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🕑 6 min read The walls went up in Cutteslowe in North Oxford between the posh houses and the council houses. The news sent shock waves not just across the country but across the world...

🕑 5 min read As a result of this charter, Oxford became a corporate, free city, and as such, Oxford city corporation had the power to make by-laws, punish breaches by fine or imprisonment, sue and be sued in the corporate title, and be able to hold or dispose of property under a common seal...

🕑 13 min read Oxford has seen its fair share of women who have fought to be more than simply footnotes in history. Through their actions, they have inspired or paved the way for other women to continue the journey towards an equal society. Though their actions might have been singular in nature, a personal fight, in the grand scheme of things, it is important not to only view them as such...

🕑 7 min read Who was the first female councillor in Oxford and what do we know about her?