In the first of three special articles to mark our Unfinished Business exhibition focusing on Women in our collections, Antony Ramm looks at a short-but-fascinating story from Leeds’ electoral history. This article is #12 in our People of Leeds series – mini biographies of lesser-known contributors to Leeds’ rich heritage. The major landmarks and most important individuals…
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Women have had to fight to be recognised as intellectually equal to men. Misconceptions about women’s abilities have created barriers in education, work and politics that they have had to break down. Even now, not everyone has equal access to opportunities. Low paid, insecure, and part-time jobs are disproportionately done by women. In this section…
Hidden Nature, Hidden History: Queen Square, St. George’s Field, North Street Recreation Ground, and Little Woodhouse
In our final Hidden Nature, Hidden History post for Heritage Open Days 2020 we include some notable areas just outside our City Centre walking route. We hope you’ve enjoyed the 2020 tour and learning more about the green sites we enjoy today and the history and stories behind them. Queen Square Queen Square was planned…
Crime and Punishment on Ancestry
As part of a series examining family history resources for beginners, librarian Helen Skilbeck takes an in-depth look at one of the most useful resources for continuing your family history research: records of crime and punishment. As well as the most popular collections of birth, marriage and death records, Ancestry hosts some fascinating databases covering…
Leeds Heritage Trails
Series of heritage trails created by Librarians in the Local and Family History department at Leeds Central Library. Click the links below to see more information about each trail. The CHILDREN’S HISTORY OF BRIGGATE trail The HIDDEN NATURE, HIDDEN HISTORY trail The LEEDS CIRCUS trail The LEEDS SUFFRAGETTE trail The LGBT+ trail (this tour is…
The POWER AND PROTEST trail
To discover more about any of the stops on this trail, click on any title to be redirected to a longer article elsewhere on this blog. A digital copy of the trail map is also available. Red = a place of power Black = a place of protest 17 Wharf Street: Leeds Civic Trust (1965)…
Women of Leeds
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 we are launching a new series using items from our collections to highlight the women and events that shaped Leeds. From the Barnbow Lasses of WWI and the Suffragettes that fought for a woman’s right to vote, to prominent and pioneering female politicians Alice Bacon, Maud Dightam and…
Who Led Leeds? Case Study #1: Maud Dightam
by Antony Ramm, Local and Family History, Central Library This article also forms #3 in our occasional People of Leeds series – a celebration of lesser-known contributors to the Leeds story. Many readers will be familiar with the name and the achievements of Alice Bacon, the first woman elected as an MP in Leeds. And…
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