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Hornsey Road Baths in Islington, north London, were once known far and wide for staging performances by international swimming champions, … read more

The Ham & High covers the Unbound Courageous Women bookshop tour.… read more

In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Now her daughter Doloranda Pember has … read more

This month’s Outdoor Swimmer Magazine features Daisy Belle and a chat with Ella Foote about the women and ponds that … read more

Daisy Belle was inspired by two forgotten Victorian champions – Agnes Beckwith and Annie Luker. Here’s a guest post … read more

I joined journalist Ella Foote this week for a ‘swimterview’ at the Mixed Pond on Hampstead Heath in London, the … read more

The Camden New Journal ran a feature on the inspiration behind Daisy Belle, ‘a woman born into a world that … read more

Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World will be on a blog tour in August. The tour will include reviews, … read more

As from this autumn, students at Endicott College in the USA will be studying Bad Girls as part of their … read more

Islington Museum will be putting on an exhibition about Holloway Prison, with a focus on ‘the voices which remain unknown … read more

Following a talk about the suffragettes and Holloway Prison at HMP Downview in Surrey earlier this year, inmates produced stunning … read more

The Jewish Chronicle has run an extract from Bad Girls, from one of the chapters about Holloway Prison during … read more

Actor Amanda Root has been reading Bad Girls to help her understand Miss Madrigal – the character she plays in … read more

Author Angela Buckley – the Victorian Supersleuth – has often found her criminal investigations lead her to Holloway Prison, particularly … read more

The Life and Times of Mary, Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, by Catherine Layton, has been released by Cambridge Scholars … read more