Wednesday, 25 October 2023, at 4pm BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Postcards from the Smock Colony: Jessie Tarbox Beals’ photographs of Bohemian Greenwich Village In 1917, Vanity Fair christened New York’s vibrant bohemian Greenwich Village neighbourhood…
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Call for expressions of Interest : SHAW Steering Committee
SHAW Steering Committee Vacancies 2023-4 The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) is a diverse scholarly association dedicated to the historical investigation related to the history of women and gender non-conforming individuals in the Americas. SHAW…
Updated Programme for Autumn Seminar Series 2023
We’re pleased to share with you all the updated programme for this year’s Autumn seminar series. Unfortunately, you will note that we have had to postpone the session we had intended to run in honour of Black History Month. We…
Women and the Natural World: Historical Perspectives on Nature, Climate and Environmental Change, WESWWHN Annual Conference UPDATE
Owing to the train strike planned for 30 September 2023, the one day conference ‘Women and the Natural World: Historical Perspectives on Nature, Climate and Environmental Change’, will now be held on Zoom and not at Exeter Central Library. The…
Anne Lister Research Summit 2023
The Anne Lister Research Summit is a free online conference that brings people together to share knowledge and develop collaborations across many time zones over the course of two days. Sessions include a mix of facilitated discussions, workshops, and showcases…
Call for Papers: Women’s Grassroots Activism
How have grassroots women’s organisations effectively championed women’s rights, locally and globally, since 1918? Keynote Speakers: Prof Pat Thane, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Prof Lynn Abrams, University of Glasgow, UK As part of our AHRC-funded Network ‘Agency and Advocacy:…
Talk: Pregnancy and Childbirth in Victorian Britain
Dr Jessica Cox is giving a talk on ‘Pregnancy and Childbirth in Victorian Britain’ at the Chelsea History Festival on 30 September 2023, 6pm. Further information and the link for booking tickets can be found here: https://chelseahistoryfestival.com/events/pregnancy-childbirth-victoran-britain/
WHN Independent Researcher Grants for 2023/24
The Women’s History Network is delighted to announce the results of this year’s Independent Researcher Grant. This year, the award received a record number of applications and we were thrilled to see the amount of interest in women’s history from…
WHN Early Career Fellows for 2023-24
The Women’s History Network is delighted to announce this year’s Early Career Fellows. Each year, the Fellowship attracts a growing number of applications, speaking to the thriving nature of women’s history in the UK today, but also, sadly, to the…