Show your solidarity by joining the ‘Votes for Women' Suffragette marches taking place on the day. Talk to historians from the WWI Cheshire Pals keeping the home fires burning in our Porters Row cottages and preparing biscuits for the troops… whilst our craft and crochet groups demonstrate traditional skills of rug-ragging and lace-making.
Talks in the Rolt Conference Centre
11am
Women in Engineering Dr Liz Calder (Power Hall Volunteer) - exploring the cognitive bias and stereotyping that has impacted the role and numbers of Women in Engineering.
12pm
The role of Women on the Canals Cath Turpin (Museum Volunteer since 1974): – exploring how women raised their families in tiny narrowboat cabins whilst also crewing for their husbands. During WW1 some women worked as nurses on Hospital barges in France. In WW2, some were trained to operate boats, due to boatmen being enlisted in the forces.
1pm
Women at War Samantha Mellor, CH21 Home Guard Historian: - how the roles and responsibilities of war have impacted the rights and roles of women forever.
2pm
Women’s Suffrage Susan Munro, Chair of Elizabeth’s Group: - the life and achievements of ‘the brains of the suffragist movement’, Cheshire-based Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy who fought tirelessly her whole life for women’s rights, their education, right to work and own property (not BE the property), and the right to vote.
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