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In 1875 women could finally be elected to the Poor Law Union Board of Guardians. In 1892, radical, vegetarian and ‘Grand Dame’ of the Women’s Freedom League, Charlotte Despard of Esher served on the Poor Law Board for Kingston: https://t.co/j8xOg4LDlu #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM2020
From Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer scientist, to Fanny Kemble, writer, actress and abolitionist, #Surrey has been home to brave, inspiring and talented women for centuries: https://t.co/Z5b8ygRC56 Image: #AdaLovelace (courtesy @NPGLondon) #IWD2020 #EachForEqual
Historically, #ShroveTuesday football matches took place across Surrey, including in Dorking (where they were banned in 1897). This print from our collections shows a rowdy game outside the Guildhall and Sun tavern #Kingston in 1846 (SHC ref PX/84/21) #pancakeday
@RBKheritage
For #LGBTHM we celebrate the life of one of the greatest British writers of the 20th century who lived in #Surrey for over 40 years. Visit our foyer exhibition throughout February and take a look at our Marvel of the Month page https://t.co/xNvgtMZrex
@LGBTHM #EMForster
You can listen to our wonderful #Surrey Regiment Veterans' Voices recalling inspiring, funny, and sometimes chilling stories from square-bashing to Dunkirk https://t.co/IVeXBw2zxR
Image: QRWS new recruits with blankets, 1950s (QRWS/1/16/11) #OnceUponAnArchive #WW2
December's Marvel of the Month celebrates the historical development of #Guildford High Street through documents, illustrations and maps held at Surrey History Centre: https://t.co/3XXDp9NSy2
#LoveArchives #LoveMaps
@Gfdheritage @guildforddragon
From the 1850s, some superb botanically accurate watercolours of wild flowers and plants by Susan Monteith Broadwood (2185/V16) from the extensive archives of John Broadwood and Sons https://t.co/FQt5B8lmaG. Susan even had a fungus named after her! #WildArchives
We can’t help feeling that Mr Edward Stretton, sexton at #Mickleham parish church in 1893, would have been a mysterious and rather unnerving sight in the graveyard! (9752/1/2/1)
#MysteriousArchives #ExploreYourArchive #grimreaper
Julian Pooley's revealing talk, Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Sources for the History of Surrey’s Mental Hospitals 1770-c.1990, traces the history of mental health treatment and the lives of the people in its care. At @HorleyHistory 24 Oct; @EghamMuseum 30 Oct #WorldMentalHealthDay
We're looking forward to the @MigrationUK Family History event on 2 November. Visit our stand to learn more about Surrey's long history of receiving and welcoming refugees, and how to research your ancestors' migration histories https://t.co/yGeJtkyWZF