Women Of Cumbria
Parade To Celebrate International Women’s Day
Hundreds of women are expected to turn out for a parade in Carlisle this Saturday. It’s an opportunity for them to show off the banners they created in collaboration with the artist Karen MacDougall and 11 museums from around the county. Girl Guides, the Women’s Institute, Soroptimists Interntional, the Trefoil Guild and museum staff will be […]
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Countywide Project Celebrates Women of Cumbria
100 years after women were first given the right to vote, a unique collaboration will celebrate the many inspiring, and unsung, women of Cumbria. From pioneering suffragists, to medical marvels, a number of women well worthy of celebration have come from Cumbria, yet still go unrecognised next to their male counterparts. Now in 2018, the […]
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Women of Cumbria Festival Celebrates Local Heroes
Iconic local females are celebrated in exhibitions across the county, a century after women were first given the right to vote. The Women of Cumbria Festival which involves 11 museums across Cumbria, aims to showcase and celebrate the history of pioneering women hailing from the county. As part of the collaboration The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, is […]
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New Exhibition Will Celebrate Keswick’s Inspirational Women
By Sarah Sinclair A new exhibition will showcase Keswick’s history through the eyes of its inspirational women. From Wainwright to Wordsworth, the Lake District is often lauded for its great men, while relatively little remains widely known about the remarkable women of the region. The town of Keswick, for instance, has a history rich with […]
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The Workington Rugby Team Try-ing For More Women on the Pitch
It’s a women’s game for the West Cumbrian team tackling stereotypes in sport. Campaigns such as Sport England’s This Girl Can, have taken huge strides to encourage more women to take up sport. However, one west Cumbian women’s Rugby Union team are way ahead of the game. The Workington Zebra Finches began two years ago […]
