"Acta Non Verba, Alis Volat Propiis - "Actions Not Words, She Flies With Her Own Wings"
Project Aims:
To promote and encourage research, the collection and preservation of records and other artefacts of interest pertaining to Derbyshire women's activism heritage;
To foster and promote public knowledge and interest in hidden local women's activism heritage.
Use broader women’s activism heritage to create a context in which the role and contribution of Derbyshire women to socio-political and economic change is better understood, visible and more accessible.
To engage local communities in celebrations of women’s contributions to life and community in Derbyshire, through connecting the past with the present.
To promote and encourage research, the collection and preservation of records and other artefacts of interest pertaining to Derbyshire women's activism heritage;
To foster and promote public knowledge and interest in hidden local women's activism heritage.
Use broader women’s activism heritage to create a context in which the role and contribution of Derbyshire women to socio-political and economic change is better understood, visible and more accessible.
To engage local communities in celebrations of women’s contributions to life and community in Derbyshire, through connecting the past with the present.
Project Outputs Include:
‘Shoulder to Shoulder with Women in Derbyshire’ Blog - this curators blog will give updates and the inside story of the project throughout. This will become part of the Project Legacy.
A dedicated Project Website — a platform to disseminate information and serve as an audience building tool towards 2018. The Website will later host virtual exhibitions and a contextual timeline
One day mini Community Heritage Conference— main theme 'Sisterhood Then and Now' Submissions - papers, poster, panel and roundtable discussions lightening rounds and workshops
Strand themes:
• Writing women back into history
• HERitage intersections
• Voices at the grassroots
• Who is the We in ‘Are We There Yet?’
• The state of womanhood
• Girl matters
The conference is an opportunity to bring under-represented, special and general interest groups together