About this Event
An event as part of Feminist Book Fortnight📚✨
Come and join us for a fascinating talk with author Rebecca Mordan exploring her books 'Out of the Darkness' and 'Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess, Suffragette, Trailblazer' as well the historical background to each, including a Q+A and signing.
About the books:
Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness reunites the trailblazing women of Greenham to share their intimate recollections of the highs and lows of camp life, explore how they organised, and uncover the clever, non-violent ways they challenged military, police and cultural forces, all in the name of peace. Whether freeing MoD geese or dancing on silos, whether composing songs to put their cases across in court or kissing in the face of advancing police, this is the story of the power of creativity, wit and courage, and the sisterhood the Greenham women created.
Today, as our planet suffers increased threats from nuclear proliferation and environmental strain, this book celebrates the Greenham pioneers of peaceful protest and hopes to inspire a new generation of activists.
Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess, Suffragette, Trailblazer is a newly published play which has been performed to over 30,000 students by Scary Little Girls Theatre Company and was published by our in-house publisher Aurora Metro Books in association with Historic Royal Palaces and their current exhibition at Kensington Palace 'Last Princesses of Punjab.'
Sophia Duleep Singh lived at Hampton Court and was a goddaughter to Queen Victoria. She campaigned on the 'No Vote No Tax' issue outside the palace.
About Rebecca:
REBECCA MORDAN has worked in TV, radio and theatre. She founded Scary Little Girls Theatre Co in 2002, has worked with CND and the Reclaim The Night march, and has appeared on 5 Live, Radio 4 and Sky News.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
80 Hill Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, United Kingdom
GBP 4.99 to GBP 34.99
