PlanetHeroines, Author at Hundred Heroines

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Helen’s Heroine – Aïda Muluneh

FROM THE ARCHIVE Helen Pankhurst’s heroine is Aïda Muluneh – who’s yours? As the first week of Hundred Heroines comes to a close, we can reveal Helen Pankhurst’s nomination and, not surprisingly, she’s chosen a wonderful Ethiopian photographer – Aïda Muluneh.

PlanetHeroines20th July 2018

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Emma Lewell-Buck MP

We’re delighted that Emma Lewell-Buck MP is endorsing our Hundred Heroines campaign. Emma is the Member of Parliament for South Shields and the constituency’s first female MP.

PlanetHeroines19th July 2018

Historical Heroines

Who was Margaret Harker?

Margaret Harker was an influential force within the Royal Photographic Society, from the 1940s until the early 2000s, at a time when it was very much dominated by tradition and run by men.

PlanetHeroines17th July 2018

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Helen Pankhurst

We’re thrilled that Helen Pankhurst is supporting our campaign. Following in the footsteps of her grandmother (Sylvia) and great-grandmother (Emmeline), Helen is a passionate advocate for women’s rights.

PlanetHeroines12th July 2018

Heroinic Stories

Tina Korhonen

Horror film director and all-round spooky badass Melanie Light contacted me back in 2013 and asked if I wanted to get involved in a new project that she had envisioned. As she enthusiastically told me, she wants to introduce a wider audience to a rather particular niche: the women of horror films.

PlanetHeroines11th July 2018