There are vacancies for a number of roles on the Women’s History Network Steering Committee. These are great opportunities to gain experience supporting the activities of the network. Full training and support will be given. The roles available are: Seminar…
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Science, Gender and Sociability in a Northern City c. 1790-1820
Registration is now open for our upcoming conference: ‘Science, Gender and Sociability in a Northern City c. 1775-1820’. See for details https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/all/2023/science-gender-sociability-conference/ Conference Details Jane Ewbank (1778‒1824) the twenty-five year old daughter of a York druggist kept a 34,000-word diary…
Patssi Valdez & Chicana Feminism – Olivia Gill
For examples of Valdez’s art, see a recent online retrospective. A “Chicano” is ‘a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo image of himself’,[1] and Chicano culture is multilingual, multiracial, religious, and often involves urban street culture. Artist Patssi Valdez (1951-present) turned to…
‘‘They could but they weren’t encouraged to’: Class, gender and work in Portsmouth in the 1970s and 1980s’ – Mandy Wrenn
After a long career in financial services I wanted a change of direction and applied to study history in Portsmouth. One of my university modules covered the successes usually ascribed to Second Wave Feminism, namely gender equality legislation and a…
Wales’s Forgotten Pioneering Women Police Officers
2015 marked the centenary of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP), a professional network who celebrated at their conference in Cardiff, Wales that year. It was also the centenary of Edith Smith being sworn in as a constable in…
Disability and the Perpetually Unwell Woman in Late Victorian Medical Literature – by Lucy McCormick
‘Perfect health is a blessing to all, but it means even more to women than men.’[1] Eminent Victorian doctor Thomas Smith Clouston’s statement implied that women’s health limited them in a way that did not apply to men — a…
SHAW ONLINE SEMINAR:Hélène Charlery (Toulouse), “Race, Gender and Biopics: Reclaiming Genres and the Historical”.
Please join us for the next Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) seminar paper online via Zoom on Tuesday 7th February 2023, 6-7pm. We are excited to host Hélène Charlery (Toulouse), “Race, Gender and Biopics: Reclaiming…
Liberation from Nukes: Lessons from Greenham and Grandma – by Sophie Sharp
As a pacifist who is deeply concerned about environmental devastation, I have been captivated by the stories of the women who dedicated their time and energy to protest the positioning of ninety-six nuclear cruise missiles at the Royal Air Force…
The Politics of Tallulah Bankhead – Ashley Steenson
American actress Tallulah Bankhead experienced a resurgence in popular culture after the release of Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood (2020) and Lee Daniels’ The U.S. vs. Billie Holiday (2021). Both Paget Brewster’s portrayal of Tallulah in Hollywood and Natasha Lyonne’s portrayal in…