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The Cloth Fettler, the Charwoman and the Cow Keeper’s Wife: Leeds Led the Way on Votes for Women, by Chris Nickson

By Fiona Gell / 20 April 2016

Chris Nickson tells us how Leeds women led the way, right from the beginning, in the fight for women’s right to vote. Yorkshire led the way in the 19th century fight for women’s suffrage. The […]

They Came, They Saw, They Conquered or Did They? The Romans in Leeds by Chris Nickson

By Fiona Gell / 20 November 2015

The Romans in Leeds? Chris Nickson tells us more. Several months ago Leeds City Museum hosted a superb exhibition of Roman artefacts, quite a few of them from the collection of the British Museum. But

Never Underestimate the Women by Chris Nickson

By Fiona Gell / 21 October 2015

With the release of Suffragette this month, Chris Nickson is timely in reminding us of some of the Leeds women who also took part in the fight for women’s votes and emancipation. Trail blazers in their