The project examined how women in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas were involved in local and national activism – inspired by the fight for equality for all women from all walks of life.
Inspiring women activists in Portsmouth have been celebrated by the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on International Women's Day (Friday 8 March) by the Lady Mayoress of Portsmouth.
The plaque, funded by Portsmouth City Council, recognises those who took part in the Women's Community Activism project, led by the University of Portsmouth and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The project examined how women in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas were involved in local and national activism – inspired by the fight for equality for all women from all walks of life.
It was led by Dr Laurel Forster, Associate Professor in Cultural History at the University of Portsmouth, and Dr Sue Bruley, Reader in History. They worked in collaboration with the local library, the U3A, volunteers, schools and community groups, to unearth and record the impact of feminism and women’s activism in Portsmouth since the 1960s.
The plaque was unveiled by Nikki Coles, the Lady Mayoress, in Guildhall Square (on the mosaic walk by Portsmouth library facing the Guildhall), preceded by short talks from Dr Foster with Dr Sue Bruley and Marie Costa (the previous Lady Mayoress and Chairwoman of the African Women’s Forum) about women's activism in Portsmouth.
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