Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Health & Disease
Health & Disease
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: A pioneering doctor
The first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
Sunil Gupta’s photo-collages protested Section 28
This 1988 series challenged homophobic government legislation through photography and poetry
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Ignatius Sancho: Writer & early Black voter
After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Why I went to prison (leaflet)
Women's Social and Political Union, Pethick-Lawrence, Emmeline, National Women's Social and Political Union
1909
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Great Votes for Women Demonstration in Hyde Park, Sunday, June 21, 1908. (postcard)
Sandle Brothers
1908-06-21