Which Spice Girl are you? Identity in the playground

In the late 90s, manufactured pop bands were at their height, and as every generation before us, we wanted to be able to complete the full dance routine, sing every word, and perform at breaks in the school playground. There was one band that transcended beyond just...

Margaret Thatcher: Loved and Loathed

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. Courtesy of Ronald Reagan Library. On April 8th 2013, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the first woman Prime Minister of the UK and the longest serving prime minister for around 150 years, died from a stroke at the Ritz Hotel in London....

After Girl Power – What Next?

The last weekend of February, Katie and I were thrilled to be representing Girl Museum at the “After Girl Power – What Next?” conference held by the University of York, UK. The two-day event aimed to examine...

31 Heroines of March 2012: The Spice Girls

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invited people to submit their girlhood heroines for our second Heroines Quilt Project. Read about the Spice Girls!

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