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Cross-Dressing, Elopement and Travels with Percy Shelley: the extraordinary life of Margaret King
Collections, Engagement, Social History, Work experienceWhilst digitising our collection, we discovered a publication whose author has a very interesting history...

Alicia Walton and the Role of the 19th Century Superintendent of Nurses
CollectionsWhile looking for objects associated with Leeds General Infirmary, Rebecca Fallas was drawn to a picture of this kindly looking but clearly formidable woman.

Anonymous Women in the Collection
Collections, Social HistoryAssistant Curator of Social History Nicola Pullan reflects on the many unamed women in the collection on #Stories day of #MuseumWeek.

Fashionable Yorkshire: Rosetta Rowley’s Story
Collections, Dress & Textiles“Rosetta grew up in Bradford and lived through the Second World War and its aftermath. She was part of a working-class family. Her clothes are simple yet stylish"