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Feminist author who faced barrage of online hate launches Twitter campaign

April 27, 2020May 2, 2020 Sahana Venugopal 300 Views #IWasBlamed, books, domestic violence, Education, feminism, gender, hate speech, online troll, sexual assault, university of sheffield, victim-blaming, women

A prominent scholar has been the target of online abuse, including a sexually explicit comment from a former student ambassador

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Sport 

Barnsley-born Kathrine bears the Brunt of England cricketing success in first ever women’s Twenty20

March 4, 2019 Fiona Callow 577 Views barnsley, cricket, England, north, T20, twenty20, women, women's cricket, women's sport

An outstanding performance from England resulted in an assured win by 41 runs over India in the first ever international

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News 

Rutland Arms hosts all-women beer event for Sheffield Beer Week

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Sam Allen 872 Views beer, rutland arms, Sheffield, Sheffield Beer Week, women

To kick off Sheffield Beer Week, the Rutland Arms hosted a series of events to celebrate women in the beer

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Motherlogues: curtain call for the women of Sheffield

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Eloise Millard 1078 Views Forked Theatre, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Motherlogues, SheFest, Sheffield, Theatre Deli, women

In time for International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, a new show inspired by the women of Sheffield, Motherlogues will

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News 

Around 18,000 people in Sheffield suffer from domestic abuse

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Jingyu Lin 933 Views domestic abuse, Sheffield, The Women's Quilt Project, women

A patchwork quilt commemorating women who have died from domestic homicides between 2009 and 2015 was on display in Sheffield Winter

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Sport 

Sheffield Hatters look forward to WBBL Playoff-Semi-Final against Nottingham Wildcats

May 3, 2017May 4, 2017 Mark Bradley 753 Views Basketball, Hatters, Sheffield, sports, WBBL, women

Georgia Gayle, player for the Sheffield Hatters women’s basketball team has spoken before her sides WBBL Playoff Semi-Final against Nottingham

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Sport 

Barnsley footballer renews Chelsea Ladies FC contract until 2019

May 3, 2017 Mark Bradley 1278 Views bethany england, chelsea, football, Sport, women

Barnsley born and bred footballer Beth England has renewed her contract with Chelsea Ladies Football Club until 2019. Beth, from

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News 

Archbishops call for inquiry into Philip North’s withdrawal from Bishop of Sheffield post

March 27, 2017March 27, 2017 Mark Bradley 1261 Views Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, bishop of sheffield, C of E, church, Church of England, clergy, mutual flourishing, ordination, philip north, Sheffield, women

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have written a joint letter, calling for an inquiry into Philip

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News 

Mixed response over new Sheffield bishop as he opposes ordination of women in the Church

February 27, 2017 Mark Bradley 1019 Views bishop, C of E, Christianity, Church of England, clergy, equality, feminism, mutual flourishing, ordained, religion, Sheffield, women, women bishops, yorkshire

Philip North’s appointment as the new bishop of Sheffield has been met with mixed feelings by members of the Christian

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Sport 

Sheffield Sport: Weekend round-up 20/02/17

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Mark Bradley 1207 Views Basketball, BUCS, FA cup, ice hockey, League One, sharks, Sheffield, sheffield ladies, sheffield united, sheffield wednesday, sports, steelers, women

FA Cup Lincoln City made history as the first non-league side in 103 years to reach the last eight of

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