Women & Leisure WWI

Women and Leisure during the First World War - a research project investigating the leisure opportunities women created during the war years.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

2019 has been a quiet year for our exhibition but 2020 will be different: we'll be hosted at an exciting venue, and until then we're adding more material to our online exhibition (https://t.co/p3B3vYVvrc). More to come!

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Time for a cultural lunch in @NewcastleNE1. Mooch near @fenwicknew and their amazing window. Gaze at the portraits exhibition at @TWAMmuseums Laing Gallery. And join our free talk, 1.15, @ToonLibraries Central Library level 6 for the icing on your cultural cake. Then buy a cake.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Two hours to go until another same-old lunchtime in @NewcastleNE1... will it be a sarnie? A baked pastry... thing perhaps? Combined with a vacant stare? You could join me at 1.15, level 6 Central Library (@ToonLibraries) for a half hour talk about our amazing exhibition. #WW1.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Even better news! The first four people at this afternoon's talk get to listen for free! And if you're not in the first lucky four I'll give you a 100% reduction. For more razor sharp wit like this, see you at 1.15, level 6 Central Library. @ToonLibraries

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Wednesday lunchtime in #Newcastle... spend less time chewing your uninspiring meal deal and more time chewing over the much more inspiring @WLFWW exhibition at @ToonLibraries, find it at Central Library level 6: there's an informal half hour talk starting at 1.15.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

A brilliant day with @LivingLegacies3 in #Belfast with colleagues from @nwmforum @UniofExeter @ahrcpress @ahrcconnect @HLFNI, many thanks to @UlsterMuseum for showing our exhibition as part of Connected Communities alongside other @LivingLegacies3 projects.

[LivingLegacies @LivingLegacies3]

Getting ready for the opening of Connecting Communities: Critical Reflections on WWI Commemoration exhibition at the Ulster Museum which launches on Friday @WLFWW @UlsterMuseum @nwmforum @UniofExeter @ahrcpress @ahrcconnect @HLFNI

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

One @WLFWW exhibition, tightly rolled into teletubes (which are brill!) and ready to go for our 3rd August @LivingLegacies3 event at the @UlsterMuseum. It's almost 9m long when unrolled... this (and pear drops) is how you do a travelling exhibition if there's only one of you.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

This looks like an excellent event: lots of interesting parallels with the work of @WLFWW and other projects undertaken at @LivingLegacies3. https://t.co/ySoCkqKrAl

[Edward Madigan @MadiganEdward]

I'm delighted to announce the programme for the forthcoming Motherhood, Loss and the First World War conference, including key note lecture from Susan Grayzel. Please consider joining us in September to explore this moving but much overlooked aspect of the 'war to end all wars'.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

From Friday @ToonLibraries are hosting our exhibition at Cruddas Park Library, with a morning and afternoon talk. See https://t.co/KXlwOZZmLI for details.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Today's also your last chance to see the exhibition at Fenham before we move to West End Library and other venues, see https://t.co/KXlwOZZmLI for details.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

We're being hosted at Fenham Library this afternoon with a talk "Women and Escapism 1914-1918" starting at 14.00, you can book at https://t.co/LhMDwnMQ8s (or turn up and see). Thanks go to Kevin and colleagues @ToonLibraries.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

And new for summer - the exhibitions are accompanied by a series of 1 hour (ish) talks, all £free and with the potential for biscuits. As always, pop to the venues page on the (still temporary) website for more. https://t.co/DPXcq7vTG4

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

After our exhibition finishes in Benwell we're being accommodated by our good friends @ToonLibraries, starting at Fenham (https://t.co/nmgN5XXoCZ) followed by West End (https://t.co/GMPOrBn1Hq) followed by Cruddas Park (https://t.co/oP6w8OZmQu).

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Until the 7th June the exhibition is showing at St James Heritage Centre (https://t.co/9iR3xwiLUW) and we're in good company: they've done some brilliant #WW1 projects. Location: https://t.co/N2ssbpri4e and for opening times see https://t.co/CKfm9VPsPu.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

After a brief spring hiatus, the @wlfww is one the move again, see https://t.co/aO84DTI8Ta for details.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Details of our second exhibition venue will be available shortly - please check here for updates soon.

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

New on our (temp) website - our schools resource page including lesson plans for KS 1 and 2: https://t.co/35WiMIHFKS

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Over the coming week, edited text from our exhibition will appear on our temp website (https://t.co/hz6Wh4bpT3) - take a look!

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Other venues will be following in 2018 including locations in Newcastle and further afield in Northumberland - follow us for updates!

[Women & Leisure WWI @WLFWW]

Our exhibition is coming soon! See it for free at St Mary's Heritage Centre, Gateshead (https://t.co/AKt39eZ8PN), 25th Oct to 15th Dec 2017.