WELL, here we are in 2018. And, of course we are already well aware it is the year we mark the end of the World War One. 

Not so many would know 2018 marks yet another significant centenary that deserves to be celebrated. 

It marks 100 years since women in Britain were able to vote in democratic elections for the first time.

The year 2018 also marks the 20th anniversary of a group who determined the achievements of women should also be recognised and recorded. 

As women were, traditionally, hidden in society, so were they, too, in history. 

The women who founded Women’s Archive Wales were dedicated to changing that.

The archive promotes the recognition of women in Welsh history. 

Its aim is to collect, record and conserve evidence for the lives of women in Wales, their history and their contributions to society. 

Recently the archive has had generous support from the Heritage Lottery Fund to collect safeguard the memories of women who worked in Welsh factories between 1945 and 1975 women who made a substantial contribution to the economy of the country during those dark years.
And in 2018 it will be celebrating the centenary of the first time women in Britain could vote in a democratic election.  

To keep up with archive events, you can visit its website at womensarchivewales.org. 

Jean Silvan Evans 
Peterston-super-Ely
Vale of Glamorgan