Layers of London and Newington Green Meeting House present this free online panel discussion.

Hear from leading activists and historians on their work on the theme of “working women”. In this panel discussion guests

• Dr. Helen McCarthy (“Double Lives”, University Professor of Modern British History - Cambridge)

• Dr. Sundari Anitha (“Striking Women”, Reader at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln)

• Sadie Watson (Museum of London Archaeology, MOLA) 

• Hannah Swirsky (Centenary Action Group)

• Rachel Crossley (Director of the East End Women's Museum)

will join activists fighting for workplace equality in the present day. They will discuss topics such as “what can we learn from history in the fight for workplace equality?” and “where did the fight for workplace equality start?”. There will also be an audience Q&A for participants to put their questions to the panel.