The Very Visible Suffragettes
The greatest impulse of the suffragettes was to create a disturbance. To make themselves seen and heard so that theContinue Reading
Tag: Women’s Suffrage
Mary Jane Clarke, an Unsung Hero
Our current exhibition is celebrating some of the ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ and it will run until the 10th ofContinue Reading
The Suffragettes Incarcerated
Today marks the opening of our new exhibition ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ which runs until the 10th of March 2019.Continue Reading
Charlotte Brontë letter filmed for BBC iWonder
In a week of major literary anniversaries, The John Rylands Library features in a short BBC iWonder video, released toContinue Reading
Manchester’s treasure trove: Dr Laure Humbert reflects on tips and treasures when using the John Rylands Library
With permission, we reproduce a recent post by Dr Laure Humbert, Lecturer in Modern History, on the History@Manchester blog: As a historian workingContinue Reading