In 2017, Lacy Scott and Knight, an independent and longstanding firm of auctioneers and property valuers, were tasked with carrying out the valuation of items discovered at Thorne Court, just outside of Bury St Edmunds.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
My name is Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. I am a mid-19th century feminist and women's rights activist. I also co-founded the English Woman's Journal in 1858 with my dear friend Bessie Rayner Parkes. Today, I thought of telling you all a bit more about her.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
During my time, I witnessed Germany’s last emperor Wilhelm II outline a role for women, which was later adopted by the Nazis: Kirche, Küche, Kinder. This translates as ‘church, kitchen and children’ -- three words that seemed to sum up the entirety of a woman’s life.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
Legendary photographer Letizia Battaglia, whose striking photographs revealed the hidden world of the Sicilian Mafia and their victims, has died at the age of 87.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
This year, her groundbreaking work will reach new audiences as part of a touring exhibition from the Arts Council Collection –The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
In her latest project Fireflies, exhibited at the Autograph gallery in London, Indian artist Poulomi Basu boldly speaks about the topic she knows well - from her previous work, and her own experience - the repercussions of patriarchy.
PlanetHeroines25th April 2022
Rahima Gambo’s new multimedia exhibition is showing in Johannesburg. An ongoing multimedia series Bird Song Orientations highlights the interpersonal connections within Nigerian urban environments.
PlanetHeroines19th April 2022
Zohra Opoku opens a new exhibition “I Have Arisen” which is the first of a two part series titled “The Myths of Eternal Life”
PlanetHeroines19th April 2022
Polly Braden presents Holding the Baby, an exhibition that creates a powerful portrait of the impact of austerity measured on families across the UK. Holding the Baby is currently showing at the Arnolfini, Bristol, up until 12 June 2022.
PlanetHeroines17th April 2022
