For ‘throwback Thursday’, Dr. Sara Gray gives us a glimpse into her 2009 book, Dictionary of British Women Artists. The history of women artists remains largely uncharted even today, but particularly the history of British women artists. When I started…
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2019 WHN Conference Report: ‘Professional Women: the public, the private, and the political’
Women’s History Network Annual Conference LSE Library 6-7 September 2019 In acknowledgement of the centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act (SD(R)A), the Women’s History Network (WHN) held a two-day conference at the London School of Economics Library on Friday…
Unseen: Women in Policing in Devon and Cornwall by Pam Giles
Our first blog for November is from Pam Giles, a retired police inspector turned historian, who was a recipient of a WHN grant for independent researchers. I have been fortunate to receive a grant from The Women’s History Network to…
Caribbean Women and the Ethiopian Solidarity Campaign by Kesewa John
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we commissioned a ‘long read’ from the fabulous Kesewa John. Enjoy! The sovereignty of Ethiopia was compromised from November 1934, when Italy attempted to claim land inside the border Ethiopia shared with…
Celebrating Black Women’s History: Prize Winners
The Women’s History Network wanted to challenge young researchers to get inspired by the diverse and rich histories of black women in Britain and to create a piece of art that reflects the history of either a group or an…
Women of the Far Right (November 9 2019)
Women’s History Network West Midlands Conference, ‘Women of the Far Right’, Saturday 9 November, 10.30am–4.00pm at the University of Worcester, St. John’s Campus. Book your place now via Aurélie Papin a.papin@worc.ac.uk Follow us @WHN_WM
A Hidden History: African women and the British Health Service, 1930-2000 by Olivia Mason
In a standout piece from Olivia Mason of the Young Historians Project, we hear about the latest project of the group: A Hidden History: African women and the British Health Service, 1930-2000. The Young Historians Project is a non-profit organisation…
‘A woman’s paradise’? Women and Everyday Life at Sheffield’s Park Hill by Isabelle Carter.
In our latest blog Isabelle Carter reflects on gender, housing and everyday life at Sheffield’s (in) famous Park Hill. Built in 1957 and still standing today, Park Hill remains one of Sheffield’s most ambitious housing developments. With 995 flats reaching…
2019 WHN Community History Prize Winner
This year’s winner of the Community History Prize was the Glasgow Women’s Library which to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act developed an animated web resource highlighting the forgotten heroines who campaigned for women across…