Lady Rhondda

Date for your diary: 7pm on 06.03.23. More to be revealed soon!

Vivian Juanita Malone-Jones was one of the 1st two African American students to enroll at the University of Alabama. She became famously known when Alabama Governor George Wallace blocked her and James Hood from enrolling at University of Alabama in June 1963.

After #ElaineMorganStatue unveiling yesterday the @statue4LR gang visited the Grade 2 listed Carmel Independent Chapel in Penrhiwceiber to find a bit of #LadyRhondda history. Margaret Haig Thomas was only 12yrs old when she undertook this public duty - talk about starting early!

We love Amy Dillwyn, almost as much as we love Lady Rhondda. Free tickets available on Friday 04.03.22 for 2 x shows # at the @RiverfrontArts in Newport of #TheManyLivesOfAmyDillwyn. Grab one quick! newportlive.co.uk/en/events/5598…

Who else loves playing board games at Christmas? 🙋🏾 Play our FREE #GreenhamWomen inspired Embrace the Base! board game Download it here - buff.ly/3Dy5I2R

101 years ago today, after a long campaign, the first women were awarded degrees by @UniofOxford 🎓 Photo of the historic degree ceremony on 14 October 1920: st-annes.ox.ac.uk/life-here/libr… #HistEd

Just to share this with everyone: public inquiry chairs and their first names

Terrible news from Mazar-e-Sharif: dead bodies of four women’s rights activists were found in the city. Frozan Safi (in the picture) is one of them. Frozan’s relatives say she along with three others have been disappeared days before.

Hey @Disney - have you seen this thread of disgusting, sexualised imagery based on your children's characters. You have the intellectual property rights, surely you can do something? #safeguarding #predators #hiddenInPlainSight

So proud of what we’ve achieved today - and of what we’ll achieve in the months ahead. The #MenopauseRevolution is changing policy and changing lives - busting myths and broadening access. Now I’m off to march with the Menopause Warriors who made this happen! #menopause

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum ordered the hacking of mobile phones during his divorce custody case with Princess Haya, UK court says bbc.in/3AizlUn

Betty Campbell is the 1st of 5 #MonumentalWelshWomen. Please donate to the #statue4LadyRhondda Newport monument here: gofundme.com/f/statue-for-l… #5statues5women5years #BettyCampbellMonument 🏛️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿♀

Hundreds of us in Cardiff to hear Sculptor @UKSculpture talking about the statue she has created, the Mother Tree. @women_welsh #bettycampbellmonument

The #Statue4LadyRhondda gang will be at the Newport #ChartistConvention2021 on Saturday 06.11.21 at St Woolos Cathedral. £12 a ticket. Come & talk to us. #RebelCity Book your tickets here: newportrising.co.uk/events/chartis…

BBC News - Swansea man jailed after CCTV operator witnessed rape #maleViolenceAgainstWomen bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

Really great to get to speak with the @CollegeofPolice this morning - but wow. Being, essentially, trolled by a victim blaming rape investigator in the Teams chat bar while giving a talk on the victim's voice in the reality of rape and sexual offending has really knocked me over.

In 1916, Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette in London, used a motorised scooter known as a Autoped #WomensArt

“I’m going to say to the whole world—shame on you.” @SerajMahbouba, Afghan women’s rights leader