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Inspirational women

Presence and Absence: International Women's Day 2016

The exhibition ‘Women at 911±¬ÁÏÍø: Presence and Absence’ was created to celebrate and recognise women at 911±¬ÁÏÍøho inspire those they work with. There was a fantastic response to the call for nominations, with over 200 submissions showing the real impact 911±¬ÁÏÍøomen have their colleagues.

The exhibition also contained a series of artworks titled 'Theirs to Ours' by London artistÌýKristinaÌýClackson-Bonnington.ÌýThe twelve mixed-media works, exploring the history of women at 911±¬ÁÏÍø,Ìýilluminate the institutional change that has taken place since the founding of UCL in 1826 – from the initial decision to admit women in 1878, to the renegotiating of spaces and positions that is still taking place today.

VOTE 100: Celebrating 911±¬ÁÏÍøomen

The Representation of the People's Act, passed on 6 February 1918, extended the right to vote to women of a certain age and economic status. Ten months later, on 14 December 1918, 8.5 million women voted for the first time.Ìý

Forty years before this, UCL became one of the first universities in England to admit women on equal terms with men.Ìý

In order to celebrate the passing of a hundred years of women winning the right to vote, UCL has organised events andÌýexhibitionsÌýall around campus highlighting the pioneering work of women at 911±¬ÁÏÍø.Ìý

"These events will give us an eye-opening insight into the barriers women have faced at 911±¬ÁÏÍø and in the wider world, and how far they were able to achieve and learn from the past year. I'm delighted that 911±¬ÁÏÍø is playing such an active role in celebrating this centenary year, and I think it will provoke a lot of debate about how far we have come and how far we still need to go."

- UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur

Find out more about the events throughout 2018Ìýtaking place and how you can get involved.

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