International Women’s Day
This IWD, the OPCM celebrated by sharing 5 films made by Women’s Team volunteers. From 100 years of women’s policing in Sussex to chocolate poisonings, they explore both sides of the law.
100 years of women policing in Sussex
Explores the history of women in policing in Sussex from WWI to the present day, and how women fought for inclusion and acceptance in the police force.
Not on my watch
A series of films about strong women in Sussex’s history who have been in the police – or in the hands of the police!
Christiana Edmunds: The chocolate cream killer
This talk is about the life and crime of Christiana Edmunds, as well as an analysis of the treatment of women in the criminal justice system during the Victorian period.
Mary Hare (1866-1945)
Pioneer teacher of deaf children, committed suffragette determined to change women’s lives for the better and recognised as one of Britain’s first ‘policewomen’.
Pioneers of the “Petticoat Patrol” in the 1960s
This talk explores how women helped to change ideas about women policing in the 1960s and the challenges they faced.
Queer suffragettes: Censorship and opposing the law
This film gives a short history of queer female censorship in the UK and explores the probability that the suffragette leadership circle included at least some queer women.