This Women's History Month, come along to Bruce Castle Museum and Archive for an evening talk by Dr. Natalie Thomlinson (University of Reading) and panel discussion with the former organisers of the Haringey Women's Employment Project - Carmelita Kadeena-Whyte, Ursula Murray, and Joan Neary.
Women are rarely seen as the primary victims of the unemployment crisis that hit Britain in the 1980s. By 1979, women’s unemployment rates were higher than men’s across the UK. Women's experiences often went unreported - both at the time and later.
This talk explores the experiences of women looking for jobs here in North London. It illuminates the archives of the Haringey Women’s Employment Project and their activism around barriers that faced local women struggling to find work, such as racial discrimination alongside sex discrimination, and lack of childcare or training.
This event celebrates the achievements of the group, and asks what their activism can teach us today. This event is part of the Joyce Butler Project based at Bruce Castle. The project examines the histories of women's lives, rights and work in post-war Britain. Booking is essential.
Please book your free place via Eventbrite.
Doors open 6.30pm a chance for refreshments and visit the project exhibition 'The National Woman's MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation'. Talk: 7.30 to 9pm Organised by the Joyce Butler Project with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive.
Price
Free Event
Pricing details
Free to attend but booking through Eventbrite is necessary.
Contact
For any enquiries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
Date
19 March 2026
Additional date and time information
Doors open 6.30pm, a chance for refreshments and visit the project exhibition 'The National Woman's MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation'. Talk: 7.30 to 9pm.
Lordship Lane
London
N17 8NU
United Kingdom
