Who made you want to challenge injustice? Who has made a difference? Who should we be celebrating? We want to recognise activists, actions and achievements, uncovering hidden voices past and present.

Read

The books on our reading list recognise activists, actions and achievements, uncovering hidden voices past and present. Download the list here: Activists of Inspiration

Be inspired

We asked people to tell us who had inspired them, all but one of the nominations were women! We’ve compiled them into a list of Inspirational Women Activists.

How to search the Collection

The online catalogue includes all the books, pamphlets and periodicals in the Collection.
Column 1: Select title, or classmark eg Jh Peace Museums, Memorials & Libraries.
Column 2: Enter search term
Column 3: Select “Commonweal Collection”