Friends of The Women’s Library Talks Programme Wednesday Oct. 7, 2.30 pm, at LSE Library, Professor Susan Pedersen will be speaking on her most recent book, Burn This Letter: Love and Trouble in a Marriage of Four (2026), using four…
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Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners – the British women who asserted their right to run
Did you know that until April 1975 women in the UK were banned from marathons and all races longer than four miles? Back in the 1960s, women started to break the rules and ‘crash’ men’s road races, challenging discrimination and…
Speaking at the Linnean Society June 18th
The Last Tree (Always Ask the Man with a Dog) Thursday, 18 June 2026 18:00 – 20:00 Tracing the story of an arboretum planted by Suffragettes, and almost forgotten by history. Book a ticket ‘Tracing the story of an arboretum…
Women and Musical Histories, 1789-1914
The Royal Academy of Music warmly invites submissions for this two-day international conference, exploring the role of women in shaping historical narratives of music across the long nineteenth century. Recognising the diversity, complexity and nuance of female engagement with musical…
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The Royal Academy of Music warmly invites submissions for this two-day international conference, exploring the role of women in shaping historical narratives of music across the long nineteenth century. Recognising the diversity, complexity and nuance of female engagement with musical…
Call for Papers for National Intelligence History Conference 2026
The National Intelligence History Conference (NIHC), organised by Bletchley Park and GCHQ, will be taking place on 14-16 October 2026 at Bletchley Park. The theme is International Collaboration and Co-operation. Submissions are invited on topics including, but not limited to: International…
LSE Library Fellowships – an exciting research opportunity with our archives
LSE Library has launched its first Fellowship scheme, designed to support researchers wishing to travel to London to consult our unique archives and special collections. We are offering three grants to support visits of up to 6 weeks (or…
WESWWHN Annual Conference: Historical Perspectives on Women and Food
The West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network Annual Conference is on Historical Perspectives on Women and Food and will be held at the University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4PY on Saturday 11 October 2025 from…
Women as Prophets and Witches
Announcing an exciting new book by Dr Debra Parish titled Prophets and Witches: Witchcraft, Gender and Politics in Revolutionary England (Routledge, August 2025). It shows how unprecedented numbers of women achieved visibility and authority as visionary prophets in this context of…