International Women's Month 2008 Listings

Cupcake Brown will be discussing her memoir A Piece of Cake 5 March.

To find out what is going on in your town visit our comprehensive International Women's Month 2008 Listings guide...

International Women's Day Conference: Pressures, Risks & Consequences of 'Honour'

A conference to raise awareness of 'honour' related abuse within families has been organised to take place at City Hall.

Cardiff Council, in partnership with the Henna Foundation, have arranged the free one-day conference entitled Pressures, Risks & Consequences of 'Honour' Related Abuse within Families: The Shackles of 'Honour' Codified Behaviour, which is the first of its kind in Cardiff.

Beatrice was born at Peak Hill Villa in Sydenham in 1864, the seventh of ten children of George and Emma Offor. We do not know where Beatrice was educated in her early years, but the Slade School of Art accepted her in 1882 at the age of 18. The Slade had opened its doors to women eleven years earlier, under its Principal, the respected painter Edward Poynter, who believed in the slightly more liberal theory of art education as practised on the continent. There it was slightly easier for women to gain some reasonable art education.....

On March 7th 2008 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall will host Sisters, celebrating International Women's Month.

Now in its 12th year 'In Celebration of My Sisters' (ICOMS) will visit Liverpool for the first time as part of the City's European Capital of Culture celebrations. The new look variety stage show will showcase top UK Female Artists including some of Liverpool's Top Performers.

The Women’s Library at London Metropolitan University continues its programme of groundbreaking exhibitions with Sinners, Scroungers, Saints: lone mothers, past and present.

The exhibition addresses the ways in which lone mothers have been represented over time. Developed in collaboration with One Parent Families|Gingerbread, the exhibition showcases new research and tells the stories of lone mothers from the 1700s to the present day, challenging perceptions and questioning stereotypes. It will be supported by a season of events, including an academic symposium on new research into lone parenthood.