{"id":2890,"date":"2020-03-17T14:01:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2020-03-17T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:01:58","slug":"mary-wollstonecraft-and-dissent-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2890","title":{"rendered":"Mary Wollstonecraft and Dissent: A Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <em>Friday 24 April to Saturday 25 April, Newington Green Meeting House, London N16 9PR<\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme and\nregistration here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ies.sas.ac.uk\/wollstonecraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ies.sas.ac.uk\/wollstonecraft<\/a>. Concessions for\nstudents and benefit recipients. <br><br>\nFollowing the success of the Celebration to mark the 260th anniversary of the\nbirth of the great feminist thinker Mary Wollstonecraft in April 2019, join us\nfor a second Celebration in April 2020, exploring the origins of her\nrevolutionary ideas and their continuing relevance.<br><br>\nWe will also be celebrating the re-opening of the Newington Green Meeting\nHouse, the oldest Non-Conformist place of worship in London. Following\nextensive renovation sponsored by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, this\nbeautiful historic building will relaunch as an accessible heritage space\ndedicated to the legacy of the Dissenters at the birthplace of feminism. Mary\nWollstonecraft established a school for girls at Newington Green in 1784, and\ngained inspiration and support from activists and intellectuals settled in the\nneighbourhood, including such Dissenting luminaries as Richard Price and Anna\nLetitia Barbauld.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>\nTalks and roundtable discussions will explore dissent, both in relation to the\ncommunity of religious Dissenters in Wollstonecraft\u2019s time and as a key aspect\nof feminism and progressive politics today.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>\nThere will be a new plaque in honour of Mary Wollstonecraft, the first Annual\nGeneral Meeting of the literary society The Mary Wollstonecraft Fellowship, the\nlaunch of a Wollstonecraft Walks App, art displays, a book stall, a special\nvisit to the British Library exhibition \u2018Women\u2019s Rights: Unfinished Business\u2019,\nfree historical walking tours around Newington Green and Stoke Newington,\nbirthday cake, and more\u2026<br><br>\nSpeakers include: Sandrine Berges, Emma Clery, Alan Coffee, Hannah Dawson, Mary\nFairclough, Daisy Hay, Felicity James, Laura Kirkley, Susan Manly, Charlotte\nMay, Jon Mee, Catherine Packham, Fiona Price, Bee Rowlatt, Alexandra Runswick,\nKandice Sharren, Barbara Taylor, Janet Todd, Roberta Wedge, Joanna Wharton,\nAlexis Wolf.<br>\nActivists, enthusiasts, students and scholars &#8211; all welcome.<br><br>\nThis event is held in association with the Institute of English Studies, School\nof Advanced Studies, University of London, and hosted by \u2018Newington Green\nMeeting House: Revolutionary Ideas since 1708,\u2019 with the support of the\nNational Heritage Lottery Fund. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 24 April to Saturday 25 April, Newington Green Meeting House, London N16 9PR Programme and registration here: https:\/\/www.ies.sas.ac.uk\/wollstonecraft. 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