Take a journey through the personal, political and economic struggles that have symbolised women's battle for equality over the past 500 years, through a representative selection of the broad range of materials in LSE Library and The Women's Library @ LSE. A chronological presentation of more than 300 items from the 16th Century to the present day can be found in the timeline and in the additional items below.
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An interactive historical journey through London's streets
Other collections...
35 rare titles dating from 1623 to the early 20th century.
A unique collection of materials from the life and death of the suffragette.
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