Emily Fennell & Edith Wright: Pioneers of Blind Welfare in Wakefield
2025-09-25
Emily Fennell & Edith Wright, the founding of Wakefield Blind Society in 1869 and the history of blind welfare in Wakefield and elsewhere.Read More →
Mabel Norton: Wakefield Community Campaigner
2024-09-23
Mabel Norton, a Wakefield community campaigner who supported evacuees, disabled war veterans and young women through the Mothers’ Union.Read More →
Alice Bacon, Baroness: Advocate for Reform
2023-07-17
Baroness Alice Bacon, one of Labour’s first women MPs, was a supporter of progressive reforms in UK law, and championed state schools. Read More →
Ann Clarkson, Suffragist & Social Reformer
2021-11-19
Discover Ann Clarkson, Wakefield suffragist, social reformer and animal welfare campaigner who signed the historic 1866 Suffrage Petition.Read More →
Staynes Sisters: The Siege of Quebec Street, Wakefield
2021-06-07
How the Staynes sisters sheltered conscientious objectors in the 1918 Siege of Quebec Street in Wakefield, and defended their right to safety.Read More →