Hailey Mason This graphic takes a look at the roles of women in five major religions. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 86% of women in the U.S. are affiliated with a religion. 63% of women…
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CFP: Protean Desires: Queering the Body, Transforming the Text, Symposium at Swansea University, 22nd April 2016
Protean Desires Symposium: Queering the Body, Transforming the Text Call for Papers April 22nd 2016, Singleton Abbey, University of Swansea Keynote Speaker: Professor Stephen Guy-Bray (University of British Columbia) ‘The Location of Queerness’ The Swansea University Centre for Research into…
The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer: The Poisonous Passion of Christiana Edmunds
Kaye Jones The Victorians were terrified of women poisoners. It might seem like an obvious observation; after all, who wouldn’t be frightened of a poison-wielding woman? But there’s more to this relationship than self-preservation. In fact, the fear of…
AHRC-funded PhD studentship
Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD studentship (Collaborative Doctoral Award) on the Legacy of WW1 for women The student will use the Old Comrades Association journals of the women’s auxiliary forces, 1920-1940s, held at the Imperial War Museum, among…
Women in the First World War – Manchester Event
Women in the First World War Saturday March 5th 2016, www.phm.org.uk A series of presentations, creative workshops, films, exhibitions and readings, organised by Dr Emma Liggins and Dr Liz Nolan, Manchester Metropolitan University. All presentations take place in the…
Louisa Garrett Anderson – suffrage prisoner
Amanda Markwell I have never been so close to anything so sad or ugly as this and I don’t think I ever knew so clearly before why women need political equality and complete re-adjustment of their position.[1] Dr. Louisa Garrett…
Women, Peace and Equality: New LSE Library Exhibition
Gillian Murphy Women, Peace and Equality – new LSE Library exhibition 9 January to 9 April 2016 Open to all The Library’s spring exhibition draws on its iconic collections to explore the theme of women, war and peace to coincide…
Splints, Spasm and Medical Science The Nurse who Challenged it All
Patricia Kulberg Sister Elizabeth Kenny, New York 1950 (photo courtesy of New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper) She rose up out of the Australian outback before women got the vote and overturned the entire system of understanding and treating…
‘CEO of the Netherlands’: Performing Gender at the Dutch Court c. 1980 – 1999
Harry J. Mace presented the paper ‘CEO of the Netherlands’: Performing Gender at the Dutch Court c. 1980 – 1999 at the 2015 Women’s history Network Conference held at the University of Kent. Harry is an undergraduate international, political and gender historian…