An introduction to our Man Up! exhibition as featured on BBC South
Channel: ChawtonHouse
Date: 2021-06-21

Man Up! Women who stepped into a man's world was Chawton House's 2020 exhibition and featured extraordinary women of the eighteenth and nineteenth century who dared to live beyond societal constraints. 

By picking up a pen, pistol or sword, these women broke with convention to survive and thrive. Out of necessity or choice, to seek glory or escape the fetters of a restrictive life – there were those who kept control over their inheritance, unashamedly sought fame, adopted fake names, took to the high seas, or even joined the army! 

Back in September, Clio O'Sullivan, Curator of Man Up! and Communications and Public Engagement Manager at Chawton House, spoke with BBC South about the exhibition's re-opening, closed after just three weeks following the nationwide lockdown in March 2020.

To find out more about the exhibition, closing on June 27, click the link below:

https://chawtonhouse.org/the-library/library-collections/man-up-online-exhibition/introduction/