PinnedEsther FreemanFive things you didn’t know about the suffragettesTo coincide with the launch of the suffragette special on the Rebel Women podcast, here are some facts you were probably never taught in…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
PinnedEsther FreemanDear White Feminists, we need to talk about EmmelineEmmeline Pankhurst has monopolised the suffragette story for over a century, never wobbling from the pedestal we place her on. But our…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Esther FreemanSuella Braverman doesn’t understand what the word armistice means.This Saturday, thousands will march through London calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, claims it is…Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Esther FreemanQueer people have always existed. The challenge is identifying themQueer people have existed throughout history. But when they didn’t have the language to describe themselves, how do historians find them ?Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Esther FreemanMost dangerous jobs in Victorian BritainWhile Britannia rules the waves, many British workers did not share in that wealth. Some endured dangerous jobs to maintain the dominance…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Esther FreemanMy beef with Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart is one of the world’s most celebrated aviators. She is probably the most famous female pilot. Born Kansas in the US, she…Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Esther FreemanWas Enola Holmes 2 historically accurate?SPOILER ALERT: This article features film spoilersDec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Esther FreemanThere was a pandemic conspiracy, but it happened 100 years ago and was not what you might expectBack in 1918, it wasn’t a small group of conspiracy theorists denying there was pandemic. Almost everyone in Britain refused to acknowledge…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Esther FreemanWe will never have equal pay until we start valuing women’s workIt’s 50 years since the 1970 Equal Pay Act, but we still have not solved the gender pay gap. And we never will until we address the real…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Esther FreemanBeyond the hipster bars, Hackney is hiding a rich radical pastIt was one of those stinky, sweaty July days in London. I was standing at the foot of The Shard. Someone passed me a pair of binoculars so…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020