Feminist Book Club - Norwich

For April's book we’ll be reading:

Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives: Sex, Gender, and Archaeology by Rosemary Joyce

A eye opening, feminist shake-up of everything we think we know about gender in the past.

Joyce spotlights Mayan Queens, Old European matriarchs, Medieval nuns, and Central Asian ‘Amazons’ to show that the pink and blue binaries dividing people strictly into “men” and “women” weren’t the default. Her work reminds us that identity has always been far more fluid, political, and culturally specific than patriarchal narratives admit.

For anyone interested in archaeology, gender studies and sexuality, this is one to pick up!

Join us in April to dig into a past that’s richer, queerer, and far more complicated than the history books let on.

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The book club will be hosted at 12pm on 05/APR/2026 at:

The Yard Coffee, 1A, Pivotal House, Red Lion St, Norwich NR1 3TB

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• The venue is wheelchair accessible.
• If the event is full but you’d still like to attend, feel free to email us to check for extra availability.

if you have any questions, contact is at:

FeministBookClub@Hotmail.com

This is the ONLINE EDITION for April's book:

Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives: Sex, Gender, and Archaeology by Rosemary Joyce

A eye opening, feminist shake-up of everything we think we know about gender in the past.

Joyce spotlights Mayan Queens, Old European matriarchs, Medieval nuns, and Central Asian ‘Amazons’ to show that the pink and blue binaries dividing people strictly into “men” and “women” weren’t the default. Her work reminds us that identity has always been far more fluid, political, and culturally specific than patriarchal narratives admit.

For anyone interested in archaeology, gender studies and sexuality, this is one to pick up!

Join us in April to dig into a past that’s richer, queerer, and far more complicated than the history books let on.

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The book club will be hosted at 7pm - 8:30pm on 08/APR/2026 Online

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if you have any questions, contact is at:

FeministBookClub@Hotmail.com

Looking to meet thoughtful people, enjoy the outdoors, and have meaningful conversations?

Come along to the Feminist Walking Club, an intersectional group open to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities that believe in gender equality and want to connect while moving.

We meet for relaxed walks, creating a space to talk about everything from everyday life to topics like equality, culture, work, relationships, and social change. Expect curiosity, humour, and solidarity. No pressure, no gatekeeping, just good walks, good conversations, and supportive community.

Expect:

• Friendly, inclusive conversations

• Gentle-paced walks (all fitness levels welcome)

• Community building and new friendships

• Muddy routes

• Ducks, swans and geese

Bring comfortable shoes, an open mind, and whatever thoughts you’ve been wanting to unpack.

The Route:

We’ll be walking at Whitlingham Country Park, one of Norwich’s loveliest green spaces. We’ll meet outside Flint Barn Café, From there we’ll take a relaxed lap around the lake, a beautiful route with plenty of space to walk, chat, and enjoy the scenery, before finishing back at the café for anyone who wants to keep the conversation going over drinks or a bite to eat afterwards.

Got any questions? Contact us on meetup or:

FeministBookClub@hotmail.com

In the month of May we’re tearing up the sensationalist myths and turning our attention to the real lives so often overshadowed by violence.

We’re reading:

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

A book that drags the spotlight away from the infamous murderer and back onto the women whose stories deserve better than lurid headlines and Victorian moralising.

Rubenhold dismantles the tired narrative that these women were “just” victims or footnotes in someone else’s brutality. Instead, she gives us Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane as full human beings shaped by poverty, class, misogyny, and the unforgiving structures of their time. It’s history told with care, rage, and a refusal to accept the dehumanising status quo.

If you’re up for a read that challenges the myths we inherit, interrogates the politics of whose lives get remembered, and restores dignity to those written out of the record, then join us. Bring your solidarity, your sharpest questions, and a willingness to rethink the stories we think we know.

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The book club will be hosted at 12pm on 03/MAY/2026 at:

The Yard Coffee, 1A, Pivotal House, Red Lion St, Norwich NR1 3TB

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• The venue is wheelchair accessible.
• If the event is full but you’d still like to attend, feel free to email us to check for extra availability.

if you have any questions, contact is at:

FeministBookClub@Hotmail.com