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Josie Dixon Interview – Part 2: Women in Composing Laura Hillier recently interviewed Josie Dixon about her mother Ailsa Dixon, a composer with a connection to Bristol. The interview is published across…
Josie Dixon Interview – Part 1: Ailsa Dixon A recent concert at St George’s featuring a posthumous premiere by Bristol-born composer Ailsa Dixon has uncovered a musical work that went undiscovered…
On the 22nd of November, the Great Hall of a Wills Memorial Building “lit up in suffragette colours” was filled with women and men coming together to celebrate the centenary of(partial) female suffrage. Organized…
What do you see when you walk the streets of Bristol? Do you hear the cat calls? Do you see into the eyes of women who walk the curbs at night?…
Talking About Menopause was run by Bristol Women’s Voice in November as part of their Health Inequalities Project. It was held in the meeting rooms of the Unitarian Chapel, Bristol on a…
Based in Bristol, Zoe Power is an illustrator, painter and mural artist (to name but a few of her talents). Her bold typography and colourful murals can be found across the…
This is a film produced by Raynor Taylor for our project 'Women of Lawrence Hill' where we collected information and experiences of 100 women in Lawrence Hill about their barriers and…
Laura Hillier interviewed Caroline Henn, the founder of Practical Women, to find out what they do and what it’s like to be a woman working in the trades. What is Practical…
Bristol Women’s Voice delivered a workshop revealing some barriers women face and overcome to access work in Bristol, found in our Women of Lawrence Hill research project. WoLH Project Manager Debra…
'We need greater opportunities for ALL the city’s children and young people. Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t – this is what I would like to see change.'