Rights & Activism

Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper

Camp out, help others, work for world peace: Hargrave’s youth movement aimed for a better society

Beauty queens and Black Panthers

This Croydon-born cultural titan has used his enormous success to challenge inequality

The Iron Lady’s time as prime minister sparked resistance and protest that filled London’s streets

Gunpowder-tinged villain or freedom fighter?

What’s your favourite object connected to women’s history? One of ours is a Bow Bear

Lisicki led the charge to win civil rights for disabled people in the 1990s

Protein was the problem for this solo campaigner – a regular London sight for 25 years

13 young Black people died in this 1981 tragedy, which led to the Brixton Uprising

What can a toilet roll tell us about the history of women’s access to work and leisure?

For this Punjabi royal, winning women’s vote was worth breaking the law

The fight for women’s right to vote as captured by pioneering photographer Christina Broom

Hammers, banners and prison medals: How Suffragettes continue to inspire and provoke

This 2017 blaze killed 72 people – a preventable tragedy which triggered calls for justice

After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain

These four forgotten champions who fought bravely for female suffrage

Campaigner, community builder, champion of LGBTQ+ rights