About this Event
Unstitching the Postal Uniform
Join Joanna Espin, Curator at The Postal Museum, and delve into the history of the postal service by unstitching the development of postal uniforms. Meet pioneering posties, including Jean Cameron, who won the right for women to wear trousers on delivery. We’ll explore why the first postal uniform was developed, how it has changed up to the modern day and what it means to be dressed for delivery.
Joanna Espin has been Curator at The Postal Museum for over a decade. In that time, she has researched many fascinating postal stories, spoken and published nationally and internationally, and curated an exhibition about The Great Train Robbery. Joanna’s previous research has examined women’s employment in World War One and coded Victorian letter writing. Her current research focuses on 19th century postal services to the Caribbean.
Image shows a postman in Saxilby in the early twentieth century.
From the John Wilson Collection courtesy of the Saxilby History Group
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lincoln Museum, 1 Danes Terrace, Lincoln, United Kingdom
GBP 4.00
