This year eight books were submitted for the Women’s History Network book prize. It was a wonderful set of entries: every book was of a high academic standard, every book was well researched, every book made an original contribution to women’s history. The judges – myself Paula Bartley, Prof Barbara Bush, Prof Krista Cowman, […]
The WHN Annual Conference
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Quiet resistance: Black women in British publishing in the 1970s and 1980s, by Preeti Dhillon
Since the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 and the subsequent growth of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a revival in the UK of our own civil rights movement and interest in anti-racist history. Much of this revival has focused on the more dramatic aspects of anti-racist resistance, like the high-profile […]
27th October: Stella Dadzie
Join us for a special seminar to mark Black History Month: Stella Dadzie, ‘A Kick in the Belly’ Wednesday, 27th October 2021 at 4pm (UK) Register on Zoom here Stella Dadzie is a feminist writer, historian and education activist, best known for her co-authorship of The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s lives in Britain […]
WHN Prize News
WHN Book Prize 2022
The WHN is delighted to announce the annual WHN book prize, which awards £500 for an author’s first single-authored monograph in women’s or gender history. Entries close on 31 March 2022 (for books published from Jan 1st – Dec 31st 2021). Criteria for eligibility are as follows: The book must make a significant contribution to […]
29th September: Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement
Wednesday, 29th September 2021, 4pm (UK) Dr Zoe Thomas (Birmingham), Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement Register for your place on the Zoom webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_prQVp-K7QxK988C0v1zBpw Join us for this exciting talk from the 2021 Women’s History Network Book Prize Winner, Dr Zoe Thomas. In this talk Zoe Thomas will talk about […]
Activities
Florence Nightingale 2020-2021. A Symposium
This symposium is being transmitted by Zoom from Boston Mass. USA. Please note the times are USA East Coast Program: 10:00 a.m. WELCOME REMARKS Sarah Pasternack, MA, RN President, Nursing Archives Associates. KEYNOTE SPEAKER David Green, MA Director, Florence Nightingale Museum 10:35 a.m. ‘FROM SCUTARI TO IRAQ: NIGHTINGALE’S ENDURING CONCEPTS OF COMBAT TRAUMA NURSING’ Maria […]
Anne Lister Research Summit
The Anne Lister Research Summit is a free, 3-day, online conference for research enthusiasts of the 19th-century lesbian diarist and traveler, Anne Lister. The Summit’s goal is to bring together all people interested in researching Anne Lister to share knowledge and foster collaborations in an open, safe, and inclusive space. Anne Lister Research Summit October […]
Women's History Journal
Women’s History Today Summer 2021
The new look Summer 2021 edition issue of Women’s History Today is now available for purchase. The digital version of this edition is available free to all members – see details below.
Women’s History Spring 2021
Special Issue: Doing Women’s History. The Spring 2021 special edition issue of Women’s History is available now for purchase. The digital version of this edition is available free to all members – see details below.