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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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Happy International Women's Day πŸ’•

Start the day with a read about today's pioneering πŸ“Έ heroine - Lora Webb Nichols, who amassed an extraordinary collection of 24,000 negatives of life in Wyoming. πŸ‘‡

Stay tuned for our #IWD2026 quiz about #WomenInPhotography

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08.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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‘‡

hundredheroines.org/internationa...

07.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 2 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

hundredheroines.org/event/the-jo...

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! 🐾

hundredheroines.org/giving-tuesd...

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