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#KCLSU opened its doors to women for the first time in 1915, at a time when the number of male students was falling due to #WW1. The #StudentUnion at #KingsCollegeLondon faced collapse. Women rose to the challenge & organised events, started societies & kept the Union alive. Their leadership transformed campus life & proved that leadership knows no gender #KCLSUAction
In Source: King’s College London
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Although never directly attacked #NewhavenFort’s long military history includes both #WW1 & #WW2 with #Newhaven acting as a disembarkation point for both the #DieppeRaids & #NormandyLandings. One of the many units based there in #WW2 was the #RAF #AirSeaRescue & the crew created colourful #WarMurals to brighten up an area of the fort that had served as their recreation area.
In Source: Newhaven Fort
#StMaryLeStrand is the official Church of the Women’s Royal Naval Service & The #AssociationOfWrens & Women of the Royal Naval Services. During the 1984 dedication, a ‘Book of Remembrance’ listing those Wrens who died in the Service from #WW1 onwards, was moved from the #RoyalNavalCollege in Greenwich to a display in the Church. Visit: wrens.org.uk/about-us/st-mary-le-strand
In Source: Association of Wrens
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Modernist Rebel #HelenSaunders was a pioneer of abstract #Art. One of two women to join the #Vorticists a radical movement that emerged in London on the eve of #WW1. Tracing her early development to landmark Vorticist period, the #Exhibition showcases 18 remarkable works given to the #Courtauld in 2016 to form the largest public collection in the world. https://bit.ly/3Hg1F06
In Source: The Courtauld Gallery
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The 1st British woman to obtain the Degree Master of Surgery, Doctor #LouisaAldrichBlake was a #Pioneer of modern #Medicine. She was the 1st female surgeon, 1st woman Surgical Registrar & the 1st person to perform surgery on rectal & cervical cancers. A Senior Surgeon by 1910, her authority grew during #WW1 & she was appointed #Dame #DBE in 1925 #Monument #Camden #London
In Source: Louisa Aldrich-Blake
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#Theatre Unique in the way it presents World War One to audiences, #TunnelTrench is a #Play written by #HubertGriffith in 1923. A drama critic for the #Observer, Griffith had personal experience of #WW1 & the military he featured, presenting new insights into the manner it was fought. Opened at the #DuchessTheatre in 1929 & #ITV play of the week in 1963 #WestEnd
In Source: Tunnel Trench
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