Extra/Ordinary Women Friends, family, servants and colleagues – revealing the hidden women behind Charles Dickens

Accompanying the Charles Dickens Museum’s Extra/Ordinary Women exhibition this project will build on existing research to bring some of the great women behind Charles Dickens’s life and works out of his shadow and give them a voice.
A writer-in-residence, mentored by the PI and collaborating with local community groups, will look at the Museum’s displays in a new light and co-produce fresh interpretation through creative writing, building skills and confidence of the participants. These new displays, along with a family trail, a tour and creative writing workshops will engage visitors with women’s stories in more depth and widen the impact of this research.