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Category: Calls for Papers

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Calls for Papers

The public country house: ‘Treasure of quiet beauty’ or a site for public histories?

Lucy Brownson / October 18, 2023

The British country house: family home or public cultural asset? Glorious exemplar of historic taste or contested site of public history? A visually enthralling historic stage set, or a site to inform understanding of our national histories? There are millions…

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Calls for Papers, Events

Call for Papers: Women’s Grassroots Activism

Dr Anna Muggeridge / September 11, 2023

How have grassroots women’s organisations effectively championed women’s rights, locally and globally, since 1918? Keynote Speakers: Prof Pat Thane, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Prof Lynn Abrams, University of Glasgow, UK As part of our AHRC-funded Network ‘Agency and Advocacy:…

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Women and Words of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day

Elena Rossi / September 4, 2023

Call for Papers: Women and Worlds of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day 12th-13th April 2024 Oxford Since the emergence of universities, women have been involved in networks of higher education. ‘Women and Worlds of Learning’ aims to…

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Calls for Papers

Women and Words of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day

Elena Rossi / August 3, 2023

CFP: Women and Worlds of Learning: From the Medieval to the Modern Day 12th-13th April 2024 Oxford Application Deadline: 1st September 2023 Since the emergence of universities, women have been involved in networks of higher education. ‘Women and Worlds of…

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Deadline approaching: call for papers for Women, Money and Markets

Sarah Dredge / March 3, 2023

The deadline is approaching to submit a proposal for the Women, Money and Markets: 1600-1950 conference, taking place at Sheffield Hallam University, June 12-14, 2023. Proposals due by 15 March, 2023. Please visit our website: http://www.womenmoneymarkets.co.uk/call-for-papers-2023  

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Extended Call for Papers. SHAW Annual Conference in Manchester, UK

Dr Marie Molloy / March 3, 2023

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference is open to papers on any topic, geographical period, chronological time, or themes related to the history…

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Women’s History Network Annual Conference: ‘Women and Migration’, 1 and 2 September 2023

Dr Anna Muggeridge / March 1, 2023

image via State Library of New South Wales The Women’s History Network is delighted to announce that the final programme for our annual conference, Women and Migration, is now live. Click this link to download it and access the Zoom…

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Calls for Papers

CFP: SHAW Annual Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, July 7th 2023.

Dr Marie Molloy / January 10, 2023

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference is open to papers on any topic, geographical period, chronological time, or themes related to the history…

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Women’s History Today – Call for Papers for Autumn 2023

Catia Rodrigues / January 10, 2023

The 2022 Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth, as well as her state funeral, highlighted the importance of commemoration in the life of a nation. For Britain, these two instances of commemoration were focused on female representations of nationhood. Women’s History…

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