Of Women

Discover the important role of women’s voices in two collections of Finnish folk poems and songs, the Kalevala and Kanteletar in the company of acapella choir Enkelit.

Award-winning barrister Charlotte Proudman highlights the troubling biases and shocking prejudice that underlie our legal system, putting forward her own inspiring vision for long-term change.

As the epidemic of male violence towards women and young girls reaches new heights, women’s rights campaigner Jess Davies provides a toolkit to understand and tackle online misogyny.

From decrypting enemy messages to penning propaganda and infiltrating organisations, writer Claire Hubbard-Hall reveals women’s pivotal role in the history of the British intelligence services.

Visit a letterpress display reimagining women’s knowledge about plants. Join in a botanical printing activity and discover a book of flowers written for a queen.

Why does the burden of housework still fall on women? Sociologist Emma Casey offers a powerful call to challenge the prevailing myths around housework.

Visit a letterpress display reimagining women’s knowledge about plants. Join in a botanical printing activity and discover a book of flowers written for a queen.

Join bestselling author and journalist Sonia Purnell for a discussion of the complexities, intricacies and mysteries of leadership, focusing on Pamela Churchill Harriman, daughter-in-law of Winston Churchill.

Join author Paula Akpan for a revelatory history as she takes you into the fascinating worlds of the queens and warriors who ruled vast swathes of the African continent.