Tea and Talks Fur, Fin and Feather folk – the founding of the RSPB

Tea and Talk Summer Special: Fur, Fin and Feather folk – the founding of the RSPB

Have an interest in history and the local area? Then join us at Ely Museum for a summer special of our Tea and Talks programme.

The history of the RSPB is fascinating. Its origins date back to the 1890s when two women’s groups united to form the SPB with the determined purpose to stamp out the use of feathers in ladies’ hats and so protect the birds. As with all things, the issue was complex, many working-class woman worked in the feather industry and so faced the loss of their jobs – there were clashes with the women’s suffrage movement and as the women gained success, men moved in to take up the cause.

Tickets £3.50 with museum admission or valid annual pass.