This looks absolutely fascinating. The next Arts Society Dorset Council talk will be by Tessa Boase.
Thursday 15 October, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start at the Dorford Centre, Dorchester.
Members free, guests £7 on the door.
About the talk
London’s sumptuous Victorian and Edwardian department stores changed the capital – and changed its women. Shoppers of every rank were lavishly wooed, seduced and often undone by the temptations laid out before them in these new ‘cathedrals of desire’.
About the lecturer
Tessa Boase is a freelance journalist, author, lecturer and campaigner with an interest in uncovering the stories of invisible women from the 19th and early 20th-centuries – revealing how they drove industry, propped up society and influenced politics.
She’s the author of three books of social history: The Housekeeper’s Tale: The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House (2014); Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds (first published as Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather in 2018), and London’s Lost Department Stores: A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams (2022).
Since uncovering the feminist origins of the RSPB, Tessa has been campaigning for public recognition of its female founders with plaques, portraits and a statue.
About the Arts Society Dorset County
The Arts Society Dorset County meets monthly for interesting talks on a wide variety of arts subjects. The talks are given by lecturers with the finest credentials in their specialist fields. All our lecturers have been accredited by the Arts Society which ensures a high standard of presentations.
If you are interested in joining or want more information, please contact our Chairman/Membership Secretary Valentine Simson tastcmembership@gmail.com
