Do you have a bit more time to spare?

LATEST CHALLENGES

Bentalls- Essex Women in Engineering »

We are seeking to find out stories about the roles of women within companies who have invented, developed or manufactured items within our collection, including Bentalls of Heybridge, over the last 100 years, with t

Stiletto Wikipedians »

Our researchers have brought together a lot of information about different women from around Essex. We are now looking for volunteers to put this information onto the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, either to write new articles or update existing ones.

Giving a day will open up wonderful opportunities.

LATEST CHALLENGES

Festival and event volunteer »

Over the summer and autumn we will be taking a stand out to festivals and events and are looking for volunteers to help with this.

Uncover the Life of Josephine Culling from Brightlingsea »

We are looking for more information about Josephine Culling, the first female Chair of Brightlingsea Urban District Council, former teacher and National Bowls Champion.

You could become one of our regular volunteers.

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Be our project Wikipedia Champion »

We’d like to get the amazing stories of Essex women onto Wikipedia and to increase the amount of women’s history on the site. We are looking for an experienced Wikipedia editor to be our champion and support volunteers to add to the site.

Podcast our stories »

Help us to share some of the stories uncovered by our volunteer teams by making a series of podcasts

Could you spare a few minutes?

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Help us get the message out! »

Keep an eye on our social media and retweet some of our stories, particularly events and requests for volunteers

Snapping the Stiletto-Spread the word »

Read and share our news, project updates, event updates and volunteering opportunities on Facebook, Twitter and on our blog.

It's always better to do things together!

LATEST CHALLENGES

Become part of the Snapping the Stiletto events team »

We will be taking news about the project on the road and are looking for people who would like to join us and help by talking to people at community fairs and festivals.