The Prostitution Debate at The Women’s Library
The Women’s Library have now announced details of their forthcoming exhibition Sinners, Scroungers, Saints: Lone Mothers past and present which will run from October 2007 to March 2008 and looks at lone motherhood both past and present in Britain.
Going on their previous exhibitions, which have always been thought-provoking, informative and absolutely packed with information, I expect that this one will be provide a real insight into single motherhood, its realities and the different attitudes towards it. In the past I have found that my A-level students have got a lot out of the Women’s Library’s exhibitions.
As usual Joanna Ingham, their Learning Coordinator, will be running debate workshops specifically for A-level students and tailored to the A-level specifications (single parenthood is of course a key issue that come up when looking at families as well as gender, welfare and poverty). The 2-hour workshops consist of a guided visit to the exhibition and a facilitated debate for AS and A2 level Sociology students, with a supporting resource pack for teachers (these are usually stuffed full of useful data and good ideas for further learning activities). For those of you on tight budgets, or for whom a trip can be financially difficult it is worth mentioning that the workshops themselves are FREE with a small charge for the resource pack.
Joanna has sent me a flyer and a booking form and has given permission for me to put these here for you to download
Lone Motherhood Flyer (PDF 200KB)
Booking Form (PDF 24KB)
For more information you can give her a call on 020 7320 3504 or e-mail her: joanna.ingham@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
Personally I’d get booking if you’re in reach of London!