Threads of Resistance: Women’s Creativity in Protest and Activism

Meet knitting historian & writer, Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh, and learn how women have long used creativity as political power.

This talk explores how women have long used creativity as political power—from suffragettes’ handcrafted fundraising campaigns, to the Knit a Brick protest, to the viral Pussyhat Project. Audiences will gain insight into how art, craft, and collaboration have reshaped movements and claimed space in public discourse.

Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh is a writer, knitting historian, and the proud instigator of a completely one-sided, tongue-in-cheek beef with Tom Daley. When not wrangling yarn, she can be found hanging out with her partner, son, and cats, getting lost in video games, and probably still holding a grudge (purely for comedic effect, of course).

This talk is part of From The Earth Comes Light: Women, Creativity & Mining exhibition programme.