Sheila Rowbotham was one of the founders and leaders of the History Workshop movement associated with Ruskin College who served as the editor of Jobs for Change, the newspaper of the Greater London Council  and elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2004.
In the 1960s, Rowbotham together with Sally Alexander and Anna Davin and was one of the founders and leaders of the History Workshop movement associated with Ruskin College. Between 1983 and 1986, Rowbotham served as the editor of Jobs for Change, the newspaper of the Greater London Council. In 2004, Rowbotham was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. 
