Although Hastings is not one of the Suffragette Centenary cities it has a wealth of Suffragette history and it's also where I live so I chose here to do my fourth and final walk. As it was (finally) a lovely day, I started off in Bexhill with a visit to the local history museum. Here I swooned at the fabulous costume selection and the Elva racecar (Bexhill is the home of British Motor Racing). It's also home to Eddie Izzard's family train set. Bexhill Museum - the Izzard family history book, amazing frocks and the Elva In the museum I discovered an(other) inspirational woman I had never heard of before - Annie Brassey; sailor, writer, photographer, collector and adventurer. Annie sailed around the world with her husband and five children in the 1870's. She collected artifacts and photographs from across the globe. One of her collections was given to the Bexhill Museum by her eldest daughter in 1920. The Huntington Library in California houses a vast collec...
I have been to Bristol a few times but do not know it well. I had the wonderful company of my friends Emma and Giselle. Prior to my visit I was lucky to connect with some of today's inspirational Bristolian women and discover more about the history and the fantastic work that's going on in Bristol today. I spoke to authors Jane Duffus and Lucienne Boyce . Penny Gane , Chair of Bristol Women's Voice and Ellie Vowels , Coordinator - Bristol Women's Voice. Thank you, all of you, for taking the time to talk to me. Clutching the map from 'The Bristol Suffragettes' by Lucienne Boyce , an e-map from Jane Duffus (author of 'The Women who built Bristol') and Emma's local knowledge we alighted at Bristol Temple Meads with a plan and much anticipation. First stop was Harts Bakery. Although not suffragette related it was full of delicious cakes. We settled in to plot our course and soon, we too were full of delicious cakes. (It is well documented that suf...