Remembering Brighton’s Fearless Channel-Swimming HeroineBy Ellie 7 March 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 14 April 2022 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 15 March 2022 Do you know who the first woman to climb Mount Everest was?…
The Ukrainian Folk Artist Heroine Picasso AdmiredBy Ellie 3 March 2022 Last week during an invasion of Ukraine, the Russians burned down The…
Welcome to the Estonian Island Where Women Run the ShowBy Ellie 1 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 27 January 2022 It’s sunset on 14 September 1887 and we’re floating onboard a majestic…
Into the Wild with the Belle of SussexBy Ellie 2 September 2021 This is Fern Freud, doing what she loves most, foraging for wild…
Sophia Singh, Brighton’s Forgotten Suffragette PrincessBy Ellie 5 March 2021 You know it’s going to be a good day at the office…
The African Ladies With a Flair for Victorian DressBy Ellie 14 January 2021 So many questions spring to mind when I look at this photo…
Let’s Hear it for the Original Hilton Sisters from BrightonBy Ellie 6 January 2021 A couple of weekends ago, I visited a friend across town (near…
