Remembering Brighton’s Fearless Channel-Swimming HeroineBy Ellie 30 August 2024 This year, to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, I’m acknowledging…
She Was the First African Woman to Become a PilotBy Ellie 5 January 2023 Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s…
Let’s Talk About The First Woman to Climb Mount EverestBy Ellie 8 November 2022 Do you know who the first woman to climb Mount Everest was?…
Welcome to the Estonian Island Where Women Run the ShowBy Ellie 3 March 2022 I’ve just been reading about a little island called Kihnu, seven miles…
She Was the First Woman To Sail Around the WorldBy Ellie 5 January 2023 It’s sunset on 14 September 1887 and we’re floating onboard a majestic…
Into the Wild with the Belle of SussexBy Ellie 14 March 2022 This is Fern Freud, doing what she loves most, foraging for wild…
Sophia Singh, Brighton’s Forgotten Suffragette PrincessBy Ellie 11 January 2024 You know it’s going to be a good day at the office…
The Sussex Gent Who Made Salvador Dali FamousBy Ellie 13 January 2024 Making Spanish surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, famous is quite a big…
The African Ladies With a Flair for Victorian DressBy Ellie 26 January 2026 So many questions spring to mind when I look at this…
Let’s Hear it for the Original Hilton Sisters from BrightonBy Ellie 14 March 2022 A couple of weekends ago, I visited a friend across town (near…
