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For Women's History Month in March, celebrate the contribution women have made to our history and society by exploring the places where they lived, worked and marched.
From documenting buildings at threat of wartime destruction to recording rural and village life, these women photographers have made great contributions to our understanding of the past.
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Explore the work of women architects and find the outstanding buildings they created that are now protected by listing.
Explore women architects
Visit our pick of Heritage Calling blogs that celebrate the contribution of women to history and discover seven statues that remember courageous women.
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A gallery of images from the Historic England Archive and Google Street View that illuminates the role of women as designers, craftswomen, writers and botanists.
Explore the landscapes
Explore our map of listed buildings associated with pioneering women. Each place will link you to British Library Oral History Collection interviews in which the women share their life and work experiences.
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Discover the women who have made groundbreaking contributions to the field of science.
Watch the videoNearly 400,000 of the most important historic places in England are listed. The List includes buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more. Listing makes sure their value is protected.
Glazed atrium of Murrays' Mill, Redhill Street, Ancoats, Manchester
© Historic England DP058601
19 March 2019
Michael Morrison re-appointed as Commissioner for 3 years, starting on 1 June 2019.
19 March 2019
New apprenticeships to meet the demand for skilled professionals around the country.
27 February 2019
An exciting project to record rare Roman quarry inscriptions in Gelt Forest near Brampton in Cumbria.
15 February 2019
The biggest concentration of protective marks ever found in British caves has been discovered at Creswell Crags in the East Midlands.
© Historic England 2019