by Annie Wainwright
It seems an apt time to provide on this blog some updates on SFA’s activities and progress as we move into the summer months of the year. There’s a wealth of good news to share!
SFA has submitted an entry for the Women’s History Network Community History Prize written by our hardworking members Hattie Foreman, Emma Nagouse, and Rosa Sadler. Looking forward to the result of the prize is sure to be an exciting time for us! We have had a presence at events such as the Heritage Festival in Ecclesall (where we gained some great public-generated additions to our Archive on the time of ‘I’m a feminist because…’) and attended Verse Matters’ powerful Migration Matters event. We have seen the launch of the Shiloh Project on religion and rape culture, and continued to conduct our Oral History interviews whilst gaining new members of the collective.
The best news, of course (no, I’m not possibly biased at all…) is that myself and Hattie, the Intern Project Assistants, have both been granted bursaries by the University of Sheffield’s AHEAD scheme to continue working with SFA over the summer!
This means we’ll be able to work on and deliver outcomes for the project such as: researching further Oral History interviewees, updating the website and blog (well, like I’m doing now!), continuing to grow our social media presence, looking into further funding applications and a potential crowdfunding campaign, updating the Sheffield Feminist History timeline and carrying out and transcribing more interviews, alongside potentially creating a portable exhibition on our work and Sheffield women’s history for schools or libraries! It’s all incredibly exciting stuff, and I know we both can’t wait to get stuck in!
Watch this space for further updates as we move forward!
Annie, Project Assistant