The Women’s History Network 34th Annual Conference Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library and 100 Years of Women’s History (1926-2026) 3-4 September 2026, LSE Library & Friends House (Euston Road) See more information and register here Full programme Our 34th annual conference coincides with the centenary of the founding of The Women’s Library, and […]
This blog follows on from ‘The Manchester and Salford College for Women (1877-1883): From the Darkness Comes the Light’, by Tom Trafford. Read part 1 here. The Manchester School Board was formerly responsible for providing education throughout the city, and it consisted of 15 members with elections taking place every three years. Despite being purely […]
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2025-2026 is Esther Hughes for “Exploring the materiality of the medieval noblewoman’s home: a comparison of the inventories of Alice Chaucer and Margery de la Beche”. The judges felt this was a “Rich, compelling dissertation which undertakes a close and detailed analysis of […]
We are awarding £250 for the best undergraduate dissertation on women’s or gender history written in the 2025–2026 academic year. Entries need to show original research and be submitted to a UK university, graded 2.1 or higher, with a strong focus on women. Applicants must be members to apply. The winner will also receive free […]
We are very pleased to announce Sophie Weinberg’s ‘The Matrilineal Printing House: Recovering the Printing Lineage of Widow Stationers in the Seventeenth-Century English Book Trade’ the winner of our 2025 MA dissertation prize. Sophie examined two examples of intergenerational female inheritance of print shops: the work of Anne Griffin and Sarah Griffin, who both married into the same family and […]
Our Summer Seminar Series draws to a close soon, but we are delighted to end what has been wonderful, insightful and stimulating series with a fascinating paper by Dr Eleanor Peters, titled: ‘The Miracle of the Nuclear Age’ and the Electrical Association for Women. The seminar will take place via Zoom on Tuesday 18th August, […]
Sign up to our next seminar, ‘Mammy’s Tricks: Maids & Madames, Buckling Hierarchies, and the Badger Thief ‘Panic’ in Urban Brazil, 1948-1954′ where we will be joined by the brilliant Dr Cassie Osei. The seminar will take place on Tuesday 4th August 2026, 4pm-5pm BST, including a Q&A session following the talk. We hope to […]
The Summer 2026 issue of Women’s History Today is now available. This open issue of the journal includes a broad range of feature articles, alongside the more conventional academic articles that are peer-reviewed. Although this is an open issue, much of its content focusses on the biographies of fascinating women.
The Spring 2026 issue of Women’s History Today is now available. This issue brings together research examining women’s participation in the built environment, with a particular focus on educational institutions, professional formation and uneven career trajectories. The digital version of this edition is available free to all members – see details below.