Featured archives

View the featured archives below to find out more detailed information about these women.

Women of the century Women of the Century is an archive of Yorkshire women of the twentieth century, commissioned by Wheatfields Hospice to mark the millenium celebrations of 2000. History to Herstory has been granted permission by the originators of the archive: Peter Kelly of Leeds City Council and Vera Media to use the archive resources.

Anne Lister Read about Anne Lister in her own words. Anne Lister, from Shibden Hall near Halifax, lived between 1791 and 1840. She wrote about her lesbian love affairs, life and travels in her personal diaries. Using the transcriptions of some of her diary pages you can make up your own mind about Anne Lister. Go to archive.

West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum See why women were put into the lunatic asylum and how they were treated. Using the medical case books from 1818 to 1902, view the medical records of around 16,000 women from all over the West Riding. Decide for youself whether these women were lunatics.

The Brontës Find out more about the lives of the Brontë sisters, Anne, Emily and Charlotte, through their personal letters, and those of their friends Mary Taylor and Ellen Nussey. Spanning the years c. 1840–c. 1890, you can learn about life for women in Victorian England.

George Henry Wood Born in the mid-Victorian age George Henry Wood lived through one of the most rapid periods of social and political development in British history. In a remarkable collection of books, articles, leaflets, posters and pamphlets, George Henry Wood has documented the emergence of the working class, labour movement and Trade Unionism. Examine this important collection to find out how women were affected by the changes..