Celebrating women in H&F

Women's History in H&F

Every corner of Hammersmith & Fulham holds a story of remarkable woman and girls, who are making history everyday.

In Hammersmith & Fulham, we want to celebrate their achievements and tackle the barriers many of them experience going about their day to day lives.

We do this by working to make our streets safer, empowering our communities through our coproduction work, and celebrating the rich cultural heritage that women and girls bring to our borough.

We are building resilience in our communities by promoting equal rights and social change to make H&F safer, stronger and kinder.

As part of this work, we pioneered a new tradition of celebrating Women's History Month in March alongside International Women's Day. It enables us to recognise the wonderful achievements of women and girls, past and present, and pay homage the rich culture and tapestry we have around us.

This booklet celebrates some of these pioneering women who have shaped both our borough and the wider history of England, including artist May Morris, Janet Adegoke who became London's first Black Mayor, suffrage champions like Dora Montefiore and Lolita Roy as well as all the H&F women who are making a difference today.

Through our Women's History Month microgrants, we are supporting grassroot organisations and community groups in running events and activities across arts, sports, education and culture.

I hope you will join some of those events as we work with you, local people across our diverse communities to make our borough an amazing place to live, work and visit.