Monday 28 March 2022

Kendal

 I wrote a history of the town of Kendal in Cumbria localhistories.org/a-history-of-kendal 

Sunday 27 March 2022

Monday 21 March 2022

Corporal Punishment in Wales

 From 21 March 2022 hitting children is illegal in Wales. More and more countries are abolishing corporal punishment and its end is inevitable. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-corporal-punishment/

Sunday 20 March 2022

Women artists

 I wrote a timeline of women artists. There have been famous women artists since the Middle Ages. Unfortunately in the 19th and 20th centuries, there were so many I could not mention them all. https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-women-artists/

Thursday 17 March 2022

Margaret Bondfield

 Margaret Bondfield was born on 17 March 1873. In 1929 she became the first woman cabinet minister in Britain. (She was minister of labour). https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-womens-rights-uk/

Sunday 13 March 2022

Thursday 10 March 2022

Wednesday 9 March 2022

Barbie

 Happy birthday Barbie. She debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York on 9 March 1959. localhistories.org/a-history-of-toys

Sunday 6 March 2022

Ghana

 Ghana became independent on 6 March 1957. Happy Independence Day. localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-ghana

Wednesday 2 March 2022

Texas

 On 2 March 1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico localhistories.org/a-history-of-texas

Tuesday 1 March 2022

Women in the 20th Century

 The bikini was invented in 1946. In 1947 Christian Dior introduced the New Look, with long skirts and narrow waists giving an ‘hourglass’ figure. During the 1950s women’s clothes were full and feminine. However in 1965, Mary Quant invented the mini skirt and clothes became even more informal. localhistories.org/women-in-the-20th-century/