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Talk: Pregnancy and Childbirth in Victorian Britain

Maria Georgouli Loupi / September 10, 2023

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/ 

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IFRWH Conference: Tokyo 2024 – Extended Deadline!

Maria Georgouli Loupi / September 6, 2023

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…

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The Prejudice of Welfare for Women Under the Poor Laws – Shagnick Bhattacharya

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The Women’s History Network is a national association and charity for the promotion of women’s history and the encouragement of everyone interested in women’s history. Following our establishment in 1991 we have grown year by year and today we are a UK national charity with members including working historians, researchers, independent scholars, teachers, librarians, and many other individuals both within academia and beyond. Indeed, the network reaches out to anyone...

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