The challenge women made to the establishment in rejecting the call to support the war is an area rich in history. It confirms that exploration of the reasons for women to take a stand that put them at odds not only with government but with women who sided with the war effort is esential for undertanding women’s activism during wartime.
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Global Conference: Letters and Letter Writing, Portugal, March 2015
Global Conference: Letters and Letter Writing: Sunday 22nd March – Tuesday 24th March 2015, Lisbon, Portugal Call for Presentations: Letters are central to research in many disciplines yet have rarely been addressed in a genuinely multi-disciplinary way. The first interdisciplinary…
Royal British Legion F.A.N.Y Talk – Bedford Sept 22
The Royal British Legion, Bedford and District Branch The Legacy of World War I Lecture Series: 22 September 2014 First Anywhere – Philomena Liggins On the 5th August 1914, twenty-four year old Miss Grace Ashley-Smith went to the War Office to…
WHN September Newsletter
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IFRWH Newsletter July 2014
The International Federation for Research into Women’s History Newsletter can be viewed here: IFRWH Newsletter July 2014 The IFRWH was founded in 1987 to encourage and co-ordinate research in all aspects of women’s history at the international level, by promoting…
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Premodern Queenship Conference – 11-13 Sept
Registration for the Premodern Queenship and Diplomacy in Europe, taking place at Canterbury Christ Church University, 11-13 September is now open. This conference organised by Canterbury Christ Church University and Lancaster University seeks to raise important questions about the role…
Gender-Biased Sex Selection – Manifesting Patriarchal Power
The report also provides a brief overview of the sociological and ethnographical areas of study, including the role of civil society and the state, and changing familial patterns. Unequal inheritance rights, dowry, unequal socio-religious status, unpaid work, unequal pay, lack of economic opportunities for women, focus on male lineage, a culture of honour [sic] that places a greater burden of safety and protection on the parents of girls all contribute to building a society that favours sons and men, and neglects daughters and women.