Walking Tour: The Battling Belles of Bow
2009-02-07
Follow in the footsteps of Sylvia Pankhurst. She chose Bow in east London as the starting point for her campaign for women’s suffrage; and seeing the plight of the working women also established a creche, restaurant and model toy factory in the area. East End women were key to the success of the Suffragette movement and the route highlights their supporters and workplaces including the famous Bryant & May match factory, site of the Match Girls’ strike of 1888. With Blue Badge guide Rachel Kolsky. £8.10.30am. Booking essential. To book call 020 7320 2222 or email moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk Meets Bow Road Tube and ends at Mile End Tube.