History Student Curates Women’s Suffrage Exhibition

Carolyn Ayers, a final-year History student at the University of Greenwich, has co-curated a new exhibition which uncovers details of the women’s suffrage movement in the local area.

The exhibition focuses on Blackheath-born Rosa May Billinghurst, a disabled suffragette. Called Freedom of Spirit: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Greenwich, it is on now at the Greenwich Heritage Centre and runs until 31 August.

Carolyn’s research enabled her to piece together how local women campaigned for the vote. As a suffragette, Rosa May committed several acts of militancy including pouring acid into a letterbox in Aberdeen Terrace, Blackheath. More … http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/news/articles/2013/a2654-history-student-curates-womens-suffrage-exhibition