page_title: Loan Exhibition of Women's Industries
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Loan Exhibition of Women's Industries / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The cover page of the catalogue, report, and balance sheet for the 1885 Loan Exhibition of Women's Industries. The page was designed by Mary D. Tothill and engraved by Corbet Harden.
context_page_description: The Loan Exhibition of Women's Industries was an exhibition held in Queens Villa, Queen's Road, Bristol which opened on 26 February 1885 and ran until the end of April. It highlighted the work of women, aiming to give them improved representation and encourage others to better appreciate them. 18,000 visitors attended over the course of the exhibition.
context_section_description: Inspired by a previous Bristol exhibition called the Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition the previous year, Helen Blackburn formed a committee to organise an exhibition to encourage "opportunities afforded women for scientific study and technical training" who began contacting local women's societies and employers around the country. These organisations then submitted exhibitions to the committee for approval.
caption: Cover page of the exhibition's catalogue.
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