“I am a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.” – Maya Angelou By Neave Holmes To celebrate Women’s History month, Manchester Met’s History department set up a pop-up library on International Women’s Day. The library displayed a range of books on female activism and women’s history, written by female authors. The pop-up library aimed to…

By Pierangelly Del Rio 100 years ago, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 was passed, granting about 8.4 million women the right to vote in Britain. To celebrate this landmark event, the People’s History Museum presented ‘Wonder Women’, an ambitious programme of exhibitions, festivals, events and a new display of banners telling the story…

By Pierangelly Del Rio Manchester Metropolitan University celebrated International Women’s Day with ‘Sylvia’s Sisters’, an event that aimed to highlight current arts and social practice of women working across art, fashion, architecture and writing. Throughout the day several free activities were hosted across the Manchester Met All Saint’s campus, inviting the public to engage and…