209 Women photo exhibition opens for International Women’s Day
1st March to 14th April (free) – This fascinating exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, includes portraits of female MPs, all photographed by female photographers in an all-female initiative.
100 years after the first women in the UK gained the right to vote, Helen Pankhurst, great grand-daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, notes: “To represent and be presented for what we are—as women, by women—is a very special thing. This is what 209 women is all about.” Read more.
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