Artists Low Profile (pictured) are working with the National Trust in the South West to uncover stories about inspiring women who have made change possible through their actions.

The project celebrates and draws attention to figures who have contributed in different ways to the achievement of universal suffrage and women’s rights.  Some of these stories may be linked to National Trust properties and to contemporary campaigners, activists and change makers.

From May 24 to August 13, people are being asked to contribute to the project by ringing a dedicated phone line (01752 710086) and recording their story. 

Extracts from these stories will be selected and compiled alongside a series of specially commissioned songs echoing the suffrage songs of the original movement, and a series of interviews into a collection of audio artworks to be published on the National Trust website and broadcast online.

The struggle for women’s suffrage and the debates it inspired are being explored this year as part of the National Trust’s commemoration to mark 100 years since the passing of the Representation of the People Act.

Find out more at nationaltrust.org.uk/storiesofwomen or ring 01752 710086.