Rebels in the Archives

Stories of sexism, sisterhood and struggle

The British Library celebrates International Women's Day with a conversation on the power and potential of archiving feminist movements as Jill Liddington, Abi Morgan, Heidi Safia Mirza and Deborah Withers discuss their engagement with archives of activism. Margaretta Jolly, project director of Sisterhood and After: An Oral History of the Women’s Liberation Movement, chairs this panel of influential feminists as they debate questions of politics, representation and preservation.

Jill Liddington is a writer, historian and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leeds.

Abi Morgan is a BAFTA and Emmy Award winning writer and producer.

Heidi Safia Mirza is Professor of Race, Faith and Culture.

Deborah Withers is a writer, curator, researcher and publisher.

Margaretta Jolly is a Reader in Cultural Studies and director of the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research, University of Sussex.

In association with the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research