In this blog Dr Pamela Dale tells us about the history of health visitors and their relationship to Florence Nightingale. Today health visiting is an elite branch of nursing: only registered nurses and midwives can train as health visitors. Nurses…
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Sexual Progressives: Reimagining Intimacy in Scotland, 1880-1914 by Dr Tanya Cheadle
In our latest great blog we hear from Dr Tanya Cheadle about her new monograph: Sexual Progressives: Reimagining Intimacy in Scotland, 1880-1914 In October 1890, the feminist freethinker Jane Hume Clapperton and maverick scientist Patrick Geddes walked together through the…
Imagining Caribbean Womanhood: race, nation and beauty competitions, 1929-1970 by Dr Rochelle Rowe
In our latest fascinating blog we hear from Rochelle Rowe about her book Imagining Caribbean Womanhood: race, nation and beauty competitions, 1929-1970 I recently enjoyed the ‘feel-good’ movie Misbehaviour, which tells the story of feminist protests at the 1970 Miss…
Florence Nightingale: a pioneer of hand washing and hygiene for health by Dr Richard Bates
Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing. Her approach to caring for wounded soldiers and training nurses in the 19th century saved and improved countless lives. And her ideas on how to stay…
Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic by Dr Erika Denise Edwards
In our latest great blog, Dr Erika Denise Edwards gives us a tantalising glimpse into one story in her new monograph. On December 26, 1793 the ecclesiastical notary Tomas Montano informed don José Lino de León, a vicar of the…
Diane Leather and the sub-five-minute mile by Katie Holmes
In another special women’s history month blog we hear from Katie Holmes about the remarkable Diane Leather, the first woman to run a sub-five-minute mile Diane Leather made athletics history when, on 29th May 1954, she ran a mile in…
‘Elizabeth’s Group: Bringing a Heroine to Life’ By Dr Maureen Wright, University of Chichester and Susan Munro, Chair, Elizabeth’s Group, Congleton, Cheshire.
We can think of no better way to kick-off women’s history month than hearing about a campaign to commemorate the Vicwardian suffragist and suffragette, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy. It gives me the greatest pleasure to introduce this blog by Susan Munro…
‘Modern’ Mothers in Ghana’s Newspapers 1960 – 1975 by Dr Holly Ashford
In this latest excellent blog Dr Holly Ashford examines ‘ideas of modern’ Motherhood in 1960s and 1970s Ghana. In 1967, those sitting on Ghana’s Committee on the Status of Women complained that the government wasn’t paying women any attention. Not…
#WE WERE THERE TOO! By Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins
In our latest fascinating blog, Dr Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins examines the role of, and reception to, women of colour in the history of The League of Women Voters of the United States. On February 14, 2020, The League of Women Voters…