For those of us in the UK, today marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and according to the Met Office, that means a staggering nine hours more of darkness than we get for the summer solstice.
PlanetHeroines21st December 2022
“This small volume is a whole lot of fun! Having taken up mixology as my lockdown hobby, I take the contents very seriously (I shall be toasting the New Year with a Marlene Dietrich), but even if the cocktails aren’t for you, the bios and illustrations of 60 iconic women from Alison…
PlanetHeroines19th December 2022
Two historical pioneers of photography share the same birthday! Both Gerti Deutsch and Gisèle Freund were born on this day in 1908.
Del Barrett19th December 2022
For many of us, our introduction to English Literature was Charles Dickens, and it's that time of year when his Christmas Carol appears in bookshops, libraries and on the TV.
Del Barrett18th December 2022
You Can Never Have Too Many Cats! Cats are glorious creatures — yes, they are independent but they will also love you unconditionally. You just have to know how to treat them right.
Del Barrett17th December 2022
After a difficult year it’s important to find bliss in the everyday, whether that’s calling an old friend, sneaking some snacks that were supposed to be saved for Christmas day or pouring yourself a drink...
PlanetHeroines16th December 2022
Margarethe (Margaret) Gross was born in 1902 into a Jewish family in Dzieditz, near Cracow, in what was then Austria (now Poland). Her liberal upbringing led her to studying photography at the Institute of Graphic Arts and Research in Vienna, followed by apprenticeships in some of the leading Viennese studios of the…
PlanetHeroines15th December 2022
My recommendation for the advent calendar is the film I enjoyed the most this year – Everything Everywhere All At Once, dir. by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
PlanetHeroines15th December 2022
In One Work: The Oval Court, Marina Warner examines the iconic work by leading feminist artist Helen Chadwick.
Katherine Riley14th December 2022
As part of the Photo Oxford Festival, Hundred Heroines proudly presented Women on Women: Relationships, Identity and Power - Explored Through Photography, a bold collection of work by six contemporary photographers.
PlanetHeroines14th December 2022
