Women for Women: 19th century women in Bloomsbury.
Funded by the Lottery Heritage Fund.
Women for Women Autumn Programme:
Talks and a dance-theatre event
All talks are free. Some require registration.
Talks October
1 OCTOBER 6PM
Medical science in the works of Mary Shelley: beyond Frankenstein, inside London, below the surface of 19th century society.
Talk by Bethany Brigham.
4 OCTOBER 4PM
The Petticoat Peril: exploring women in pharmacy history.
Talk by Briony Hudson, Senate House Library
7 OCTOBER 6PM
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: a modern woman 100 years ahead of her time.
Talk by Lucy Havard, Online
3 TALKS AND DOCUMENT DISPLAY | THE LONDON ARCHIVES
12 OCTOBER 10AM-1PM
This romantic nursery of a great movement: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women:
The Treatment of ‘Lady Doctors’. Talk by Claire Brock.
A Community of Medical Women: The LSMW and its Magazine. Talk by Mary Chapman.
An Archivist’s Perspective: Reflections on archive collections relating to the London School of Medicine for Women. Talk by Victoria Rea.
A chance to view documents from The London Archives and Royal College of Surgeons.
ULYSSA: DANCE-THEATRE EVENT | BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL | SENATE HOUSE
26 OCTOBER, 3pm repeated 4pm.You know Ulysses. Now meet Ulyssa.
How did two extraordinary women unlock British Museum treasures in new ways for new audiences? This dance-theatre event follows archaeologist Helen Tirard and classicist Jane Ellen Harrison on their journeys. The event incorporates movement, text and music and is suitable for all ages
NOVEMBER TALKS
12 NOVEMBER 6PM
Mary Somerville: A Mathematician in Regency London.
Talk by Brigitte Stenhouse, Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
19 NOVEMBER 5.30PM
Jane Harrison: Collective Emotions: The interplay of myth and ritual in Ancient Greece.
Talk by Sue Blundell, Senate House Library
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