What Women Want: Stories from the Women's Library
Discover What Women Want: Stories from The Women's Library in their free exhibition...
Find out What Women Want: Stories from the Women's Library, an exhibition in The Women's Library on until Saturday 13th September.
What have women fought for, longed for and achieved? How much have their aspirations changed? 90 years on from the award of the parliamentary vote to women, What Women Want: Stories from The Women's Library uses historic photographs, documents, and posters to give a recorded view point of women's stories in history.
The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive
collection of women's history in the UK. As well as the resources for
research in the Reading Room, there is a lively exhibition and events
programme, and a space to relax in the Wash Houses Cafe.
Opening hours are Mon - Wed and Fri 9:30am - 5:30pm; Thu 9:30am - 8:00pm; Sat 10:00am - 4:00, and closed on Sundays. It's free, so just pop in during opening hours. Exhibition finishes on Saturday 13th September.
Find out more about What Women Want: Stories from the Women's Library.
How to get there:
To help you plan your visit, visit Transport for London's Journey Planner,
whether you're walking, cycling, driving, using the tube or buses,
Journey Planner will provide the fastest, most efficient route.
By Tube:
The
Metropolitan and Circle lines will take you to Aldgate or hop on a
District or Hammersmith&City line, these will take you to Aldgate
East, which is even closer.
By Bus:
Routes 15, 25, 40, 42, 67, 78, 100, 115, 205, 254 all call at or near Aldgate and Aldgate East.
By Bike:
Again, the best thing to do is to consult TfL's Journey Planner, where you will be able to plan your cycle route. This is a small map of the area.
On Foot:
Old Castle Street runs parallel to Commercial Street and is less than 200 metres from Aldgate East tube station
