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Our History
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/our-history
Plans were announced in 1917 for a new college of higher education in Leicester, as a memorial to the sacrifices made by local people during the First World War.
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Stephen Fry reveals previously untold LGBTQ history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/stephen-fry-reveals-previously-untold-lgbtq-history
Our University is working with the National Trust is celebrating LGBTQ heritage, to reveal new information about Felbrigg Hall’s last squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer.
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Liberating Histories: now has periodicals guide
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/liberating-histories-now-has-periodicals-guide/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 Liberating histories website expands with periodicals guide. This site highlights feminist magazine titles written by and for women during 1970s-1990s.
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East Midlands oral history resources
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands
It's not just us here at EMOHA who are delving into the history of the East Midlands. Browse the various resources on offer by region.
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Celebrate culture and creativity with Attenborough Arts Centre’s autumn programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/aa-autumn
Highlights of its popular Creative Course programme include Captured on Canvas with painter Jemisha Maadhavji who was recently featured in BBC 1’s ‘Extraordinary Portraits’.
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Community History collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/british-empire-commonwealth/community-history-collection
Find entries in our catalogue from the Community History collection, which relate to the British Empire and Commonwealth theme.
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Toxic Apocalypse hits University campus in independent film
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/toxic-apocalypse-hits-university-campus-in-independent-film
A feature film partially shot on the University of Leicester campus has been released through Amazon’s Video on Demand service.
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Attenborough Arts Centre with the University of Leicester Presents: ‘Covid Changemakers: The Extra Mile’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/covid-changemakers
With the University of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre is proud to launch an exciting new exhibition.
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The women making history at the University of Leicester: past and present
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/stories/women-making-history
As part of our 100 Years of Change centenary celebrations we've reflected on how our history may impact our future. For this piece we looked at the role of women at Leicester from our foundation to modern day pioneers.
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The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/08/16/the-glasgow-society-of-lady-artists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2024 Searchable resource biographies of members of The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists .