APO Digital Inclusion collection
The APO (Analysis and Policy Observatory) Digital Inclusion Collection is currently funded by the Australian Digital Inclusion Index team within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). It provides access to reports and data examining projects to promote digital inclusion in Australian society by age, gender and ethnicity as well as mappings of […]
Racism and misogyny across public services
Public Harms: Racism and Misogyny across Public Services A report from The Fawcett Society and The Black Equity organization highlights the racism against and the invisibility of black women in policing, mental health and education systems in the UK. It makes recommendations for future action
Black Women Radicals Database
Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
Welsh county LGBTQ collections
A resource compiled by expert Norena Shopland which comprises timelines for each of the 22 counties of Wales (plus the historic county of Gwent) highlighting key local events and personalities as well as national milestones towards LGBT+ liberation. Each document is presented as a colourful PDF document which can be downloaded.
Seized LGBT books
An online exhibition from Senate House Library which marks the 40th anniversary of the 1984 “Operation Tiger” customs raids on Gay’s the Word bookshop on charges of importing indecent and obscene literature. The site lists the books taken and has original photographs plus background detail on the historic context of section 28 and the censorship of LGBT writings […]
‘Dear Jackie’ doctor letters
A digital collection from Glasgow Women’s library with some images and full text. The letters sent by teenage girls to the 1980s teen magazine health problem page. The collection offers insight into girls health and popular culture at the time. The replies are also provided.
Liberating History Podcasts
A series of 60 minute podcasts created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s Library and Western University Canada.They document the history, nature and importance of magazines to the women’s liberation movement and feminism from 1960s – 1980s. The site also […]
Sites of Feminist Memory: A Map of Memorials to the Women’s Suffrage Movement
This site was created by citizen science which aims to geolocate on a visual map key sites to feminist memorials worldwide. Key figures involved in the project include Marc Calvini-Lefebvre who curates the blog Sites of feminist Memory: Women & the F-Word. https://doi.org/10.58079/vagc.The site is mapping memorials statues, commemorative plaques and buildings. Entries are being […]
Children and benefits
Global Child Benefits Tracker Save the Children, ILO and UNICEF have developed an online platform to monitor children’s access to benefits worldwide. It includes reports and data on child poverty with country files on child poverty and current social protection policies and programmes. It includes information on funding levels. Full methodology is provided on the website.
Womens history month map
There are new entries on the Women’s history month map for Bolivia, India and USA. https://padlet.com/h_dawson/our-wonderful-world-of-inspiring-women-9ihepb01tusm2mo3
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