The Women’s History Network is awarding eight awards comprising of a one-off payment of £400 to assist historians of women who are suffering financial hardship as a consequence of the Corona Virus. Examples of those who could apply to this…
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PostGrad Small Grants Scheme– Deadline of June 1st!
The Women’s History Network is offering a small grant of £1,000 for the holding of a one day conference on women’s history organised by full time or part time postgraduates in universities or other institutions of higher education in…
Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic by Dr Erika Denise Edwards
In our latest great blog, Dr Erika Denise Edwards gives us a tantalising glimpse into one story in her new monograph. On December 26, 1793 the ecclesiastical notary Tomas Montano informed don José Lino de León, a vicar of the…
Diane Leather and the sub-five-minute mile by Katie Holmes
In another special women’s history month blog we hear from Katie Holmes about the remarkable Diane Leather, the first woman to run a sub-five-minute mile Diane Leather made athletics history when, on 29th May 1954, she ran a mile in…
‘Elizabeth’s Group: Bringing a Heroine to Life’ By Dr Maureen Wright, University of Chichester and Susan Munro, Chair, Elizabeth’s Group, Congleton, Cheshire.
We can think of no better way to kick-off women’s history month than hearing about a campaign to commemorate the Vicwardian suffragist and suffragette, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy. It gives me the greatest pleasure to introduce this blog by Susan Munro…
‘Modern’ Mothers in Ghana’s Newspapers 1960 – 1975 by Dr Holly Ashford
In this latest excellent blog Dr Holly Ashford examines ‘ideas of modern’ Motherhood in 1960s and 1970s Ghana. In 1967, those sitting on Ghana’s Committee on the Status of Women complained that the government wasn’t paying women any attention. Not…
#WE WERE THERE TOO! By Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins
In our latest fascinating blog, Dr Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins examines the role of, and reception to, women of colour in the history of The League of Women Voters of the United States. On February 14, 2020, The League of Women Voters…
What does beauty mean to you? By Dr Daisy Payling
In November 2019, the University of Essex’s Body, Self and Family project put on a series of health and beauty-themed events as part of the Being Human Festival. In my work as a post-doctoral research assistant on this project investigating…
Call for Papers, ‘Women in Sport’, Saturday, 7 November 2020 has been postponed – look out for new date
WHN West Midlands Region annual Women’s History Conference at the University of Worcester seeks papers for this year’s event under the heading of: ‘Women in Sport’. The last decade has seen an upsurge in female participation in sport, with girls…