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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Women are not only amongst the ‘firsts’ in travelling as drivers, designers, and workers. Their membership of organisations associated with travelling and political contribution to improving travel are also recorded in the Paddington Station exhibition dedicated to their cause.…
Part 1 The home of Brunel and Paddington Bear was recently taken over by an exhibition of women’s historical contribution to travelling and designing modes of travel. The colourful posters begin with celebrating Minnie Palmer as the first woman…
Call for Papers: Saturday, 12 November 2016 University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ. The Conference is organised by: The Women’s History Network, Midlands Region The University of Worcester’s annual Women’s History Conference seeks papers for next year’s event…
Saturday 5 March, 2016: A conference organized by the Women’s History Network, Midlands Region and the Voices of War and Peace. WWI Engagement Centre, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Midlands B60 4JR. The Dig for Victory campaigns of the Second…