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…
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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…
IFRWH Conference: Tokyo 2024 – Extended Deadline!
International Federation for Research in Women’s History Conference When & Where? Our next conference will be held at Tsuda University, Tokyo, 7-10 August 2024. Theme? The conference theme is ‘Reflections on major issues in women’s history’ & we welcome papers, panels…
Women and Words of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day
Call for Papers: Women and Worlds of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day 12th-13th April 2024 Oxford Since the emergence of universities, women have been involved in networks of higher education. ‘Women and Worlds of Learning’ aims to…
Gender and Bathing in Antiquity – Giacomo Savani
Building on the work I carried out during my internship with the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) on gender identity, this post addresses the role of gender in ancient bathing, focusing on the experience of unwell women and…