Local woman and campaigner Rhoda Baillie (born Rhoda Gilder) features briefly in the Greenwich100 exhibition “Beyond the Suffragettes". In this latest blog by Lynne Dixon, we learn more about Rhoda’s contributions to the local community following her move with her husband Roger Thorne Baillie (an explosives worker at the Arsenal) to the Well Hall Estate... Continue Reading →
The ‘Women’s Suffrage Pilgrimage’ comes to Blackheath in July 1913
The inspiring story of the women's suffrage pilgrimage across Blackheath in 1913
100 years ago today……
.....the 1918 Representation of the People Act became law. All men and some women gained the right to vote. Greenwich100 is pleased to announce the venues and dates for the "Beyond the Suffragettes" exhibition, which has been put together to celebrate Greenwich's contributions to gender equality from the 1860s to the present VENUE EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY... Continue Reading →
Marking 100 years of women’s suffrage in Greenwich
Thanks for joining us. Royal Greenwich has a long and illustrious history in connection with women's rights and gender equality. To mark the centenary of the 1918 Act that gave all men and some women the right to vote in Parliamentary elections, we want to share information and stories about Greenwich women and men who contributed... Continue Reading →