Highlight Gallery Talk: 'Letters from the archive'

With Dr Lyndsey Jenkins (Mansfield College - University of Oxford), Project Lead, Joyce Butler Project Wood Green MP.

Joyce Butler's campaign to introduce legislation against sex discrimination in education and employment attracted widespread public interest. The letters she received from women across the country provide an exciting window into women's working and family lives during a period of transformational upheaval.

Join Dr Lyndsey Jenkins as she introduces previously unseen letters from the Joyce Butler Archive collection. She discusses what they suggest about women's experiences at work and in the home, as well as the political, social and economic climate of 1960s and 1970s Britain.

They cover the impact of immigration, the 'white heat of technology', the rise of the women's liberation movement, and the ongoing problems of poverty.

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

Organised by the Joyce Butler Project with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive.

Price

Free Event

Pricing details

Event is free, but booking is required through Eventbrite.

Contact

For any enquiries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk.

Date

13 March 2026

Additional date and time information

A one-off event in the Townsend Gallery 2.30 to 3.30pm.