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Black and white front page of journal, Opportunity dated 1921 - contents table and text.
Image of newspaper cutting with black and white photo of woman on left with article about Maureen Colquhoun on right.
Black and white photograph of a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, including members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), with Gay Liberation Front Banner, possibly from 1972.
Cover image of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) Diary, December 21-30, 1972. A purple and green poster-style image featuring text and a leafy plant design.
Black and white photograph of 2 women (delegates) in conversation with other women around them - Betty Friedan and another delegate of the conference.
A monochrome photograph of a group of suffragettes dressed in mock prison garb, standing and waving inside a bus. The bus has a poster from the Women's Social and Political Union displayed on the front.
A See Red Women's Workshop poster with the text "Capitalism Also Depends on Domestic Labour" A factory is in the background with a line of workers coming out to go to a line labelled 'Home Sweet Home'. On that line a group of women comfort and prepare the worker to go back to the factory.
A simple poster showing three characters. One (a man) is sitting at a desk talking on the phone with his feet up. Another (a woman) is sat next to him taking (his) notes. Another (presumably a woman) is on the floor scrubbing. The text reads as follows and is what the man is saying on his call: 'OH YES WE'VE GOT EQUAL PAY HERE'.
A large screen displaying a hammer and details of an exhibition. Within the casing are various items on display including a jacket.
A sign on a desk advertising LSE Library Late on 7 March 2024, 6pm to 9pm.
The Women's Library at LSE. A view of the Reading Room from outside with its lines of desk and suffragette print on the glass.
A photo of the outside of the converted wash houses on Old Castle Street, E1, with The Women's Library branding.
A photo of the desk at the Women's Library, City of London Polytechnic in Old Castle Street.
Rita Pankhurst smiling and stood next to a banner with "Justice For Loyal Citizens" on it.
A hand-drawn design for Fawcett House with red brick and yellow doors.
Black and white image of a young Virginia Woolf.
A drawing of Women's Service House in black and red ink.
A portrait photograph of a young Vera Douie.
LSE Library spiral staircase and lifts photographed from above down towards the lower ground floor.
George Lansbury wearing a suit smiling seated next to his wife and posing for a photo.
A black, white and pink badge with a traingle and an labrys (an Ancient Greek double-headed axe) on it. Text reads 'LESBIAN STRENGTH 85".
Nadina Ali stood in the archives stacks in between lots of boxes and smiling. Nadina is holding up one of the original See Red Women's Workshop posters with a colourful image of a woman and the word Protest beneath.
A plaque in the pavement. Reads as follows: 2nd May 1987 'Smash the Backlash' marched with 3,500 people on The Roundway in support of Lesbian & Gay rights and to oppose Section 28. It was the first UK demonstration to highlight lives of the black LGBT community.
A leaflet that reads as follows: HARINGEY BLACK ACTION. CALLING ON ALL BLACK LESBIANS AND BLACK GAYMEN! march for our rights! Next Saturday, October 3rd, a march for civil rights will be taking over the streets of London. The march has been organised by the Broadwater Farm Defence Committee, set up after the Farm rebellion where three of our brothers were framed by the racist courts. The march is for all oppressed people in this country fighting for basic civil rights. The Broadwater farm defence Committee was one of the main groups that support our march in Haringey in May of this year and have actively incourage black lesbians and gay men to come to this march. Lets show the world that in a time of need we will stand up and be counted. Lets make sure that when history is in the making Black lesbains (sic) and gay men will be in its chapters. COME AND BE PART OF HISTORY !!
The front page of a leaflet. Reads as follows: DEFEND BLACK LESBIANS & GAY! Whatever your personal opinion and your insecurities about homosexuality and the various liberation movements among homosexuals and women (and I speak of homosexuals and women as oppressed groups), we should try to unite with them in revolutionary fashion. We must gain security in ourselves and therefore have respect and feelings for all oppressed people. Black Panther Party. BLACK PEOPLE FIGHT BIGOTRY!
A press release on Positive Images headed paper with the strap line Community Campaign For Lesbian And Gay Rights In Haringey. DM if you require a transcription.
A newsletter from the Islington/Haringey Gay Group with the title Lesbians & Gays & The Arts In Haringey. It details a number of meetings and key dates. Mostly typed but there is a hand written part detailing a public row between a 'Parent's Rights Group' set up by local Tories and the Lesbian & Gay Unit.
A booklet with the title LESBIANS and GAY MEN in HARINGEY. Includes a triangle design and symbols.
A leaflet from the Lesbian and Gay Unit at Haringey Council. It advertised meetings where different community groups could go and share their views. It includes the information in a number of different languages. It opens with the text: Lesbians & Gay Men in Haringey. Are your needs being met by the Council? Come to one or more of the following meetings and share your views with us.
A poster from the BLGC advertising a national demonstration. Includes the text "Fight Bigotry! Fight Racism! Smash The Back Lash!".
The front cover of a leaflet advertising the demo. Reads as follows: Black Lesbians and Gays are under attack! Fightback. National Demonstration May 2. Assemble 1.00pm, Ducketts Common, nr Turnpike Lane. Black People Fight Bigotry!
A badge being held up to the camera. In the background, slightly blurred, are other badges laid out. The badge being held has the following text written on it: 'Demonstrate May 2. Smash the Back Lash! Haringey.
A violet and white banner including the text 'Edith Pechey Phipson. MD.' above a star.
A green and gold banner including the text 'Elizabeth Blackwell MD 1849' above a cup motif with a snake on.
A watercolour banner design. Orange, brown and yellow. Includes the text 'Marie Curie' above the word 'Radium'.
A yellow banner with three shell motifs and two stripes of yellow. Black lettering ' Mary Kingsley's and a crook and spade design.
A dark blue satin banner with silver lettering reading 'Mary Somerville', '1780-1872'. Floral border and a design of intersecting ovals and lines within a circle.
A banner with a border of flowers. At the centre there is a circle of blue with stars in. Above is the name Caroline Herschel.
A graphic showing an assortment of colourful protest badges on a white background with a dark text box on top with the following text written on it "LSE Library Late 7 March 2024".
Cream, purple and green cotton apron with a tasselled trim. Central panel is a slightly stained, with a Women's Social & Political Union (WSPU) design of an angel with a horn and flag with 'Freedom' written across it, and 'Votes for Women' embroidered in green thread. Two panels on either side are in faded green and purple cotton. Item is displayed in an open drawer.
LSE Library entrance viewed from the front doors and looking up towards the sky. It includes tall windows, red brickwork and a blue sky.
A badge being held on a person's hand. The badge has "Gay Whales Against Racism" written on it and features a spouting whale in water on the middle of the badge. In the blurry background there are other badges on a desk.
A group photo of 9 women posing for a photo. THey are dressed in their waitress uniforms and many are holding trays with teasets on. The group includes Ethel Solomon, Lina Lowry, Gertie Lowry, Mrs Saloman and Una Dugdale.
The entrance to LSE Library photographed from the plaza. In the foreground is the penguin sculpture and the Marshall Building stands in the background. The blue sky is reflecting of the glass windows of the Library.
A black and white poster. In the centre is the head of a moustached person wearing sun glasses. Seems to be General Pinochet. Below the head are two weapons with a "Made in Britain" tag. Below the weapons is the text "Fight Tory Policy". At the very top of the poster is written "Chile Solidarity Campaign 129 Seven Sisters Road London N7" and "No Arms Sales To Chile".
A cartoon showing Santa Claus with bags of presents labelled 'Votes'. He is being asked by a boy whether it is time for girls to be given the vote. Around the edges of the picture are decorations and groups of children peering round to see his response.
A selection of LSE Press publications, some stacked on top of each other and other stacked alongside each other, on a shelf against a red background. Titles include Advanced Macro-Economics, The UK's Changing Democracy, and Conflict, War and Revolution.
An open archives folder containing 2 items. One is a poster with the text "4126 AIDS deaths" above a picture of a bespectacled and suited John Major with the following text written below "Not a policy. Not a penny. Not a clue. OUTRAGE!" the other item is a press clipping with a photo showing protestors holding the poster/leaflet behind a barricade near Downing Street.
A poster featuring a woman playing an instrument and the Chilean flag.
A fish-eye lens photo of LSE Library lifts, spiral staircase and dome.
Black and white photograph of a suffragette being arrested [on Black Friday, 1910], with a policeman on each side, holding her arms, walking quickly. They are walking down a street with another policeman behind them. She is wearing a long light coloured jacket and skirt, and seems to be holding a handkerchief.
A child in a yellow, blue, and red jacket looking at a table of assorted archival materials.
A card mount with a circular hole in the middle that includes a portrait photograph of George Lansbury. Below the photo on the mount is written [mounted for safety].
A group of men in flat caps stood outside a shop with a sign saying "Socialist Literature Depot" on it. The men are holding a variety of signs and banners. One of these reads "The World of the Workers. ILP Branch Hastings". ILP stands for Independent Labour Party.
A view down a book stack from low on the floor. There are books either side and a desk at the end with someone sat studying.
A suited man with his foot up on a pedestal while a child cleans his shoes. A crowd of people are watching.
Three people outside/at the doorway of a shop. Thee are good on a table outside including books and some sort of birdcage.
A group of people stood around a child playing a harp.
LSE Library staircase and lift viewed from the lower ground floor upwards. The lights are enhanced to make them shine like stars and the lifts are in motion up to the glass dome at the top of the building.