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Just a Soldier’s Wife?
Margery Corbett Ashby was the first female candidate to stand in a Parliamentary Election in Birmingham. Rachel Gillies reflects on her achievements and how both the press and voters responded to her campaign.
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Help us raise our banners high!
On the eve of the General Election help us raise our voices in Handsworth Park as part of 'Represent'!
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A day of Remembrance
This morning during our workshop at Edgbaston Community Centre, we observed a silence at 11am for Remembrance Day. It is 101 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War One, but…
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Politics, Power and People: Creative Writing Workshop
Join Birmingham historical novelist and biographer, Fiona Jospeh, for a hands-on Creative Writing session around how theme of how Birmingham's people gained and used the vote from 1918 onwards.
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On the lookout for Artists
The People’s Heritage Co-operative and our community partners are seeking Artists to support their community heritage project, ‘Represent’.
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Campaigner, Reporter, Broadcaster – the life of Mrs. Carol Ring
Many individuals who were active in the campaign for women to gain the vote were incredibly dynamic women who were pioneers in a variety of fields. Historian Alison Smith has traced one such…
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Birmingham Heritage Week: Creative Writing Workshop
We are delighted to be participating in this year's Birmingham Heritage Week. Join Birmingham historical novelist and biographer, Fiona Joseph, for a hands-on Creative Writing session around the theme of how Birmingham’s people…
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Inside the Golden Box
Above the 4th Floor of the Library of Birmingham is a golden ceiling. Above the ceiling is where the secrets are hidden, where the stories wait to be told. The golden box, visible…
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Using the vote
In the current political climate, the default answer of people when asked if they are political seems to be that they are generally bewildered or disillusioned with politics. When so many people seem…
