Find a book
A Book a Month
We can send a book a month for six or twelve months - the perfect gift. More »
Café Music
Listen to our album of Café Music while browsing the site. More »
23 January 2019
This is An Old-Fashioned Pottery Turning Jasper-ware. Sylvia was horrified to discover that women earned no more than seven shillings a week while being exposed to hazardous flint dust and fumes from lead glazes, and was furious that they were restricted to ‘unskilled’ roles: ‘Each was employed by the man she toiled for – the slave of a slave, I thought!’
- choosing a selection results in a full page refresh
- Opens in a new window.
- Opens external website in a new window.