Not on my watch

Womens

5 Mar

Below are a series of stories about strong women in Sussex’s history who have been in the police – or in the hands of the police! You’ll hear the story of Mary Hare, whose work as a deaf community advocate equipped her to become the first women’s police officer in Sussex (it was a bumpy ride!). You’ll be chilled by the criminal mastermind Christiana Edmunds, Brighton’s notorious serial chocolate poisoner … And be inspired by the brave escapades of local lesbian Suffragette herstory… And more!

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100 years of women policing in Sussex

Explores the history of women in policing in Sussex from WWI to the present day, and how women fought for inclusion and acceptance in the police force.

Christiana Edmunds: The chocolate cream killer

This talk is about the life and crime of Christiana Edmunds, as well as an analysis of the treatment of women in the criminal justice system during the Victorian period.

Mary Hare (1866-1945)

Pioneer teacher of deaf children, committed suffragette determined to change women’s lives for the better and recognised as one of Britain’s first ‘policewomen’.

Pioneers of the “Petticoat Patrol” in the 1960s

This talk explores how women helped to change ideas about women policing in the 1960s and the challenges they faced.

Queer suffragettes: Censorship and opposing the law

This film gives a short history of queer female censorship in the UK and explores the probability that the suffragette leadership circle included at least some queer women.

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