International Women's Day: The Women of Abney Park : Rescheduled from Sat 12 March

Trailblazers, innovators, renegades... Abney Park is full of them.

To celebrate International Women's Day, we'll be showcasing the cemetery's fabulously feisty women during this walking tour, led by Sam Perrin.

As the cemetery springs to life, learn about Abney's audacious aeronaut, a pioneering feminist author, a ground-breaking artist, as well as poets, entertainers, suffragettes and even a Wizard Queen!

The cemetery itself lies on what was once the grounds of Abney House, the estate of Lady Mary Abney, herself one of the foremost champions of religious dissent.

Starting at the High Street entrance, please meet at the far end of the pedestrian walkway - where the path splits into three.

Please note: There are no toilet facilities at Abney Park. 
Please check your email on the morning of the event, in case inclement weather means we need to cancel.

Bio Sam Perrin:

Sam has been a cemetery guide and researcher since 2003 and is completing an MA in Victorian Studies through Birkbeck, University of London. She is researching Victorian & Edwardian women in museums, social, boxing and magic history. As well as this, Sam is working on a biography on silent screen actress Lilian Hall-Davis. Sam has previously delivered talks to The National Archives, Camden History Society, the Museum of London, and The Dickens Fellowship.

Twitter: @misssamperrin