Lucy Brownson

Lucy Brownson is a writer and researcher based in Sheffield. In her PhD research, Lucy explores women's histories at nearby Chatsworth House, a well-loved heritage site in Derbyshire. She's a trained archivist and an organiser of Sheffield Feminist Archive, a community archive project documenting grassroots feminism in the Steel City.

27 February 2023

In 1837, Mary Frances Heaton from Doncaster challenged a vicar over an unpaid debt. She was declared insane and incarcerated in an asylum in Wakefield for the rest of her life. She told her story through embroidery.

13 May 2022

Ahead of his appearance this Monday at the Festival of Debate, the former Labour leader talks to Now Then about Ukraine, community socialism, and why children in Chile have Sheffield accents.

4 March 2022

Evidence of Sheffield’s LGBTQ past is a unique connection through time for the city’s queer residents. Lucy Brownson finds out more.

6 September 2021

A new DIY event space and community built on a shared love of dance music and creativity, Gut Level has come at the right time for many.

8 July 2021

In this photo essay, three Sheffield Feminist Archive organisers share their own memories of lockdown – and call for submissions of written, recorded or visual material capturing women's experiences.

Lucy Brownson

The Unravelling Fantasia of Miss H.

Jeremy Corbyn "I think Sheffield as a city is fascinating"

We’ve always been here: Tracing Sheffield’s subversive queer history

Gut Level: A pocket of queer club culture

Women in Lockdown: A Digital Archive