Are there places around the UK that you would love to visit but are unable to?
Following the glimmers of stories about women’s lives The Travelling Herstorian visits places of historical interest and uncovers untold stories about women whose lives have not been celebrated and hopefully sheds more light on them.
The emblem of the sunflower has been chosen for several reasons by The Travelling Herstorian as it represents those with hidden disabilities and the need for places of historical interest to be as accessible as possible for all visitors. For those who can’t venture there, The Travelling Herstorian will share her tales.
And just to add a bit of women’s history in there…the scientific name for the sunflower is helianthus (helio and anthus) meaning Sun and flower. In Greek Mythology Apollo (Helios, the Sun God) was in love with the nymph, Clytie, but he strayed with another nymph, so the jealous Clytie grassed them up to the other nymph’s father, who buried his daughter alive in punishment. In revenge, Apollo turned Clytie into a sunflower, destined to watch the sun (Apollo) move across the sky everyday. Because of this, sunflowers represent loyalty, constancy and adoration. I just think they look happy!
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