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…
Author: Dr Robin Joyce
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…
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…
Memorial Service for Women in Foreign Medical Missions in the Great War
This information is reprinted from the British Serb Magazine, this section of which was sent to WHN Blog by Zvezdana Popovic. She has been assiduous in keeping the WHN informed of these activities for which I am grateful. Robin Joyce…
50 Fascinating Facts for Women’s History Month
The following Fascinating Facts for Women’s History Month were first published in the MastersDegree.net blog. Kristen Stewart provided the material to the WHN Blog. MastersDegree.net BLOG March 1, 2018 History texts and classes are often dominated by…
WICKED WITCHES AND EVIL QUEENS
Wicked witches and evil queens: why children’s books need more female villains March 23, 2018 1.09am AEDT Still from Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) (This is the best reproduction of the photo that could be accomplished here.…
GRACIE by JOAN MACLEOD: EUROPEAN PREMIERE
GRACIE European Premiere Finborough Theatre 29th April – 15th May ‘…Gracie is a powerful one woman show about a young girl growing up in the polygamous cult. The film champions the tenacity of the human spirit ‘…
FEMINISM AND MUSEUMS LIVE!
Jo Stanley Feminism and Museums Live! Museums need feminism, not just women, in their collections and engagement activities. Displaying lots of Queen Victoria and Mrs T artefacts, then having Teresa May cut that pink ribbon while sporting her ‘This is…
GUIDED HERITAGE WALK
Jo Stanley provided the following information. Please note the change of date, below. The guided heritage walk from Manningham library, by Helen Broadhead that was cancelled Saturday 17th March, has now been rearranged for: Saturday 21st April at…