One hundred years ago a catastrophic explosion tore through the National Shell Filling Factory at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.Read more
Posts tagged: #women’s history
6 Sites of Suffragette Sabotage
The escalating militant activism of the suffragettes shook the establishment and made the front page.Read more
8 Statues of Courageous Women in History
Just 2.7% of statues in the UK are of historical, non-royal women. We take a look at 7 statues and the courageous women they represent.Read more
5 Stellar Women of Space Science
To mark International Women’s Day 2017, we’ve collaborated with The Royal Society to celebrate and record the stories of groundbreaking women of science. These 5 out-of-this-world women who made cosmic waves in the world of astronomy.Read more