Pride 1987, 10.10am: ‘Helped E. to throw pills down the cat with cystitis. Washed breakfast dishes. Brought Gay Vegetarian placard up from cellar. Fed goldfish.’ (Correspondent No.157)[1] This National Lesbian and Gay Survey contributor’s account of her involvement in the…
In the late nineteenth century, anxiety was growing throughout society about the suitability of the workhouse for children. Children could enter the workhouse for many reasons: as part of destitute families, as orphans, or as a result of economic difficulties…
From the early eighteenth century to the urban myths of today, masturbation has been credited with causing all manner of bodily miseries. Serious moral and medical alarm about self-pleasure was first popularised by an anonymous pamphlet entitled Onania, or, The…
ANNOUNCEMENT: In solidarity with the University and College Union (UCU) strikes taking place across the UK, this seminar session has now been RESCHEDULED. Sign-ups are still open, but please stay tuned for the announcement of our rescheduled date. This seminar…
Professor Tracey Loughran, ‘”It’s Very Personal”: Sex and Relationships on the Problem Pages, c. 1960-1990’ Leeds Central Library, First Floor, Room 700, Leeds, LS1 3AB Thursday 23rd March 2023 5.30PM Book now (free, and all welcome): https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents/t-yaedzyn The late twentieth…
Even as the discipline of history has come to terms with the subjectivities and positionality of its practitioners, the body of the historian remains fraught territory. Carolyn Steedman offers a rare glimpse of the embodied practice of history in her…
The deadline is approaching to submit a proposal for the Women, Money and Markets: 1600-1950 conference, taking place at Sheffield Hallam University, June 12-14, 2023. Proposals due by 15 March, 2023. Please visit our website: http://www.womenmoneymarkets.co.uk/call-for-papers-2023
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference is open to papers on any topic, geographical period, chronological time, or themes related to the history…
March is Women’s History Month and the Schools’ Prize provides a fantastic opportunity for students to become immersed in ‘doing’ history. This year we would like to invite students to create a poster which illustrates The poster, can be created…