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World-Changing Women: Mary Prince
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Mary Prince

Mary Prince's published tale of violence at the hands of her owners had a great impact on anti-slavery campaigns, eventually bringing the slave trade abolishment. Read her remarkable history here... Mary Prince Caribbean/England 1788 - ? Anti-slavery [History of Mary Prince book cover image] Mary Prince's novel - first edition cover It is estimated that, by 1800, there...
World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga

Queen Nzinga managed to call a halt to Portuguese slave raids in her kingdom through clever tactics. Read about her legacy in this article... Queen Nzinga c.1581-1663 Modern-day Angola State Leadership [Queen Nzinga image] Drawing of Queen Nzinga In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, city states along the Central African coast began to be of interest...
World-Changing Women: Charlotte Maxeke
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Charlotte Maxeke

A rights activist against the exploitation that was prevalent in South Africa, Charlotte Maxeke was South Africa's first black female graduate and one of the first female freedom fighters. Find out more about her extraordinary story... Charlotte Maxeke 1874 - 1939 South Africa Activist [charlotte maxeke potrait] A portrait of Charlotte Maxeke South Africa was a...
Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...heritage showcase their talents in the Nottingham Forest v Fulham Premier League fixture in September 2024 (Calvin Bassey, Taiwo Awoniyi, Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina), but pondered if they would be given the same opportunities as their white counterparts if they decided in the future to become football coaches/managers in the UK or Europe? ...This content is associated with...
OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special

...World Cup. With football writing 'HOME' on a big piece of cardboard and standing hopefully at the side of road with its thumb out, fight the big match nerves with some calming insights into the world of soccer...[Vladimir Putin holds the World Cup] The Jules Rimet trophy is presented to the winner of the FIFA World Cup New for 2018 A line-up of articles fresh for this...
OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...worlds...Shailey Minocha is a Professor in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University. Her research has two strands: learning technologies and social computing. Professor Minocha will show how virtual worlds bridge time and places, interleaving the virtual with the real – allowing people to communicate and collaborate with...
World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...World Cup and assesses who are the potential winners...This content is associated with The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. On 20 July 2023 the ninth Women’s World Cup kicks off when co-hosts New Zealand play Norway in Auckland. The first women’s World Cup took place in China in 1991 and involved 12 nations. There are now 32 teams...
What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...World records reveal more about sport, society and technology than initially meets the eye...British World record holders When you think of World records everyone’s interpretation differs. For me, it is often athletics that springs to mind. Starting close to home what can we learn from two longstanding British World record holders: Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump WR, from...