Upcoming events.
Women and Evacuation
Prof Maggie Andrews is a cultural historian whose work covers the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain and the representation of that history within popular culture. Her most recent work explores domesticity and the Home Front in World War One and Two.
Women of Courage : Stories from RAF Tangmere
Sheryl Green, local historian, tells us of the stories she has discovered.
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. £8.50 to include refreshments. To book please email us: cwhgr@outlook.com
'Silent Women' : The female directors that were pioneers of cinema - Ellen Cheshire
Ellen Cheshire is a film historian and lively speaker
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8.50 including teas and coffees. Please email us to book: cwhgr@outlook.com
Women Writers’ Fest 2026
A celebration of brilliant women writers from Sussex and beyond: 10am: Opening by Jess Brown-Fuller MP 10-11am From Carcassonne to Chichester, Cicestrian Kate Mosse talks about the inspiration behind her international bestselling fiction and non-fiction including 'Labyrinth' and 'The Taxidermist's Daughter' 11.30-12.30 West Sussex Record Office discuss ‘Women Writers in their Collection’ Lunch Break 2-3pm Tessa Boase - Author of ‘Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather’ on Fashion, Fury and Feathers 3.30-4.30 Local bestselling authors Elly Griffiths and Lesley Thomson talk about 'Making Crime Pay’ 5-6pm Kate Mosse in conversation with Daisy Dunn author of 'The Missing Thread a New History of the Ancient World through the Women who shaped it'
6.30 Finish
Tickets £35.00 including refreshments. To see how to book please click View Event button.
Jess Brown-Fuller MP - Working as a woman in politics, in Chichester and Westminster
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8..50 including teas and coffees. Please email us to book: cwhgr@outlook.com
ChichestHER; Their Story,Our Inspiration
Opening October 2026 at The Novium Museum in Chichester, this major exhibition—funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund—celebrates the lives and achievements of women in the city’s history. Among the highlights will be the collaborative Madge Flag, created with our partner charities, and the bronze maquette of suffragist Madge Turner, made by sculptor Kate Viner.
More information from The Novium. www.thenovium.org
Lady Writers as Spies
Claire Smith explores their wartime intelligence work of Barbara Pym and Muriel Spark and how those experiences went on to shape their fiction.