Amy Freeborn
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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
David Hoffman: chaos, riots, slums and the East End
Photojournalist David Hoffman has spent more than 40 years photographing the happenings on the streets of London, with a particular
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
Harry da Costa: fighting for street trader rights on Roman Road Market
We meet Harry da Costa, one of Roman Road Market’s most well known characters, who first started trading at the age of
East London Suffragettes centenary festival
‘Sylvia Pankhurst was a really incredible woman, and I wanted to see her story told,’ says Sarah Jackson, so she
Stuart Pearson Wright interview
We talk to former Roman Road resident, the portrait painter Stuart Pearson Wright, who was inspired by The Roman’s everyday