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New women’s history project launched

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Sheroes of history blog launched on International Women's DayNew online project launched to celebrate Sheroes of History.

My name is Naomi. I run a feminist group in Coventry and work in a museum.

I’m really excited to spread the word about a new project I have just launched which will tell the untold stories of history’s heroines.

Sheroes of History is a new blog and podcast which will shine a spotlight on amazing heroines of the past – from women whose names you may have heard, to those whose stories are less well known.

History has overwhelmingly been written by men, about men, so while there is a handful of amazing women we have heard of, there are so many more whose inspiring stories have gone untold.

I believe that young girls especially need more role models to look up to: Sheroes who will show them that they can be whatever they want to be; that they can change the world; that their actions can make a difference and that girls can be superheroes too.

My aim is that Sheroes of History will be inspiring, informative and inclusive, celebrating remarkable women from all walks of life.

I deliberately want the stories told on the Sheroes blog to be easy to understand so that as many people as possible will be able to access them.

And while I hope that women of all ages will enjoy reading the Sheroes profiles and listening to the podcast, I especially hope that it will inspire younger girls and give them their own Sheroes.

As well as the new blog, Sheroes of History will have  a monthly podcast featuring profiles of Sheroes, interviews, Sheroes of Today – and Fictional Sheroes will be coming soon.

I also hope is that Sheroes of History will be a project which many women can contribute to; while I will regularly research and write about my own Sheroes, there will also be contributions from a wide range of women writing about the women from history who have inspired them.

I launched the blog on International Women’s Day, and so it seemed appropriate that my first blog post be about the Shero who came up with the idea of a woman’s day, Clara Zetkin.

Zetkin was a German who was involved with socialist and communist politics throughout her life. At the Working Women’s Conference in Copenhagen in 1910 she suggested that each year there should be a day, celebrated internationally, when women pressed for equal rights – which to Clara and her peers meant, among other things,  the right to vote… To  find out more about Clara Zetkin and her life click here and go to the Sheroes blog.

And you can get involved, too.

Tell us about your Sheroes of History.

Submit a profile of a historic woman who has inspired you for the Sheroes blog. If you would like to tell us about your Shero of History please send us an email to find out more.

Or you can nominate a Shero of Today for the podcast. Each month we will feature a Shero of Today on the podcast; send us an email about someone you think we should all know about!

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  1. Fantastic idea Naomi. I have always been so fascinated by women’s accomplishments in history, and even more so, because they are rarely given the credit due them.

    I’d love to be involved and will also get this out there.

    Cool idea.

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