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…
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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’s History Network Annual Conference 2020
Call for Papers Homes, Food and Farms 3-4 September Venue – Denman College, New Rd, Marcham, Abingdon OX13 6NW. The conference seeks to take a critical look at the history of homes, families and how the experiences, understandings and interpretations of…
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…
WHN Book Prize Winner 2019
This year’s winner was Imaobong Umoren’s, Race Women Internationalists published by the University of California Press. The panel thought Race Women Internationalists praised this book about the history of race, global freedom struggles and transnational history looked at through the…