Women in Print 1: Design and Identities: 2 (Printing History and Culture)

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Leonard and Virginia Woolf likewise faced hostility from within the trade when they initially set out to learn how to set type. The ‘do-it- yourself’ ethos adopted by 1970s feminists echoed the early years of the Hogarth Press, which was set up by the Woolfs to be a small private press which they operated themselves. As the Hogarth Press output expanded and it evolved into the size of a commercial publishing operation, print production, and especially typesetting, turned out to be more time-consuming than the Woolfs had expected. Additional help was recruited through the Woolfs’ informal network of acquaintances. Nicola Wilson and Helen Southworth’s chapter, ‘Women Workers at the Hogarth Press (c.1917–25)’ explores the relationships between the Woolfs and the women who assisted them. To celebrate the launch of the book we appropriately held the launch party at the national museum of democracy, People’s History Museum. The ideas championed by many of these brave, groundbreaking women are told at the museum, which is also home to the Manchester suffragette banner; the inspiration behind the First in the Fight book cover designed by Jane Bowyer. The evening included an opportunity to see the artwork featured in the book on display as well as book signing with Helen and Andrew. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.”

Other individuals have assisted in the process. Dr Connie Wan, Dr Kate Croft and Rebecca Howson were responsible for the on-the-ground organization of the 2018 conference, without whose dedication to the project the event would not have happened. The Bibliographical Society kindly supported the conference to allow the participation of postgraduate students as both speakers and audience, and Birmingham City University generously supported the production of the book. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr Nadine Chahine ( Type Designer); Ann Field(Marx Memorial Library, London); Professor Helen Smith ( Director, Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, University of York) The journey for a statue to be erected began in 2014 with The Womanchester Project; a campaign to get a new statue of a radical Manchester woman. In 2016 the public voted to commemorate Emmeline Pankhurst from a long-list of 20 important women. First in the Fight documents the lives of the twenty women who were long-listed in the campaign, who all made Manchester first in the fight for freedom, and feminism. The Book DESCRIPTION:This conference coincides with the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, which granted the right to vote to British women over the age of 30. Central to the campaign for female suffrage was printed material: pamphlets, posters, plays, fiction, poetry, flyers, banners and newspapers were all utilised in support of the suffragettes’ cause. This use of printing technology is indicative of the wider engagement of women with print culture throughout world history. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to recover the lives, work and impact of women who have been active in all aspects of printing and print culture, and to assess those contributions that may have been neglected or undervalued. TRAVEL: The University of Birmingham is accessible by train, bus, car, bicycle and on foot. Directions and maps can be found HERE.

At the height of the Second World War in London, Vee Sedge is trying to keep her teenage charge Noel on an even keel. When Vee witnesses an accident, she is drawn to a precipice that threatens to reveal both her and Noel for who they really are. Warm, witty and full of wisdom for navigating personal problems within a global crisis. The Best Things Meet Meddy Chan – her meddling aunties have set her up on a blind date, her suitor’s dead, and it’s only kind of her fault. As far as Meddy’s concerned, the aunties who got her into this mess will have to get her out of it. Mixing rom com with murder mystery, the plot is anything but predictable. Murder By Milk Bottle Lucy Melville, Global Publishing Director and Head of Editorial at Peter Lang, has been an enthusiastic, helpful and responsive guide and her team have efficiently and effectively guided the project through from manuscript to final product. Relocating to Hong Kong from Dublin, Ava’s on a kind of inverse gap year. Teaching grammar to rich kids, she meets Julian (more than happy to support her financially, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch) and Edith, who provides a much-needed listening ear. Power, privilege and growing up are under the microscope in this excellent debut. V For Victory The Unpublished Novel Winner is published by Harper Collins and receive an advance and huge attention. The Unpublished runner upper's win a place on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University.

And we’re proud to say Women in Print is a part of the fight for better representation of northern women and bringing their stories to life through our projects. The exhibition and print shop ran for 12 weeks at Rudy’s and was hugely successful attracting visitors from different walks of life. Amy Ashwood Garvey by Memo Enriqueta Rylands by Helen Musselwhite Women in Print exhibition launch at Rudy’s Pizza, Ancoats Women supporting women Our Charity PartnersI think a lot of the changes will affect everyone, not just women but we do have a great opportunity to use the changes to try and get more women into the industry! Covid, whilst challenging, has allowed us the opportunity to leap out of the 90s and jump headlong into the 21 st century in terms of smarter working practices. Enforced home working, combined with the greater burden of childcare, has really road tested the opportunity for flexible working and proven that it is possible, although challenging, to do both roles. ACCOMMODATION: There is a variety of accommodation close to the University. Details of University of Birmingham B&Bs can be found HERE. A very popular alternative is the lovely Woodbrooke Quaker Centre which provides a great B&B and is walking distance to the University. If you would prefer to be in the city centre, there are a variety of hotels to suit all budgets a selection of which can be found HERE. Women (and men too) on the manufacturing side will see less change in their place of work but the workplace will have changed in that the emphasis on hygiene and environmental improvement is likely to be the legacy of the pandemic.” Figure 10.1. Untitled (lithograph), Lene Schneider-Kainer, Hetärengespräche [The Dialogues of the Courtesans], Lucian of Samosata and Christoph Martin Wieland (trans), Berlin: Verlag Julius Bard, 1920. Image reproduced with the permission of Gesche Kainer.

First in the Fight is published by iNostalgia, an independent publishing company based in Manchester that specialises in books that make social history engaging to all through images and memories. Its publication is supported by Metrolink and Weightmans solicitors. Emily Williamson by Sarah Wilson Kathleen Ollerenshaw by Alex Francis The Book Launch PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE: Day One, G33 Small Lecture Theatre, School of Education, University of Birmingham; Day Two, Lecture Room 3, Arts Building, University of Birmingham These women have built legacies that have aided and inspired generations of women. From writers like Shelagh Delaney to political reformists such as Amy Ashwood Garvey; from the Pankhursts to comedy legend Victoria Wood the work of women from the north of England has and continues to shape the world we live in today. Marian Keyes, Chair of Judges for the CWIP Published Novels Prize, says: “I am absolutely delighted with our longlist. The range is glorious – everything from lighthearted commercial fiction to literary fiction – it’s a demonstration of all the different ways in which women can be funny in print. It was a pleasure and very exciting to read all ninety submissions, and this is a list that I’m very proud of.” Figure 4.2. Clara, ‘The Model Husband’, Olive Branch, 28 June 1851. Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.It was her husband, who is English, who suggested she write about her family because “they’re just so out there”. “But every time I tried, the drama hit too close to home, and I wasn’t having fun writing it, I was getting stressed out. So I thought, well, what if I leaned into making it really, really ridiculous, and just threw in a dead body and saw what happened,” she said. “It turned out that was the ingredient that I was missing.” Dial A for Aunties is set in California, around a family of Chinese-Indonesian wedding planners. Figure 5.1. a. Advertising poster for Tippet of Pydar Street, Heard and Sons, 1847; b. Catalogue front cover for Mr Tippet of Pydar Street, Heard and Sons, 1847. Images used with the permission of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Courtney Library (Heard Collection).

Yolande Bonhomme was another prominent woman printing in Paris. She began printing on her own following her husband’s death in 1522. Estimates of her output range from 136 to 200 publications before her death in 1557. In 1526, she became the first woman to publish the Bible and she later joined forces with Charlotte Guillard to demand better quality paper from the papermakers’ guild.

4. What would you say to young female wishing to join the print industry?

The 2020 titles reflect a range of surprising heroines that made the judges laugh in different ways,” Lederer said. “From empowerment to dentistry and chip shops – it’s all here.” This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed. All of them made me laugh and laughing is the most wonderful thing right now,” said Keyes. “I am absolutely delighted with our list. The range is glorious – everything from lighthearted commercial fiction to literary fiction – from established names to new talent.” Dangerous Intruders’: Women Compositors and Nineteenth-Century Print Trade Unionists – the Case of Perth (Helen S. Williams)