The life and legacy of the MP and social reformer Eleanor Rathbone, who died 70 years ago this year, is currently being celebrated in the Remembering Eleanor Rathbone series of commemorative events. These include the Utopia Calling exhibition currently on display in Special Collections & Archives.
The University’s School of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology is also contributing by hosting the Eleanor Rathbone Social Justice Public lectures, 2015-16. The next lecture in the series will take place on Wednesday 24th February at 5pm. Professor Susan Pederson (Columbia University, New York) will speak on “Women and the Quest for Equal Citizenship”. Professor Pederson will examine Rathbone’s unflagging effort to secure ‘equal citizenship’ for women, exploring what she meant by the term and the campaigns she launched, first in Liverpool and then nationally and internationally, to achieve it.
Attendees of the lecture are encouraged to visit the exhibition in Special Collections & Archives between 2 and 4 pm. The lecture will take place on campus in the Hearnshaw Lecture Theatre, Eleanor Rathbone Building, a short walk from the Sydney Jones Library.
Attendance is free, though registration is required.
