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The Women's Library was established in 1926, as the Library of the London Society for Women's Service, the successor of the London women's suffrage organisation led by Millicent Fawcett. Today its purpose is to document women's lives in Britain, serving as a record of women's history in the UK. There's a Reading Room where you can use reference books, archives and browse museum collections. There's also an exhibition hall as well as education and events facilities.
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The Women's Library The Women's Library, Suff-hat, part of 'Fe:MAIL: Suffragettes and the Post' exhibition, 2010. Photo by: Norman Watson
The Women's Library The Women's Library, Suff-hat, part of 'Fe:MAIL: Suffragettes and the Post' exhibition, 2010. Photo by: Norman Watson
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230 Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, London EC2M | 5 minutes from The Women's Library
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91 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 6 minutes from The Women's Library
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64 Middlesex Street, Spitalfields, London E1 | 2 minutes from The Women's Library
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Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 3 minutes from The Women's Library
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77-82 Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 3 minutes from The Women's Library
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Between Middlesex and Goulston Streets, Spitalfields, London E1 | 2 minutes from The Women's Library
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3 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London E1 | 3 minutes from The Women's Library
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54 Commercial Street, E1 | 2 minutes from The Women's Library
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84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London E1 | 3 minutes from The Women's Library
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London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 12 minutes from The Women's Library
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10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 13 minutes from The Women's Library
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106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 18 minutes from The Women's Library
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95 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 6 minutes from The Women's Library
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226 Shoreditch High Street, E1 | 8 minutes from The Women's Library
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60-62 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London E1 | 1 minute from The Women's Library
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