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From Serena Wadham's 'changing roles of women' project.

Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.

Serena Wadham had been a musician, studying in Geneva and at the Royal College of Music before a motorbike accident forced her to abandon her intended career. When she embarked upon a career as a photojournalist she still obviously had a love for,…

Young man in fields, by ruins

Written on the back by Serena Wadham;
'A>P>S> Classes Junior 3 and 4 and Rabbi WILSCHANSKI reading the weekly portion of the law after Friday morning assembly'

on the back of the print written by Serena Wadham
"Edward Praed only ad sindicate' Hard to read

Written on the back of the print by Serena Wadham:
'at Kingsgate Womens' centre, women are shown how to examine their own cervix with the help of a speculum, a torch, and a mirror.'

women's string trio
close-ups of unidentified women musicians practising

written on back by Serena Wadham "recommend 28a"
women's string trio

Since the early 1920s the Women's pond has been a secluded oasis popular with North London women for both swimming - especially after the pike were removed - and socialising.