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Online Exhibition

Hidden: Cold War WomenHidden:
Cold War
Women

Introduction

In 2018 independent photographer Lee Karen Stow began a project exploring experiences of East Yorkshire Women in the Cold War. The exhibition Hidden: Cold War Women at Beverley's Treasure House (11 December to 19 March 2022) shows highlights of the project.

Header Image for the Hidden Cold War Women exhibition
ARTS lOGO

An Arts Council England funded project

Choose a chapter below to explore the exhibition in more detail.

Cold War Memories picture of soldier

Cold War Memories: Lee Karen Stow

Go to Chapter 1

Cold War Voices: Recordings from the exhibition

Go to Chapter 2
Cold War Voices researcher
Cold War in the Archives

Uncovering the Cold War in East Riding Archives

Go to Chapter 3

Nuclear Monitoring: The Royal Observer Corps and York Cold War Bunker

Go to Chapter 4
Cold War Minitoring Station
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