Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator In the early days of motoring, most women were content to let their…
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Long Distance Ladies
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer Long distance journeys hold a special fascination for adventurous motorcyclists. Numerous riders have…
Muriel Hind (1882 – 1956)
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer One doesn’t need to spend long looking through the Edwardian motorcycling magazines held…
Getting Creative for Vote 100
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection This summer we celebrated 100 years of some women gaining the…
Census Night in a Caravan
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection Before the First World War the caravan took a pivotal role…
Votes for Women – Margaret Brynhild Parker
To mark the centenary of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists from our…
Suffrage and the Motoring Press
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator There is not a large volume of coverage of the suffrage movement within…
Votes for Women – The Unknown Artists
To mark the centenary of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists from our…
Ray Costelloe – On the Road for the Cause
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection In 1908 the suffrage movement first took to the road by…
Mary Kennard (1850-1936)
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer A name that appears frequently in the motoring press in the early years…
The Ladies’ Automobile Club
Sarah Wyatt- Film and Video Curator As part of The Drive For Change project celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage,…
The Caravan Club and the Suffrage Movement
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection In 1907 The Caravan Club of Great Britain and Ireland was…
Votes for Women – Mary Kessell
To mark the centenary of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists from our…
The Drive for Change Project with the University of Southampton
Sophie Olver – Undergraduate at the University of Southampton Over the past five months, six fellow University of Southampton students…
Speed Queens Review
David Cooper – Clerk of Works for the Beaulieu Estate David reviews the Speed Queens friends evening held on 28…