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A black and white photo shows a group of eight people in a large kitchen. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Most of the people are wearing white aprons and small caps on their heads. One person in the front is holding a small white card. On the left side of the room, there is a large window with many small panes of glass. On the right side, there is a big cooker and other kitchen tools.

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Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

8 Mar 2027

1:00pm

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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Price
Free - Booking required
Audience type
Ages 16+
Running time
1pm - 2pm
Venue
  • Culture House Sunderland

Event description

Sophie Piper is a photographer and PHD researcher exploring the hidden photographic histories of women’s work in twentieth century Sunderland, in collaboration with Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.

In this talk, Sophie will describe how her research into the Historic England archive introduced her to the work of photographer Eileen ‘Dusty’ Deste who documented women’s work at the Pyrex factory in Sunderland. Sophie is now collaborating with women who worked at Pyrex to expand and enrich the story of women’s work, using the work of Deste as inspiration.

The project is produced in partnership with Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Historic England and NEPN and is supported by University of Sunderland, UKRI and the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Museum redevelopment

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