I apologise for the lack of our usual Sunday post. Unfortunately, my computer needed major repairs and has only now been returned. The posts will continue each Sunday until I relinquish my position as Blog Administrator at the Annual General…
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Women’s Unpaid Work
This article first appeared in Conversation and is republished under their generous Creative Commons Licence. Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations: lessons from history June 20, 2018 10.45pm AEST Author Luke Messac, MD, PhD University of…
HOUSE OF COMMONS WWAFE SEMINAR SERIES
WWAFE 2018 House of Commons seminar series – 100 years of (some) women’s suffrage How did we get there, what have we done since & what does it mean today – A seminar series on women’s rights, challenges, perspectives, hopes and empowerment…
Abstracts from the forthcoming WHN Conference
Unfortunately information about the publication of abstracts in the advertisement that I posted about the Women’s History Network Conference has had to be changed. Publication of abstracts will not take place this year because of concerns about the new privacy…
Feeling the Pressure? Financial Stressors Affecting Women Today & Throughout History
Jennifer Heskey Jennifer Heskey has written this introduction and guide looking at financial stress throughout women’s history and for senior women today. For decades, it has been a national trend for women to be more stressed than men. While…
2018 Schools History Prize Winner
The Steering Committee are delighted to announce the winner of the #PressforProgress Schools’ HistoryPrize. The winning entry, submitted by Oaklands School, was a thought-provoking project that connects the past to the present and reminds us all that the fight for…
PRIVACY STATEMENT FOR WHN
Women’s History Network (WHN) is a registered charity. We understand how important your privacy is. We take every step to ensure that any and all information you provide to us in the course of visiting our website remains confidential. We…
Call For Papers: Women’s Suffrage, Politics and the Public Sphere (November 17 2018)
The University of Worcester’s annual Women’s History Conference seeks papers, including a keynote address, for this year’s event under the heading of: ‘Women’s Suffrage, Politics and the Public Sphere’. Send an abstract of 300 words to Dr Wendy Toon w.toon@worc.ac.uk…
WOMEN AND PUBLISHING: FACTUAL ACOUNT AND A FICTIONAL REPRESENTATION
A recent novel I read, ‘The Wife’, by Meg Wolitzer, reminded me of this 2015 article. This post will be published in two parts. Part 1 is the excellent article by Marion Wynne-Davies which appears below. Part 2 will comprise…