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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

Paxman-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 Paxman of Colchester over the last 100 years, with the aim that this information will inform a

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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.

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