{"title": "Visible Invisibles: Women in Roman Archaeology", "start": "2026-11-19T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "Burlington House, Piccadilly", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/archaeology", "society/gender"], "description": "A lecture titled \"Visible Invisibles: Women in Roman Archaeology\", an Ordinary Meeting of Fellows Lecture at the Society of Antiquaries, open to anyone and also live-streamed online. It is given by Dr Rebecca Jones FSA and Dr Tatiana Ivleva, who present their research with a network of scholars on women working in Roman-Britain and Roman provincial archaeology in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lecture looks at biographies of individual women and the reasons their work has not received greater recognition, showing how their contributions shaped the discipline today. It includes case studies of key scholars, emerging themes and trends, and highlights the importance of the Beyond Notability project.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/visible-invisibles-women-in-roman-archaeology-80845/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/visible-invisibles/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82964f202b53ccfba5f46aea832b66ad7702ff01dcd087465bd5d422e29c7d15-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "Burlington House, Piccadilly", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History", "start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Courtauld Institute of Art", "address": "Strand, WC2R 0RN London", "price": "£35.00 (including sandwich lunch), concessions available", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "The Third Annual Mark Girouard Symposium, a two-day academic symposium titled 'Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History', held at the Courtauld's Vernon Square campus. Organised by Dr Kyle Leyden of the Courtauld, Dr Manolo Guerci of the University of Kent and Prof. Elizabeth McKellar, President of SAHGB, and supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. It looks back to the earliest generations of women involved in writing and promoting architectural history from the nineteenth century onwards, as academics, curators, journalists, photographers, writers and in conservation and heritage spheres, since almost no accounts of female architectural historians exist alongside growing studies of female architects. Speakers include Dana Arnold, David Barber and Louise Campbell, among others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/untold-tales-women-pioneers-in-british-and-irish-architectur-35442/", "official_url": "https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/untold-tales-women-pioneers-in-british-and-irish-architectural-history/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Library and Archive Tour: Women of the Wallace Collection", "start": "2026-11-10T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "11.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/women", "art"], "description": "A guided tour through the Library and Archive of the Wallace Collection, taking place in the Library on the Lower Ground Floor. It delves into the lives of the women connected to the collection, beginning with Lady Wallace, who bequeathed the collection to the nation in 1897. Visitors learn about the first female visitors to Hertford House, from the American collector Isabella Stewart Gardner to the suffragist and art historian Lady Dilke. The tour highlights the traces these women left behind, shown through historic photographs, rare books and archival papers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/library-and-archive-tour-women-of-the-wallace-collection-39906/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/library-and-archive-tour-women-of-the-wallace-collection/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5eac96f3515c013ac7bf88d42b998bec62895fa0a7272c3a2b81ea37d181ae-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Building on the Legacy of Women’s Pivotal Role in Catholic Education", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Mary's University, Twickenham", "address": "Waldegrave Road 268, TW1 4SX", "price": "£75 (full conference), £55 (unwaged/concessions)", "price_from": "75.00", "price_to": "75.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/christian/catholic", "society/education"], "description": "A conference on women's contributions to Catholic education in the UK and beyond, held in the year St Mary's marks the 60th anniversary of admitting female students. It brings together practitioners, researchers and educators, with keynote talks by theologian Sr Dr Marie-Kolbe Zamora and education policy adviser Dr Maureen Glackin. The programme explores women's legacy and ongoing role in Catholic education from historical, educational, theological and cultural perspectives, including 20-minute presentations from an open call for papers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/building-on-the-legacy-of-womens-pivotal-role-in-catholic-ed-38832/", "official_url": "https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/events/2026/building-on-the-legacy-of-womens-pivotal-role-in-catholic-education", "image": ""}, {"title": "Learning from Dead [Women] Poets: Poetry Workshop with Clare Pollard", "start": "2026-11-10T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Library", "address": "St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London", "price": "From £30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A poetry workshop titled Learning from Dead [Women] Poets, running in the Study at The London Library with tea and coffee provided. It is led by Clare Pollard, poet and author of Lives of the Female Poets, in collaboration with Dead [Women] Poets Society. Participants are inspired by the female writers who came before them, exploring how to steal, allude, translate, remix, modernise and speak to the dead. There is a particular focus on Amy Levy and Christina Rossetti, the spirits conjured at the séance held later that evening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/learning-from-dead-women-poets-poetry-workshop-with-clare-po-39394/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/learning-dead-women-poets-poetry-workshop-clare-pollard", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d6b90d93acfcedeb4f6a1e29f8cf9f2a2b35395852e7c2765a9c3d8da42ea75-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dead [Women] Poets Séance: Sophie Herxheimer & Clare Pollard resurrect Amy Levy & Christina Rossetti", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Library", "address": "St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening séance at The London Library in which two living poets conjure the spirits of their literary foremothers, the Victorian poets Amy Levy and Christina Rossetti. Poet-mediums Sophie Herxheimer and Clare Pollard will commune with the spirits of these subversive, darkly imaginative outsider poets, sharing their lives, works and influence, with readings haunted by their ghosts and compered by poet Helen Bowell of Dead [Women] Poets Society. The group, who since 2015 have been resurrecting women and non-binary poets of the past, will continue the resurrections with an open mic where poets and performers of all and no genders may take the stage; for every poem of your own, you should also read one by a dead woman or non-binary poet. Books by the guest poets, dead poets and D[W]PS merch will be available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resu-39395/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resurrect-amy-levy-christina", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb5a2d4b77ab0484788ea3fc28643cd614cba5a354828998d592a276496e82eb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Moving mountains: intrepid women climbers and the peaks named in their honour", "start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["sport/climbing", "history"], "description": "A lecture at the Royal Geographical Society telling the stories of nine extraordinary women mountaineers, from the 18th century to the present day, who defied extreme altitudes, blizzards, avalanches and discrimination to have peaks named in their honour. It shows how these climbers blazed trails from the Alps to the Andes and the Rockies to the Karakoram, achieving an honour long reserved for men and monarchs. Though their names endure on soaring summits, their remarkable stories remain untold – until now. Doors open at 2.00pm, with the lecture beginning at 2.30pm; in-person tickets are sold out, but the event can also be watched online.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/moving-mountains-intrepid-women-climbers-and-the-peaks-named-122292/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/moving-mountains-women-climbers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/444716f81437d7888d27d8f84fbedd32c0439570b3a008a75d1dd5657c0c2a3d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Women's War Work: Indian Women and the Second World War", "start": "2026-11-06T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A free lunchtime talk at the National Army Museum exploring the roles Indian women played during the Second World War. Historian Dr Kiran Sahota, an award-winning military historian and founder of Believe in Me CIC, covers contributions from the Women's Auxiliary Corps India and the Wasbies in Burma to the Royal Indian Naval Service, as well as the wives who stayed at home while their husbands served as soldiers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/womens-war-work-indian-women-and-the-second-world-war-37239/", "official_url": "https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/womens-war-work-indian-women-and-second-world-war", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d811535a2a2ac3efd722e5d931ce78519ef3dfb2898a49fafd0fffab2720ed63-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Redisplaying Tell Halaf in the British Museum", "start": "2026-11-16T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T17:00:00Z", "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/archaeology"], "description": "A talk about the archaeological site of Tell Halaf in Syria, one of the most important sites of the Near East, and how it is being redisplayed in the British Museum. 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It is run by Southwark Cathedral and covers women connected to the cathedral, from Victorian pioneers such as Octavia Hill and Isabella Gilmore to benefactors like Dorothy Appleby and Elizabeth Newcomen, who funded help for poor people in south London. The tour also uncovers the impact of Queen Mary I on the cathedral's life. It is open to people who live or work in Bankside.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/women-of-southwark-tour-the-untold-story-41036/", "official_url": "https://betterbankside.co.uk/events/11-november-women-of-southwark-tour-the-untold-story/", "image": ""}, {"title": "By Appointment Only: Romani art, culture & heritage", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society/roma-sinti"], "description": "A free display by the London Museum showcasing the work of British Romani artists who share their identity and experiences through visual activism. It centres on three key works by artists Corrina Eastwood, Delaine Le Bas and Dan Turner, with Eastwood as co-curator. Inspired by the trade and industry of London's Docklands, the artworks honour the livelihoods, creativity and craft of Romani communities. A timeline by John-Henry Phillips illustrates their history from 500 CE to 2022, challenging stereotypes and inviting better understanding and connection.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/by-appointment-only-romani-art-culture-heritage-70020/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/145ae4dd21979af50ece806d83519cb34737490716bbcd3f1eb43046d15c1846-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Conference - Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present", "start": "2026-11-11T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T17:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Adult: £60 | Member: £55 | Early Career Researcher/Student: £30", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "A two-day interdisciplinary conference on maritime histories from around 1500 to the present. It is co-convened by Royal Museums Greenwich and the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth. The conference brings new research on marginalised maritime communities and individuals to the forefront, including workers, makers, families, travellers, navigators and knowledge-keepers overlooked in archives and scholarship. People from all backgrounds, academic and non-academic, are warmly invited to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conference-maritime-histories-from-the-margins-people-places-37284/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/conference-maritime-histories-margins-people-places-practices", "image": "https://noky.io/images/611a6bbca41bb79388ca8ea847147219d1cb99d7df33e9425818f356dd21db77-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Pints of Knowledge: A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "£19 per person + fees", "price_from": "19.00", "price_to": "19.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/georgian", "society/sexuality"], "description": "PINTS OF KNOWLEDGE: A GEORGIAN GUIDE TO GETTING LAID is a talk at Big Penny Social in London. It is given by Sofia Gallucci, a theatre director, dramaturg and PhD researcher whose work includes productions with the RSC, Shakespeare's Globe and in the West End. The talk, \"A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid: Sex, Scandal and Harris's List\", explores Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, an annual 18th-century bestseller that catalogued women working in London's sex trade. Gallucci leads a walk through the streets of Georgian London, from brothels and taverns to theatres and courtrooms, centered on the women whose private lives became public entertainment; 10% of ticket sales go towards her new production 'HUSSY'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pints-of-knowledge-a-georgian-guide-to-getting-laid-50418/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/31623b114dfb41007ba2ac800cae29a9bc9433f97f6fa500519db242aa1ac992-1200.webp"}]}