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Hundred Heroines Museum πŸ›οΈ

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Celebrating women in photography. #Museum πŸ›οΈ and Gallery based at Unit 19, Nailsworth Mills, Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 0BS. #Charity. Open Thurs - Sat 11:00 - 16:00 https://hundredheroines.org

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IWD2026 Come and celebrate International Women’s Day with us! A new exhibition, a volunteer curated display and some exciting new projects

Ahead of International Women's Day, we're celebrating today in the museum πŸ›οΈ πŸ˜€

Come and join us for great #photography and #cake 🍰

#IWD2026 #WomenInPhotography

Find out moreπŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

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07.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sepia portrait of woman sitting at a desk. Inscription "Mrs Pankhurst" by Lena Connell

Sepia portrait of woman sitting at a desk. Inscription "Mrs Pankhurst" by Lena Connell

Day 4 of our 31 pioneering πŸ“Έheroines for #WomensHistoryMonth #IHM2026

Died #OTD 1949 - Lena Connell, photographer and suffragette

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04.03.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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AmΓ©lie Galup The work of AmΓ©lie Galup (1856-1943) is a significant example of the 19th century rise in amateur photography.

Born #OTD 1856 AmΓ©lie Galup - vernacular photography πŸ“Έ at its finest. Documented rural life in France and created an invaluable record of the era. Read more πŸ‘‡

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03.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
3 penguins sitting between 3 white ice-cream jellies. A branch of fascia falls over the scene.

3 penguins sitting between 3 white ice-cream jellies. A branch of fascia falls over the scene.

March 1 - start of Women's History Month. Each day, we'll be posting about a woman pioneer from the history of πŸ“Έ. It's been a challenge to choose just 31 ... Day 1, #ClaireAho (image Penguins, 1950s, Β© JB) from our new exhibition. Read more πŸ‘‡
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01.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Joyful Women Collective Looking for something that sparks your curiosity and brings you together with other like-minded people? Enter the Joyful Woman Collective

January meeting at the πŸ›οΈ of the Joyful Women Collective, this Thursday at 19:30 - Reclaiming the Flag with Maggie Dutton.

Details on website

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05.01.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#WomenPhotographers @hundredheroines.org

01.01.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gallery update! Cynthia Stallings discovered alternative process photography in the 1980s. View her work:
πŸ‘‰ www.alternativephotography.com/cynthia-stal...

β€œAmagansett” (1985) won Best of Show. After a digital-era pause, Stallings returned to film, embracing #cyanotypes.

05.01.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our last shipping day is Saturday, 20th December - all orders are posted using Royal Mail Tracked 24 service.

If you’re thinking about ordering a book, now is a good time!

www.photobookjunkies.com/products

16.12.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ArtDependence | The Netherlands Photomuseum to open on 7 February 2026 in the Santos Warehouse, Rotterdam The Netherlands Photomuseum to open on 7 February 2026 in the Santos Warehouse, Rotterdam

The Netherlands Photomuseum to open on 7 February 2026 in the Santos Warehouse, Rotterdam artdependence.com/articles/the...

17.12.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tea towel with "A Woman's Work is Never Done" and a black T-Shirt.

Tea towel with "A Woman's Work is Never Done" and a black T-Shirt.

We're at #Nailsworth artisan market today - last one of the year - with our new range of merchandise and cards. And it doesn't look as though it's going to rain - hurrah! #LoveNailsworth

13.12.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love seeing young readers get inspired in spaces like that πŸ–€ museum libraries are such underrated gems

11.12.2025 09:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fluffy cat reading a book "Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry". Book cover has a big red spider on it.

Fluffy cat reading a book "Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry". Book cover has a big red spider on it.

And today on the #AdventCalendar, Yin 🐾 is browsing the inspirational #books πŸ“š we have for young people in the #museum πŸ›οΈ library.

#WomenArtists

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11.12.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our little bookstore is fully loaded with over 275 different titles - many signed, rare, new and pre-loved photobooks in stock!

Take a look at everything here www.photobookjunkies.com/products

Beat the Christmas rush and order now πŸ“šβœ¨

05.12.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Click the snowflake to see what we have in store today on the advent calendar!

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06.12.2025 07:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo of the Day | From β€˜War Is Personal’, a web-based project by Julia Kochetova, awarded in the #WPPh2024 Contest, combining photographs, poetry, audio clips, and music to capture what it is like to live with war as an everyday reality.

04.12.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anne Brigman Anne Brigman (1869-1950) freed herself and the women she photographed from corsets and clichΓ©s, by revolutionising female nude photography.

Born #OTD 1869 Anne Brigman (1869-1950) was an American #photographer, artist and feminist icon. She freed herself and the women she photographed from corsets and cliches, revolutionising female nude photography. πŸ“Έ

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03.12.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Giving Tuesday 25 This Giving Tuesday, support our youth programme and help a young person rewrite the narrative: creativity > misogyny

#GivingTuesday

Our resident mascot - Yin - is looking for support to fund 100 additional places on our youth programme for #photography πŸ“Έ.

Can you help? Thank you! 🐾

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02.12.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first snowflake is now live on our 2025 #AdventCalendar. A festive countdown of #photos, facts and inspiration!

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01.12.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for writing it - an absolute must-read.

01.12.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Done Doing Time Done Doing Time exhibition by Hinda Schuman showing her 2023 exploration of two women released from prison.

Done Doing Time, our challenging new #photograpy #exhibition, displays the work of Hinda Schuman in her 2023 exploration of two women from one of the most vulnerable, most isolated demographics in America: women released from prison.

#WomenPhotographers

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25.11.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#16Days of Activism against gender-based violence starts today. Over the next 16 days, we're creating a database of #photographers, #artists and #curators who are confronting male violence. Suggestions welcome!

hundredheroines.org/confronting-...

25.11.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Added to the 'to buy' list for the library πŸ“š

#WomenInPhotography

03.11.2025 12:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œMost of our male colleagues continued for a long while to look upon us as charming and gifted amateurs, denying us implicitly any real professional status” Hannah HΓΆch, born #OTD 1889. Only woman associated with Berlin Dada movement.

Find out more

hundredheroines.org/hpblog/hanna...

01.11.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Kindle deal ✨ My book is £2.99 for a limited time!

Perfect time to grab it. Go on, treat yourself today!

πŸ‘‰ www.amazon.co.uk/Darkroom-Fil...

#memoir #books #BookSky #photography #forensics #CSI

21.10.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Green Exhibition 1 November, 15:00. Tea party for opening of pop-up exhibition of young photographers exploring the colour green.

Join us at the museum πŸ›οΈ on Saturday for tea πŸ«– and cake 🍰 to mark the opening of our pop-up #photographyπŸ“Έ #exhibition "Green" - the winning entries from our young people's competition.

Details on website.

31.10.2025 07:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Joyful Women Collective Looking for something that sparks your curiosity and brings you together with other like-minded people? Enter the Joyful Woman Collective

Coming soon ...
πŸ’« The Joyful Women CollectiveπŸ’«
Taster session 6 November at 18:30 at the #museumπŸ›οΈ
#creativity #photographyπŸ“Έ #fun

27.10.2025 09:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

100 Heroines is a lovely little photo museum. Seek it out if you can

23.10.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks all for your replies - and @thinkythoughthead.bsky.social for highlighting our situation. Bet if we were called Hundred Heroes, this would never have happened πŸ™„

24.10.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

We're hidden on an industrial estate ... but do have work in Mortimer Gardens too!

23.10.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 389: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes β€˜Lee Miller, Joy Gregory and Mark Steinmetz’ In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with art director, lecturer and creative director Fiona Hayes.Β In an informal conversation each month Grant and Fiona comment on the phot…

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