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Timelines: Jananne Al-Ani

One of the leading women in photography, Jananne Al-Ani is an Iraqi-born photographer and filmmaker living in London. Her latest work, Timelines, is currently being exhibited at Towner Eastbourne, alongside Bringing to Light - an exhibition curated by Jananne herself.

PlanetHeroines6th May 2022

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Laxmi : India’s Third Gender

Contemporary Heroine Anita Khemka’s latest exhibition Laxmi, The third Gender In India, currently on display at Musée Des Arts Asiatiques in Nice, France

PlanetHeroines5th May 2022

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Lebohang Kgyanye’s Ke Lefa Laka : Her-story

Contemporary Heroine LEBOHANG KGANYE publishes two new autobiographical albums

PlanetHeroines4th May 2022

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Dorothy Wilding

Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976) was the first woman to be appointed as the Official Royal Photographer

Del Barrett2nd May 2022

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Lady Mary Rosse

Mary Rosse also possessed a sense of community and a generosity of spirit. During the Irish famine in 1845, she provided jobs for local people at Birr Castle.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Caroline Taylor

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

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Lady Caroline Emily Nevill

My name is Caroline Emily Nevill. I was born on 31st May 1829 as the eldest daughter of Wil-liam Nevill, the 4th Earl of Abergavenny, and Caroline Leeke.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Bessie Rayner Parkes

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

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Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann

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