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‘A Watching Brief’ – Women’s role after the Representation of the People Act
Archives give us opportunities to get really close to the thoughts and ideas of people who lived before us. Project Researcher Nikki Thorpe has been exploring the work of the Birmingham Women's Suffrage Society, to learn how women in Birmingham were preparing for the day when they would first be able to vote.
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Post WW1 Housing around Edgbaston Community Centre
Liz Palmer writes about her research into historic housing developments in Edgbaston and her work with members of Edgbaston Community Centre.
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Analogue design in an age of digital
We were absolutely thrilled when Graphic Designer Kerry Leslie agreed to join the Represent Team to help us develop the design work for this project. Kerry has produced bold, eye-catching and distinctive branding for a whole host of community heritage projects, exhibitions and community initiatives. From the outset, she was drawn to the wonderful array of typography shown through political campaign literature from the period. The period following WW1, of course, was an age of mass production of leaflets, pamphlets and posters. A pre-digital era of paper sales on streets and distribution of flyers at meetings, rallies and street stalls. The printing press played a massive role in helping political…
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Project Launch to mark a Centenary of Women’s Suffrage
The People's Heritage Co-operative gathered with supporters and partners in The Wolfson Centre at the Library of Birmingham on 15th December to formally launch our new project, 'Represent'. It was also an opportunity to mark 100 Years since the first General Election following the passing on the 'Representation of the People Act'.
