Posts Tagged ‘Mary Wollstonecraft’
Newly refurbished Newington Green Meeting House brings community together
The historic building is hosting free tours, exhibitions and classes for community members
Read More‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools
Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreReflections on 2020
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley recounts her personal experience of events in Hackney during one of the most tumultuous years in living memory
Read MoreSecond Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture unveiled in Newington Green
Bust of ‘mother of feminism’ goes on display inside the historic Meeting House she once frequented
Read More‘Her ideas changed the world’: Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture set for unveiling after decade-long campaign
Tribute to the ‘mother of feminism’ by renowned artist Maggi Hambling to be installed on Newington Green tomorrow
Read MoreHistoric Newington Green Meeting House taken off at-risk register following major renovation
The Grade II-listed building, now home to New Unity non-religious church, was once frequented by ‘mother of feminism’ Mary Wollstonecraft
Read MoreFollow in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft around Newington Green with locally made app
Enjoy a slice of Hackney history by taking a guided walk, virtually or physically, to the old haunts of the ‘foremother of feminism’
Read MoreNew heritage project in Hackney seeks Volunteer Manager
New Unity non-religious church is looking for someone to help deliver a project about the history of its building – the iconic Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreHistoric Newington Green Meeting House shuts for a year as work begins on £1.8m revamp
The National Lottery is funding a new visitor centre and disabled access – as New Unity church moves out temporarily
Read MoreCampaigners announce winning design for Mary Wollstonecraft statue
Artist and ‘modern legend’ Maggi Hambling chosen to create world’s first memorial to pioneering feminist on Newington Green
Read MoreCampaign for Mary Wollstonecraft public memorial on Newington Green gains momentum
Mary on the Green campaign shortlists two designs for ‘foremother of feminism’ statue, and launches petition calling for London Mayor’s support
Read More‘Want to make the world better, but don’t know how?’: Stoke Newington church launches social justice incubator
New Unity hosting first open meeting this Friday
Read More‘I found my East Berlin right here in East London’: Hackney Tours interview
We meet Simon Cole who, as the man behind the ‘alternative experience walks’, knows his Hackney history and the lay of the land locally
Read MorePortraits of black Victorian women projected onto side of Newington Green church
After Dark project pays tribute to pioneering women whose names and stories have been lost to history
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft statue on Newington Green could receive government backing
Department for Education has ‘expressed an interest’ in providing official support for the campaign
Read MoreThe author following in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft
Bee Rowlatt embarked on a full-blown love affair by tracing Mary Wollstonecraft’s journey across Scandinavia
Read MoreStoke Newington Literary Festival – preview
Caitlin Moran, Martin Rowson, Danny Baker and Irvine Welsh on bill for bookish event
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft – a statue of her own
Roberta Wedge talks about her passion for local hero Mary Wollstonecraft, the ‘under-appreciated’ mother of modern feminism
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