Women in science

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1. Is your event or activity for a public or private audience?: 
Public. This event is open for anyone to attend or for bookings
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4. Event / activity title: 
Women in science
7. Please select which programme this event is part of:: 
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National Women's Day
8. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?: 
No
11. Event start and end date and time: 
Friday, 8 March, 2013 - 10:00 to 16:00
13. Name of your organisation/school: 
London Metropolitan Archives
12. Other timing notes: 
There will be an hour for lunch between 12 - 1pm.
14. Your organisation/event website: 
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.asp
15. Venue: 
London Metropolitan Archives
17. Venue telephone number: 
020 7332 3851
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Yes
20. Event booking type: 
Pre-booking required
21. Event admission costs?: 
£10
23. First name: 
Howard
24. Surname: 
Benge
25. Telephone: 
020 7332 3851
26. Email: 
ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk [1]
31. Email: 
howard.benge@cityoflondon.gov.uk [2]
19. How many people are you expecting to attend?: 
60
9. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Conference
Discussion/Debate
Lecture/Talk/Presentation
Other
10. Keywords: 
Astronomy
General Science
History and Philosophy of Science
Space Science
18. Who is the intended audience?: 
Adults
Professionals
Sixth form students
Specialist groups
University students
6. Event/activity description (max 300 words): 

Science and the history of science is at the core of the London Metropolitan Archives. We have Robert Hooke’s diary, Lyons records of massed produced ice cream and grand engineering plans for Tower Bridge. This event is a day of talks, presentations and documents which explores the lives and contributions of women to scientific progress.

We have two guest speakers. Rebekah Higgitt, Curator & historian of science at Royal Observatory Greenwich & National Maritime Museum and blogger for The H Word, the Guardian Science Blog. She will be talking about 'Finding women in the history of science'.

Heather Couper is a broadcaster and writer on astronomy, space and science. She has written and produced numerous books, TV and radio programmes. Along with her work, she is Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College in perpetuity, was awarded the CBE for 'Services to Science', and the International Astronomical Union has named asteroid number 3922 "Heather".  Her talk will be 'The Sky's the Limit'.

Staff at the LMA will be looking at female scientists represented in the archives and displaying some of the original documents from the collections. Friday 8 March, from 10am – 4 pm. Tickets are £10. Booking is essential 020 7332 3851. Bring a picnic, as lunch is not provided.

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London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB
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London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB
United Kingdom