and artist

22 March 202323 March 2023 Citizen Journalist

Following exclusive information shared by Norah Smyth’s great nephew writer Jane McChyrstal reveals fascinating new insights into the adventurous life of the elusive suffragette, philanthropist and photographer who dedicated her personal wealth and artistic talent to social justice.

Heritage black and white image of Bow Public Baths, oppposite the Old Bow Library, formerly Vernon hall.

Old photo of Bow Baths (facing) and Bow Library (left) on Roman Road, East London

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The old Bow Baths and Washhouse from bathing to Suffragette meetings

15 September 202114 December 2022 Stefania Di Ciò

From bathing to boxing, and political rallies to illegal parties, we delve into the history behind, and events that took

Fanny Rollo Wilkinson, first female landscape gardner in the UK who designed Meath Gardens in Globe Town.

Wilkinson was the UK's first female landscape gardener and designed Meath Gardens.

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Suffragette Fanny Wilkinson: the UK’s first female landscape gardener who designed Meath Gardens

5 September 202113 June 2023 Citizen Journalist

Fanny Wilkinson designed 75 of London’s green spaces, including our very own Meath Gardens. Citizen Journalist Kate Rutland explores her life

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

Sylvia Pankurst with Emmeline and Christabel, 1911, before the family feud that led to the foundation of the East London Federation of Suffragettes.

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East London Federation of Suffragettes: How a family rift sparked a militant movement

22 April 202123 April 2021 Anna Lamche

Sylvia Pankhurst’s militancy led to the foundation of East London Federation of Suffragettes.

The People's Army suffragettes training in Victoria Park, 1913

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The Suffragette People’s Army of Victoria Park

1 March 202118 April 2023 Tom McGhie

As the Suffragettes began to use more radical tactics on their quest to change democracy – the West End was sacked in late 1912 – they started to encounter police repression, who saw them as a ‘threat to national security’.

Suffragette Rosaline McCheyne sitting on the ground

Suffragette Rosaline McCheyne (2nd from left) with family members . © Anne Padfield desc. of Rosaline McCheyne.

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Rosaline McCheyne: the unforgettable, forgotten East End Suffragette

24 November 202026 May 2022 Citizen Journalist

Her activism did not stop there. McCheyne was responsible for the admin work of the ELFS. She would organise pitches for the selling and distributing of the Woman’s Dreadnought (the ELFS’s newspaper) in the hopes of drawing in supporters and members. And this was not as “simple as it might sound” she said in an account of a day in her life. And yet, she could sell “more newspapers than any of the other districts”, from around twenty-eight a week to around a thousand in time.

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New mural of Clara Grant pays tribute to Bow’s history of social pioneers

19 October 202027 November 2022 Siva Thangarajah

‘I picked the inside of the Mary le Bow church because the Bow Bells are the iconic association with this area. And when I started researching historical people that we could include, I wanted to find someone who helped alleviate poverty because that’s what so much of the local history of this area is about.’