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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

Ford- 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 Ford of Dunton over the last 100 years, with the aim that this information will inform a new e

Giving a day will open up wonderful opportunities.

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Queer Reflections: Oral History project

We want to hear from you about your experiences of LGBTQ+ Essex.

You could become one of our regular volunteers.

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Queer Reflections: Collections Research

Research the collections at Saffron Walden Museum and Southend Museums to find LGBTQ+ stories.

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.

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.

It's always better to do things together!

Have you got 30 minutes spare to contribute to STS?

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Queer Reflections submission

Submit your reflections to an object in our Queer Reflections: revisiting our collections online LGBTQ+ archive.