The second volume of Women from Hackney’s History features women whose stories illuminate the history of today’s Borough. Some of the 115 women featured including Suffragettes, a magician, entrepreneurs, entertainers, politicians, and a boxing chimney sweep.
One such woman is Alice Paul.
A Militant suffragette. HUGE in US suffrage but also a militant suffragette here. Trained as an early social worker in Hoxton and worked as one in Dalston.
Another is Olive Beamish.
Militant suffragette. Taught in Shoreditch, worked in Hoxton for Sylvia Pankhurst and lived in Stoke Newington.
Read to find out about many more amazing women. We will be launching this amazing book at Shoreditch Town Hall on Saturday the 8th of March, on Broadway Market on Saturday the 15th of March and at St Augustine’s Tower on the 30th of March. Come along to bag your copy!
