This blog will explore the stories of objects and themes in the collection, give you behind-the-scenes insights into what staff and volunteers get up to, and delve into the lesser-known parts of the city’s history.
Felicia Skene: prison reformer and friend of the poor
🕑 5 min read Campaigning for compassion in Victorian Oxford
‘Lectures for Ladies’
🕑 5 min read The First Women at the University of Oxford
A day in the life: fun facts about installing objects
🕑 3 min read MOX intern Lauren tells us her top 5 fun facts about object installation
A day in the life: installation intern
🕑 7 min read Join Lauren, one of our excellent installation interns, on an average day at MOX
Kofoworola Ademola: the first Black African woman graduate from Oxford University
🕑 4 min read Glass ceiling smasher and educational reformer
Oxford Women Olympians: Past and Present
🕑 4 min read Fabulous female athletes from the shire
The Ascott Martyrs: Early Pioneers of the Trade Union Movement
🕑 3 min read Well-behaved women seldom make history (or change society for the better)
The hidden history of St. Ebbes
🕑 6 min read What lies beneath the Westgate?
Magdalen or Maudlin? A very Oxford conundrum
🕑 5 min read Why can't the people decide how to say Mary's surname?
St Frideswide: Patron Saint of Oxford
🕑 5 min read The legend and legacy of the city's saint
A Saint in Littlemore
🕑 5 min read John Henry Newman in Littlemore
Empress Matilda: Lady of the English
🕑 5 min read The Nearly Norman Queen of England