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@theironroom.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:00 AM

#BhamWomen Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876) buried in Key Hill Cemetery was an abolitionist. Her conviction forged by what she had witnessed during her stay in America #LibraryofBham @blackhistorymonth.org.uk #BHM2026

Pencil drawing of the bust of a female figure. Her hair has a central parting and is arranged in waves with a small bun at the crown. Her head is slanted towards the left. She is wearing a simple dress with a plain collar and a knot at the centre of the neck. The dress is very uncomplicated.
@theironroom.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM

#BhamWomen today is Kate Freeman who according to a Birmingham Post article dated 11 July 1972 retired after 45 years at the Birmingham Rep. Ref – B’ham Bio Cuttings Vol. 67 #LibraryofBham #BirminghamRep

A newspaper article. Headline is A Backward Glance at 45 Years in the Rep Evolution by Linda Millington. Text below regarding Kate Freeman’s retirement. Beneath this is a headshot of a female wearing glasses.
@theironroom.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 9:00 AM

#BhamWomen Dr Winifred Cavenagh became only the second female professor at Birmingham University at the time according to this Birmingham Post article from 10 June 1972. Ref – Birmingham Biography Cuttings Vol. 67 #LibraryofBham @unibirmingham.bsky.social

A newspaper article. Heading – Dr. Cavenagh gets university chair. Text on the left side of the article and an insert of a photograph of a female on the right.
@theironroom.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 8:01 AM

#BhamWomen Myra and Kate Bunce at the Lord Mayor's fancy dress ball in 1914. Myra, seated - was a landscape painter and designer. Kate is renowned as a painter. They worked together on commissions for local churches. Ref- Martineau Album #BM_AG #LibraryofBham

Photographic portrait of two female figures in fancy dress. The seated figure is dressed in dark heavy laced clothing. She is wearing a bonnet with a veil attached and holding a parasol. She has bunches of flowers at each ear and is wearing spectacles. She is holding a card in her left hand. The standing figure is dressed in light clothing. She is wearing a bonnet and has flowers at her ears. She is also holding a parasol and wearing very heavy lace clothing which covers her footwear.
@theironroom.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 9:15 AM

#CityOf1000Trades #BhamWomen Mary Rollason & Sons of Steelhouse Lane. Rollason (1764/5 – 1835) was a Birmingham businesswoman who dealt in china, cut glass and brass items. Ref: MS 4834/123 #LibraryofBham

A trade card. Title at the top is Mary Rollason & Sons. China, glass and earthenware warehouse. Numerous paragraphs below this detailing the wares sold by the company.
@theironroom.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 8:15 AM

#BhamWomen is back with Enid Parsons of Spark Hill who at the age of 17 was whisked off to America to join the Ziegfeld Follies on a £1,000 a year salary which was quite a sum in 1926. Ref - Birmingham Despatch, 24.2.1926/ Birmingham Biography vol 13 #LibraryofBham

A newspaper article -handwritten date at the top is 24.2.26. Title is Birmingham’s Zeigfeld Folly. Below is a photograph of a young woman sat side saddle. She is holding a dress close to her chest and her shoulders are bare. She is wearing a Flapper style dress and her hair is in ringlets. The text of the article is beneath this.