AUTHOR TALK: The Women Who Saved the Birds

Celebrating the legacy of eco pioneer Emily Williamson, RSPB founder 1889.Conservation, Campaigning,  Science & Art, under the lens at Manchester Art Gallery, 12-14 Nov 2021.

Emily Williamson Festival

EMILY WILLIAMSON FESTIVAL: Conservation, Campaigning, Science and Art under the lens at Manchester Art Gallery, 12-14 Nov 2021. LIVE EVENT

Manchester Art Gallery

<h3>When social historian <a href="https://www.tessaboase.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tessa Boase</a> asked the RSPB about their Victorian founder, they pleaded a gaping hole in the archives. To a former investigative journalist, this was an irresistible challenge... </h3><p>This  is the thrilling, forgotten story of the brave eco feminists who called out the fashion for &#x27;murderous millinery,&#x27; and fought back on behalf of the birds. Moving from a polite  tea party in Didsbury to an egret hunt in a Florida swamp, from a metropolitan suffragette rally to a milliner’s dusty workshop, you’ll be taken back in time to a world where every woman, of every class, wore a hat.</p><p>Praise for Tessa&#x27;s talk: &#x27;Mesmerising and inspiring&#x27; (National Women&#x27;s Register)... &#x27;Totally gripping&#x27; (RSPB)... &#x27;An exceptionally inspired, skilful and entertaining lecture&#x27; (Arts Society). </p><p><strong>Afterwards: book signing of </strong><a href="https://www.tessaboase.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>Tickets £8/£6</strong></p><h3><a href="https://www.emilywilliamsonstatue.com/festival" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.emilywilliamsonstatue.com/festival</a></h3>

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