Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Stop the War 2003: London’s largest ever protest
In 2003, more than a million people marched through the capital to protest against the UK’s war in Iraq
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Ethel Smyth: Composer & Suffragette
Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her
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The Backstreet: London’s iconic men-only leather bar
For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s leather and gay bar scene
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Sylvia Pankhurst, self-portrait (pastel and charcoal)
Pankhurst, Estelle Sylvia
C. 1907
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
July 8th 2005 drawings made from memory of the events of July 7th 2005 (ink drawing)
Hewitt, John
2005-07-09