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Friday, 27 January 2017

Commemorative Event in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK, Wednesday, 8th March 2017, 7.15 p.m.

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Some time ago, writer Irene Lofthouse contacted me via the weblog, regarding female poets and writers from Yorkshire. I am delighted to...
Thursday, 5 January 2017

A New Year Message from Down Under

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I had a delightful New Year’s greeting from a lady called Maxine Amos who hails from Australia.   Maxine had looked at the Inspirationa...
Saturday, 31 December 2016

Lise Rischard - a housewife from Luxembourg - British Secret Agent in WW1

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Among the inspirational women of the First World War on my list is Lise Rischard, an 'ordinary' housewife from Luxembourg.   Offic...
Friday, 23 December 2016

Talk and exhibition: Volunteers and Voters: World War 1 and its Legacy - Wednesday, 18th January 2017 6 - 7 p.m.

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World War 1 enabled a number of Worcestershire women to develop their skills and spheres of influence through voluntary work and prepared th...

Marie Baudet (1864 – 1917) – French artist, writer, feminist and nurse

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My very grateful thanks to Phil Dawes whose tireless research in response to my cry for help has produced much of the following informatio...
Thursday, 15 December 2016

Henni Lehmann (1862 – 1937) – German artist, writer and social reformer.

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With thanks to Debbie Cameron for finding this German artist. "Fine art, in the strictest sense, is the first creative power in the...
Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Book Review: “Menus, Munitions & Keeping the Peace The Home Front Diaries of Gabrielle West, 1914 - 1917”

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Gabrielle West was born in 1883 and lived to celebrate her 100 th birthday.   Her diaries were written as letters to her younger brother ...