There are too few stories about women on the Historycal Roots website. We correct the balance slightly with our latest article by John Ellis which is about Charlotte Gardiner, a black woman who was hanged in 1780 for her part in the Gordon riots. Charlotte did not speak in her own defence when she appeared at the Old Bailey and so we have only the prosecution’s side of the story and this inevitably shows her in a less than favourable light.
Nevertheless, the black presence at major events in British history, which is so often overlooked, is worth recording even where that presence was at inglorious events like the Gordon riots.
As this is International Women’s Day it is appropriate to celebrate some of the stories on our site that feature women. There are links below to a small selection of stories that we have featured over the years, if you missed them when they were published (and even if you didn’t) they are well worth exploring!
First, the new article:
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And now some articles you may have seen before:
Amanda Aldridge
Dido Elizabeth Belle
Mona Baptiste
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Edna Chavannes
http://www.historycalroots.
Nadia Cattouse
Nadia Cattouse article updated
Although the core of it remains unchanged, Audrey Dewjee has updated her article about Nadia Cattouse, adding some additional material and several new photos.
Nadia was thrilled when Audrey told her how much interest the original article generated (well over 2,500 views, including many from Belize, the land of her birth). She was also pleasantly surprised by the larger than usual number of birthday cards she received last November when she celebrated her 96th birthday!
You can find the updated article here: http://historycalroots.com/nadia-cattouse.