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VIRTUAL EVENT: Foundling Hospital archives and the lives of black and minority ethnic children
15 December 2020, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
![Tracey Emin’s modern art installation, Baby Things [Mitten] 2008 on railings outside Foundling Museum. Image: Mary Hinkley for UCL Digital Media](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/sites/ioe/files/styles/large_image/public/events/railing-outside-foundling-museum.jpg?itok=RAdCpA7J "Tracey Emin’s modern art installation, Baby Things [Mitten] 2008 on railings outside Foundling Museum. Image: Mary Hinkley for UCL Digital Media")
In this webinar, historians Carol Harris and Janette Bright will look at what the Foundling Hospital archives can tell us about the lives of children from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Jenny Woodman
The talk will consider some of its early supporters, who despite their contradictory interests, gave children an equal chance, irrespective of race or background.
Speakers
- Carol Harris, Coram children's charity (formerly the The Foundling Hospital)
- Janette Bright, the Foundling Museum
TCRU seminar series
The Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) hosts a weekly seminar series, where invited speakers present work of relevance to the research interests of the unit.
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Image: Mary Hinkley for UCL Digital Media