We are delighted to have hosted online Cathy Hunt's talk 'Mary Macarthur, the working women's champion' at its original date and time of Wednesday 8 April at 2pm. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. When Mary Macarthur died in 1921, colleagues remarked that...
We are delighted to have hosted online Paul Myles's talk on Thomas Paine on Wednesday 15 April at 2pm. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. Paul Myles helps us mark the end of our Paine exhibition by talking about his book...
This exhibition is now available for viewing online here. Thanks to guest curator Geoff Brown for helping to make this possible. In August 1969 political and sectarian unrest saw barricades erected in Belfast’s Falls Road and British troops on the streets. People’s Democracy, a radical student movement, provided political direction...
We are delighted to have hosted online Ralph Darlington's talk 'The pre-First World War labour unrest and women's suffrage revolt: never the twain shall meet?' on Wednesday 22 April. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. Ralph, who is Emeritus Professor of Employment...
We were pleased on 29 April to host a new addition to our online talks series - Kevin Morgan, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Manchester, spoke on 'The right to our own time and energy': 130 years of May Day. A recording of the talk is now...
We will be running this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Today's speaker Bernadette Hyland was National Chair of the Irish in Britain Representation Group (IBRG), which campaigned for civil rights and social justice for the Irish in Britain. This archive...
We are sorry to announce that we will have to postpone this year's Frow Lecture due to logistical difficulties. We look forward to welcoming Selina Todd to give the lecture this time next year. This lecture, in honour of the Library's founders Edmund and Ruth Frow, will cover the...
We are aiming to run this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Bury-born Betty Tebbs, who died in January 2017, was a working class socialist, trade unionist, internationalist, equal rights champion, peace activist and class fighter for all of her 98...
We will be running this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Alison Fell's talk will consider the impact of industrial action during the First World War on French and British women workers. It will concentrate in particular on some case studies...
