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Background imageWomen's History Collection: Woman playing harpsichord a071907

Woman playing harpsichord a071907
FENTON HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Interior view showing a woman in evening dress playing the harpsichord. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Lefevre - Empress Josephine N070491

Lefevre - Empress Josephine N070491
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Entitled " The Empress Josephine". A lady in court costume, said to be the Empress Josephine (1763-1814) by Robert Lefevre (1755-1830)

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Tea in the garden CC50_00694

Tea in the garden CC50_00694
Four female students taking tea in the grounds of Somerville College, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The tea party was an important part of college social life in the Late Victorian period. Henry Taunt 1895

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09

Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09
CUNARD SHELL WORKS, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside. Women manufacturing shell casings, 1917. Bedford Lemere

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936

Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936
General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Woman beating husband OP04453

Woman beating husband OP04453
Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Detail of a misericord showing a woman beating her husband. Photographed in the 1930s by William A Clark

Background imageWomen's History Collection: The Dishonest Ale-Wife a019330

The Dishonest Ale-Wife a019330
St Laurences Church, Ludlow, Shropshire. Detail of a carved wooden misericord depicting a woman filling a jug, with foliage to either side. Known as the " Dishonest ale-wife"

Background imageWomen's History Collection: National Food Fund BL22913_002

National Food Fund BL22913_002
National Food Fund building on Dover Street, Westminster. The National Food Fund processed donated food to feed thousands of Belgian war refugees. Women packing groceries. Bedford Lemere, 1915

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899

Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899
St Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London. Three female staff working in the kitchen. The hospital was built by the Diocese of Westminster in 1912 for paying patients

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Packing socks for the troops BL23004_003

Packing socks for the troops BL23004_003
WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL, 4-4 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1H. Women of the Canadian War Contingent Association carrying out various activities like packing socks

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Women sitting on steps BB98_02393

Women sitting on steps BB98_02393
Portrait view of women sitting on steps belonging to unidentified building, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range: 1896-1920

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Nuns at Denny Abbey J930289

Nuns at Denny Abbey J930289
DENNY ABBEY, Cambridgeshire. Interior view. The refectory in use during the 15th century. Nuns at table being served by novices while the lesson is read from the gallery

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Vacuum cleaning 1910 BL21028

Vacuum cleaning 1910 BL21028
FREDERICK GORRINGEs DEPARTMENT STORE, 75 Buckingham Palace Road, London. Interior view. A lady demonstrating the latest in vacuum cleaning technology

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Leaf-picking, Teafani & Co Works, Brixton BL23660_007

Leaf-picking, Teafani & Co Works, Brixton BL23660_007
TEAFANI & CO WORKS, Brixton. The Turkish Leaf room. Nicotiana tabacum products were regarded as vital war supplies and these women workers are contributing to the war effort by leaf-picking

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230

Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230
Village pump, Grandborough, Warwickshire. A young servant girl has been sent to fetch water from the village pump. Two urchins are on the same errand

Background imageWomen's History Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_003

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_003
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageWomen's History Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_009

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_009
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageWomen's History Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_008

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_008
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011

Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011
ITALIAN HOSPITAL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a ward at the Italian Hospital with a young boy resting in his bed and a nurse in a distinctive uniform

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002

Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002
TEOFANI FACTORY, Brixton, London. Interior view. These women making and packing. The fenestrated roof and low-hung lights help with visibility

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Anglo-Saxon woman N090545

Anglo-Saxon woman N090545
Mucking, Essex. Reconstruction drawing by Judith Dobie (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing a female wearing a peplos with a striped cloak or wrap fastened by a pin. Grave 975. Anglo Saxon

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Anglo-Saxon woman N090544

Anglo-Saxon woman N090544
Mucking, Essex. Reconstruction drawing by Judith Dobie (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing a female wearing a tubular gown or peplos fastened by two brooches. Grave 323. Anglo Saxon

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Wrestlers CC49_00511

Wrestlers CC49_00511
St Giles Fair, Oxford. Four female wrestlers, an unusual spectacle, posing outside their stall at St Giles Fair, watched by a large crowd. Photographed by Henry Taunt September 1909

Background imageWomen's History Collection: House servants BB98_05566

House servants BB98_05566
Servants at Biddlesden Park House, Buckinghamshire. A rare view of five female house servants next to a doorway. Photographed 1896-1920 by Alfred Newton and Son. Maids

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150

Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A group of women, possibly Scottish herring girls, on the quay with herring boats beyond. Although the herring trade began to decline in the 1930s due to increased

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Roman woman, late 2nd century J030090

Roman woman, late 2nd century J030090
RICHBOROUGH ROMAN FORT, Kent. Reconstruction drawing of a late 2nd Century Roman woman from Richborough by Judith Dobie (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Mary Beaton J920155

Mary Beaton J920155
KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " Mary Beaton", lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots. Oil painting by school of Anthonius MOR

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Statue with bra a071605

Statue with bra a071605
EDWARD ONSLOW FORD MEMORIAL, Abbey Road, St Johns Wood, London. The bronze seated female figure on the Edward Onslow Ford memorial, wearing a bra, with obelisk behind and a lamp standard to right

Background imageWomen's History Collection: Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01240

Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01240
Cyclists in Hyde Park, London. York and Son 1870-1900

Background imageWomen's History Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_005

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_005
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900




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