“In 1976, a remarkable group of Black feminist artists organized the first ever Black women’s film festival, the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts, at the Women’s Interart Center in New York.” Read Hayley O’Malley’s essay, published on 7/1 2022, here! online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/8/…

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So pleased and pleasantly surprised about this award. Congratulations go to you and everyone at Leeds Uni Library and Leeds Lib Galleries staff who do amazing work and support me in everything I do 👏🏽🎉 #LIBER2024

Congratulations to Rachel Reeves for being the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer in 🇬🇧 history. Really proud to have Rachel’s book “Women of Westminster” interviews and archives at the Leeds Uni Library and Leeds Lib Galleries.

Stolen off Facebook. Sorry who ever did this but l do love you.

I’m not ready to see it go, but it’s the last weekend to catch our fabulous #FashionCity exhibition London Museum. Go!

Honoured to win the Screen Essay Award for my research on costume design and making. Huge thanks to Screen's editorial board for their fantastic support and the amazing women who costumed British cinema 🎥 🪡 🧵

I've noticed a recurring phenomenon over the past 100+ years: confused men photographed posing while hovering over women cutters at their benches. I'll start, but I want y'all to add as well. Let's begin in 1916 with the OG editing queen, May Brotherton.

Without being self promoting in my article of 2001 'Club to Company' there is a section on the 'loneliness of the long distance creative' ie the outcome of no union rep, individualism and competition, project to project working, travelling for one of contracts (pre Brexit) etc .

We’ve written an LSE Impact Blog post on how impact often is serendipitous, the contribution of others’ visions is significant but hidden, and the value of reconsideration as impact is marginalised blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

To be sworn in as an MP, you have to make an oath to the King. This is what I decided to say, in protest.

Thanks to the Goldsmiths Press as ever amazing colleagues ....

The water regulator, Ofwat, could soon let water companies raise our bills. Join me and help halt the price rise. Write to Ofwat’s boss now to say: No bill rises, no reward for underperformance, no lowering of fines. actionnetwork.org/letters/water-…

Wonderful research here Fashion and Textile Museum

We'd like to congratulate everyone graduating this summer. If you completed your PhD Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds you might want to check out our Visiting Postdoctoral scheme. The next round opens soon. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/support-and-fu…

Looks fantastic!

Looks amazing 👏

Designed by Edith Head but who made the dress? The skilled costume team at Paramount Studios, inc. many talented cutters and seamstresses, alongside expert beaders and embroidery specialists - typically women, often immigrant laborers from Mexico, Armenia, China etc (Nielson).

Lovely ☺️

JillCraigieproject is delighted to be finally returning to Gwynfi Miners Hall Gwynfi Heritage with IMPERFECT CINEMA to do some community workshops sparked by Craigie's #BlueScar this week