Boost awareness of the role that women played in shipbuilding and marine engineering in north east England during the First World War.
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This project's duration was 1 year
£50,000
Historic England is the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment.
Women in Shipbuilding aimed to address the challenge of the lack of recognition of the role that women have played in maritime sectors in the past, which undermines their entry and advancement in maritime sectors in the present.
The Women in Shipbuilding grant with Historic England aimed to address the challenge of the lack of recognition of the role that women have played in maritime sectors in the past, which undermined their entry and advancement in maritime sectors in the present. The project brought together photographs from the First World War of women in shipbuilding and marine engineering in north east England and created a public exhibition on Tyneside, supported by a media release, social media and online content. The exhibition was accompanied by request for people to get in touch with family/community photographs, documents, memorabilia, and stories of women in shipbuilding; this material will be recorded and curated.
The project aimed to boost awareness of the role that women played in shipbuilding and marine engineering in north east England during the First World War and subsequently encourage women's careers in marine engineering in future.
The objectives of the project:
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