East End Women At Work In Black And White

This weekend we launched our crowdfund and have raised £2,714 towards our target so far. Click here to support our crowdfund to publish Sarah Ainslie’s WOMEN AT WORK Sarah took these black and white portraits of women in Hackney between 1990 and 1991 as a commission for Hackney Museum. “I was aware there were a lot of women in the workplace but mostly in behind the scenes roles,” Sarah explained to me, “I wanted to give them visibly and also show the variety of work that women were doing.” Terrie Alderton, Bus Driver Loretta Leitch, Electrician Rosemary More, Architect Fontanelle Alleyne, Environmental Health Officer Hackney Regristar of Births, Marriages & Deaths Jenny Amos, Heating & Ventilation Engineer Carol Straker, Dancer Annie Johns, Sculptor Sue Hopkins, Doctor at Lawson Practice Baby Clinic Lilly Claridge, Age Concern Charity Shop Manager Karen Francis & Carolyn Donovan, Dustwomen Helen Graham, Street Sweeper Denise Martin, Truck Driver Judy Benoit, Studio Manager Luz…