International Women’s Day, originally International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated each year on March 8th. Worldwide women continue to excel in social, political, cultural and economic backgrounds. Each year we are nearer and nearer to the common goal of gender equality and women (and men alike) all over the globe […]
Author: Roseanne Bradley
10 Fierce Fictional Heroines for International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve put together a list of our top ten feistiest females in fiction. Their tenacity and determination has attracted attention across decades. Who’s your favourite? 1.Lizzie Bennet (Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen) “Elizabeth was excessively disappointed…but it was her business to be satisfied […]
First William Beadnell Scholarship awarded to gifted Sunderland student
Sunderland University student Oliver Marsay is hoping a £10,000 scholarship prize will be the springboard to a world-class career in electronic engineering research. Oliver, 21, from Whitby, has been named as the first recipient of the William Beadnell scholarship award. Now in his third year of an Electronic and Electrical […]
Disabled model from Jesmond starts petition to fight for equality
Last year, Katie Knowles, 25, from Jesmond, became Britain’s first ever disabled model to place in a beauty pageant, coming in third. The 25-year-old model is now an Ambassador for Models with Disabilities and working with Models of Diversity. She has put together a petition and is now calling on […]