Book Launch - Jack and Eve: Two women in love and at war

Book Launch - Jack and Eve: Two women in love and at war

An evening of literary delight, celebrating Wendy Moore's newest work!

By London Metropolitan Archives

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Wed, 15 May 2024 18:00 - 20:00 GMT+1

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London Metropolitan Archives

40 Northampton Rd London EC1R 0HB United Kingdom

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Jack and Eve: Two women in love and at war

Join us for an incredible event at the London Metropolitan Archives! Experience the captivating story of Jack and Eve, two brave women who fought for their love amidst the chaos of war. A talk by author Wendy Moore, followed by a book signing.

Vera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a cross-dressing actress to become official chauffeur to Emmeline Pankhurst, matriarch of the suffragettes. Evelina Haverfield, or Eve to friends, was the daughter of a Scottish baron, fourteen years older than Jack. They met in 1909, fell in love and became public faces of the suffragette movement, enduring prison for the cause. War turned their world upside down. Eve co-founded pioneering organisations to recruit women for war work. Then together they travelled to Serbia, Russia and Romania to run field hospitals for allied soldiers and drive ambulances under bombardment.


They carved radical new paths, demonstrating that women could drive emergency vehicles, run military hospitals, endure imprisonment and bear arms in the face of constant danger. They refused to compromise in their sexuality, and were determined to be themselves, 'forthright, flamboyant and proud'.


In her new book, Jack and Eve: Two women in love and at war, Wendy Moore uses Jack and Eve's remarkable story as a lens through which to view the suffragette movement, the work of women in war and lesbian identity in the twentieth century.


Wendy Moore is a freelance journalist and the author of five previous books on medical and social history. Jack and Eve: Two women in love and at war is published by Atlantic Books on 4 April 2024. www.wendymoore.org




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We're London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), one of the largest historical archives in the UK. We're based in leafy Clerkenwell close to Farringdon and Angel tubes and look after a vast and unique collection of manuscripts, maps, photos, books and films that tell the story of London, right back to 1067. If you haven't visited an archive before, we're a bit like a library or museum, but with millions of unique historical documents waiting to be explored; you choose what we want to see and we put the history of London in your hands. Not everyone has time to research though, so our exhibitions and events program delves into the archives and presents the fascinating history of the capital for you to enjoy. We're open to everyone, whether you’re visiting an exhibition, joining a history talk or tracing your family history. Browse our program and start discovering London's history today.

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