damosBlogSpot

International Women's Day, acknowledging local contributions part 1 International Women's Day serves as a vital reminder of the ongoing struggle for women's rights, equality, and justice worldwide. It celebrates the achievements of women, recognises the challenges they continue to face in the quest for equality, and inspires action to address these issues. This day underscores the importance of unity, advocacy, and awareness to foster a gender-equal world, honouring the contributions of women across all spheres of life. Today we are looking at two of the incredibly inspiring women who have made a difference both locally and nationally. In 1882, Parliament received its first demand for the women's vote in a petition from a group of Yorkshire women. The driving force of this movement was former Fulneck School alumnus, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy [1]. Referred to among contemporaries as ‘the grey matter in the brain’ of the late-Victorian women’s movement. A pacifist, hum...

International Women's Day, acknowledging local contributions part 2 International Women's Day serves as a vital reminder of the ongoing struggle for women's rights, equality, and justice worldwide. It celebrates the achievements of women, recognises the challenges they continue to face in the quest for equality, and inspires action to address these issues. This day underscores the importance of unity, advocacy, and awareness to foster a gender-equal world, honouring the contributions of women across all spheres of life. Today we are looking at two of the incredibly inspiring women who have made a difference both locally and nationally.   Leonora Cohen of Leeds was a key figure in the British suffragette movement, and made a lasting contribution to both women's and worker's rights. Born in Hunslet, her activism was marked by bold actions, including smashing a display case at the Tower of London to protest against the government's refusal to grant women the vote...