Archive for October 2006

Just Us Girls: A New, Fun, Fashionable Business in Charlottetown PEI

Oct 15th, 2006 | By Alaina Roach OKeefe | Category: Art & Craft, Economy, Organizations

Who are Just Us Girls?

The original “girls” are Jodi Nutbrown and Susan Roggeveen, childhood friends from Charlottetown, PEI. Afer losing touch for many years, they reconnected and discovered that they had a mutual dream to start their own business, so they began brainstorming about what type of market they could tap into. They wanted [...]



One war, two women: the Florence Nightingale Museum & the Mary Seacole exhibition

Oct 15th, 2006 | By Ada Mau | Category: Arts & Culture, History

London is a city full of museums, historic houses, and heritage sites dedicated to prominent characters in history. Intriguingly, one can find far fewer places that are associated with eminent historic female figures in this capital, which no doubt has been the home or workplace for many remarkable women in the past. The Florence Nightingale [...]