Virginia Woolf Statue by Laury Dizengremel

Polka dot Cats by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama #Womensart #Saturday

Virginia Woolf took her own life 85 years ago on this day. Here is the beautiful final letter she left for her husband, my great-uncle Leonard Woolf 💜

“Each time a woman stands up for herself.... she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou #WomensArt

"𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵. 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱. On the front table, there was a man waiting to be served. When he was served, I said to one of my soldiers: go and ask that gentleman to join us. The soldier went and conveyed my invitation to him. The man got up, took his plate and 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲. While he ate his 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 and he did not lift his head from his food. When we finished, he said goodbye without looking at me, I shook his hand and he left. The soldier told me: Madiba that man 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗹𝗹, seeing as his hands didn't stop shaking while he ate.- 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼! 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Then I told him: That man was the warden of the prison where I stayed. After he tortured me, I screamed and cried asking for some water and he came humiliated me, laughed at me and instead of giving me water, he urinated in my head. He is not sick, he was afraid that I, now president of South Africa, would send him to prison and do to him what he did to me. But I'm not like that, this conduct is not part of my character, nor of my ethics. ′′𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. Walking out the door to my freedom, I knew that if I didn't leave all the anger, hatred and resentment behind me, I would still be a prisoner."

The Approaching Shadow by Fan Ho, 1954

Her bravery inspired millions after she faced her 51 abusers at public trial. In a new interview she says she wants women to ‘rise up’ after suffering

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell

We love any excuse to share our incredible 1930s beach pyjamas, so they're today's #ArchiveFavourite! It's likely they would have been sold at one of our seaside stores, perfect for a walk on the pier!

Michelangelo was just 23 when he carved the Pietà. Six centuries later, the question still lingers. Is there a sculpture more beautiful than this?

There is such a thing as Heaven on Earth

Erik Satie was an eccentric and influential French composer whose minimalist, witty style helped shape Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and even Ambient music. Rejecting Romantic drama and Impressionist richness, he favored simplicity, repetition, and irony. A mentor to Les Six and friend of Claude Debussy, Satie was as famous for his quirky personality as for his music. His most enduring works, Gymnopédies, are three serene piano pieces from 1888, known for their sparse harmonies and haunting calm. Inspired by ancient Greece and literature, they evoke a timeless, transparent beauty — early precursors to his idea of “Furniture Music,” meant to create atmosphere rather than demand attention.

'Sleeping Mud Maid', living sculpture, in summer and in winter, by UK artist Sue Hill (and Pete Hill) at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt

Books quietly refill our inner peace when life's volume gets too high.

"No need to rush. No need to shine. No need to be anyone but yourself." Virginia Wolf (A Room of One’s Own, 1929) Woman with Yellow Parasol. Lena Rivo

“I want to write a novel about silence. The things people don’t say” Virginia Woolf

Banner by Judy Chicago (born 1939) US feminist artist, educator, writer known for her large installation pieces which examine the role of women in history and culture who has created art since the 1960s #WomensHistoryMonth #PosterAndBannerWeek

William De Morgan (1838-1917) Lifelong friend of William Morris These are tiles designed by him He also created stained glass and furniture for Morris and Co

If you're having a bad day, here's the exact moment that Charlie Brown adopted Snoopy 75 years ago.

English stained glass artist Tamsin Abbott, who is inspired by folklore and nature #WomensArt #March1st #Spring