Shyama Laxman is a London based researcher and writer specialised in reviewing photography exhibitions, books and films. Also interested in writing about gender, sexuality and LGBTQ+. Written for Photomonitor, Aesthetica Magazine, Vogue, and The Quint.
Contemporary Heroine Anita Khemka’s latest exhibition Laxmi, The third Gender In India, currently on display at Musée Des Arts Asiatiques in Nice, France
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.