IWWmeetings

women in white - elizabeth gaskell

2006-06-27T13:56:00.000+01:00

she stood in her white dress against the trees that grew around. her face was flushed in a brilliancy of colour which resembled that of a rose in june; the great, heavy, white flowers drooped on either side of her beautiful head, and if her brown hair was a little disordered, the very disorder only seemed to add a grace.

ruth
elizabeth gaskell

full text available at http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EG-Ruth-1.html

ladies'chemistry class

2006-04-13T11:52:00.000+01:00

a ladies'chemistry class will be opened after the vacation, to meet once a week, for one hour and a half. the subjects treated will have special reference to domestic economy and home education.

manchester guardian
14/01/1851

manchester building named after a woman : Mabel Tylecote

2006-02-23T15:57:00.000Z

Mabel Tylecote Building (Manchester Metropolitan University) houses the Faculty of Humanities, Law and Social Science.

www.mmu.ac.uk

Historian and Lecturer, Dame Mabel Tylecote (1896-1987) wrote:
The education of women at Manchester University, 1883-1933
The work of Lady Simon of Wythenshawe for education in Manchester
The Mechanics' Institutes of Lancashire and Yorkshire before 1851

manchester buildings named after a woman - Kath Locke Centre

2006-02-22T15:17:00.000Z

Kath Locke Community Health + Resource Centre: the first non-statutory organisation to be contracted to deliver NHS services, it ' offers a holistic health approach to well-being'.

www.kathlocke.org.uk

The centre is named after Kath Locke (1928-1992), activist + women's right campaigner. Her political biography 'We are born to survive' will be shown on International Women's Day (08/03/06) at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Resource Centre (Manchester). For more information, please contact Jackie Ould at 0161 275 2920.

manchester streets named after a woman

2006-02-22T14:43:00.000Z

Ada Street M9 Adelaide Street M8 Adria Road M20 Agnes Court M14 Agnes Street M19 Alisa Close M40 Alexandra Avenue M14 Alma Road M19 Angela Street M15 Anita Street M4 Annie Darby Court M9 Augustine Webster Close M9 Beatrice Avenue M18 Beatrice Wignall Street M43 Bertha Street M11 Bronte Street M15 Carmel Court M8 Caroline Drive M4 Catherine Street M11 Charlotte Street M1 Clare Road M19 Countess Road M20 Edith Cavell Close M11 Edith Cliff Walk M40 Eliza Ann Street M40 Elizabeth Slinger Road M20 Elizabeth Yarwood Court M13 Ellen Wilkinson Crescent M12 Margaret Ashton Close M9 Mary France Street M15 Victoria Avenue M9

International Women's Week Trails

2006-01-23T11:12:00.000Z

Victoria Baths, Gaskell House + Meet The Locals invite you to join their first International Women's Week Trails:

March 5-2006 12noon – 4pm
March 8-2006 12noon – 4pm

Theme: Women, Health and Nature in Manchester
Location: Chorlton-on-Medlock + Longsight

FREE
Open to ALL
No need to book, just turn up at Victoria Baths

Guided Trails: Starting at Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, the trails will focus on women's medical and scientific contributions in the community.

Illustrated Maps: To compliment the trails each participant will be given a free illustrated map and a women’s history pack.

Group Bookings: If you would like to take part in a guided tour on a bus and/or in a community language, advance booking is required.

Audio Trails: If you would like to listen to audio trails or download the MP3 files to your computer, your mobile phone or your audio player, log on to www.victoriabaths.org.uk. (From March 2006)

For further information or group bookings, please contact:
Diana Terry
Victoria Baths Trust
Studio 20
Longsight Business Park
Hamilton Road
Manchester M13 0PD
0161 224 2020
di.terry@victoriabaths.org.uk

Supported by Manchester City Council

women in white

2005-11-29T18:31:00.000Z

+ be part of the greatest IWW exhibition ever seen in manchester.
+ create your own WIW display at home, at work, at school or online.
+ make sure your exhibition is ready for IWW.
+ invite your family, your friends, your neighbours or your colleagues to view your exhibition.

IWW = international women's week
WIW = women in white

WIW is the 3rd diversity challenge set up by meet the locals.

IWW is a global celebration of women’s lives, campaigns + achievements.

WIW is a local celebration of women’s lives, campaigns + achievements.

IWW + WIW will take place in march 2006.

meet the locals promotes local history in greater manchester.

++ wiw@historicalwomen.co.uk

meet jo hughes

2005-11-18T15:30:00.001Z

>film-maker
>web designer
>writer

Once upon a time a BBC director, Jo has set up her own company called Urban Feline Production. She is interested in multimedia story-telling + has a lot of community experience. She was involved in projects such as DCTV in New York + Lewisham Girls Project in London.

Jo's email: joannahughes@onetel.com

first meeting upd8

2005-11-18T13:31:00.000Z

Here comes the first short IWWmeeting update...

Date: 14-11-05
Location: Victoria Baths, Manchester

Discussed:
1.IWWprogramme
2.Guided Trails (various formats),
3.Audio Trails,
4.Exhibitions
5.Banner Making Workshops
6.Training

Agreed:
1.Victoria Baths are going to put together an application for the research, exhibition, publicity and guiding of trails around the theme of Nature, Health and Women.
2.WEVH (Women's Electronic Village Hall) is to put together an application for training (MP3 + online publishing) + community workshops.
3.Manchester Women Network having secured some funding for their Banner Making Workshops + will contact local women groups.

Organisations + individuals interested in working in partnership with IWWmeetings - so far: St Luke's Neighborhood Project, Gaskell House, ALL FM, Peter (Whythit.com), Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations, Resource Centre, Manchester's Local Studies Unit, Ghana Cultural Heritage, Wai Yin, Women's Electronic Village Hall, Manchester Women's Network,Connected Communities, Scarman Trust, Greater Manchester County Record Office,People's History Museum,Manchester Art Gallery,Manchester Museum, and of course: Victoria Baths + Meet The Locals

Artists interested in working in partnership with local institutions and community groups:
Alkimu (writers) based at the WEVH
Jo Hughes(film maker)