Dreadnought South West

Founded in 2012, Dreadnought South West seeks to connect individuals and communities through the telling and keeping of great and courageous stories about women that have lain undiscovered and often untold.

Our aim is to be a platform for bold, high-quality, arts and heritage work that inspires, educates and raises awareness of these stories throughout the South West and beyond.

Our first major project; Oxygen in 2013 celebrated and marked the centenary of The Great 1913 Women’s Suffrage Pilgrimage. We toured a new play, ‘Oxygen’, performing at over 20 of the original stopping places along the South West route of the original Pilgrimage between Land’s End, Cornwall and Hyde Park, London.

Our Rebellious Sounds Archive is the Uk’s only collection of Women and Non-Binary people’s activism from across the South West region. It explores 100 years of activism and social change making in the South West. Currently there are 57 stories collected with 15 new stories being added in Spring 2025. It tours as an interactive mobile listening booth, and is also digital where you can access story extracts via our website.

You can listen to or read extracts from all 57 stories here.