Choose to challenge
I recently made this short film for International Women’s Day 2021. The Sparkian World: To play this short film please click here or on the image above The artwork in … Continue reading Choose to challenge
Tag: barriers still exist
Florence Taylor
Florence Taylor Hildred (1865–1932) was the first female member of Leeds Astronomical Society. Florence had research interests in women’s astronomical history and also women’s suffrage. In 1896, she lectured on … Continue reading Florence Taylor
‘The beginning of an end of an outmoded way of thinking’
Last summer I compiled this post on the ‘Edinburgh Seven’ and followed it up with a post entitled Barriers still exist. In writing these posts I described how the ‘prescribed … Continue reading ‘The beginning of an end of an outmoded way of thinking’
Women get degrees 150 years late
Last week’s edition of the BMJ reported that seven current medical students at Edinburgh University had accepted degree certificates on behalf of the pioneering women who were among the first … Continue reading Women get degrees 150 years late