The Derbyshire Link With The 1866 Petition
We have been trundling along getting up to speed with the necessary, but less exciting elements of the Project, finance, administration and web design etc. We need more volunteers...so if you have an interest in Women's History, and, or have some free time you need to fill, please look no further than Deeds Not Words....Be a part of the writing of our collective HERstory.... So, the last time we 'met' we were looking into the 1866 Petition.... In 1866, a group of women orga
Deeds Not Words Discusses Women in Politics at BESN Annual Black History Season event 2016
So that was amazing! Sometimes it really is about the small gains and impacts, and when a Landau Forte teacher accompanying her A'Level students, came up to say that one of her students has just said she wants to enter politics....you know it was 2 hours very well spent indeed. So we started off talking about the Project and the implications of doing this research in Derbyshire against a backdrop of the upcoming Women's Equality Party inaugural Conference, the murder of MP Jo
Deeds Not Words Celebrates International Day of The Girl 2016
The Issue There are 1.1 billion girls today, a powerful constituency for shaping a sustainable world that’s better for everyone. They are brimming with talent and creativity. But their dreams and potential are often thwarted by discrimination, violence and lack of equal opportunities. There are glaring gaps in data and knowledge about the specific needs and challenges that girls face. What gets counted, gets done. The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child,
