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Events - 21 Mar 18

Suffragettes Volunteers Talk – Wed 21 Mar 2018

Suffragettes Volunteers Talk

Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Venue: York Castle Museum

This year marks the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which gave the vote to some women in Britain. York Castle Museum volunteers Emma Flint and Elizabeth Shaw have been helping to research the history of women’s suffrage. Emma and Elizabeth will be presenting their findings in a series of free talks throughout the year titled ‘Unstoppable Women: The Suffragettes in York’.

Talks take place in the Home Front section of our exhibition ‘1914: When the World Changed Forever’.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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Art Curator’s Talk – Wed 21 Mar 2018

Art Curator's Talk

Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join a York Art Gallery curator or expert every third Wednesday of the month at 12.30pm for our free 30 minute curator’s talk.

Senior Curator Dr. Vera Pavlova discusses the Dutch Vanitas paintings in the Burton Gallery.

Talks are free with no need to book (gallery admission applies).

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Suffragettes Volunteers Talk – Wed 21 Mar 2018

Suffragettes Volunteers Talk

Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

This year marks the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which gave the vote to some women in Britain. York Castle Museum volunteers Emma Flint and Elizabeth Shaw have been helping to research the history of women’s suffrage. Emma and Elizabeth will be presenting their findings in a series of free talks throughout the year titled ‘Unstoppable Women: The Suffragettes in York’.

Talks take place in the Home Front section of our exhibition ‘1914: When the World Changed Forever’.

Free with admission, no need to book.

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