The Women’s History Network 34th Annual Conference Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library and 100 Years of Women’s History (1926-2026) 3-4 September 2026, LSE Library & Friends House (Euston Road) Our 34th annual conference…
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Updated Autumn Seminar Series Programme
Please find below the updated programme for the remaining sessions of the Autumn Seminar Series 2025:
Sign up now for our next seminar featuring Dr Margarette Lincoln
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at 4pm BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Teeth and Women’s Quest for Beauty Toothcare was once a source of dreadful anxiety for women, rich and poor. In this paper, Dr Margarette Lincoln will…
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…
Wikipedia editing training event
As part of the Hackney History Festival Hackney Archives is running a Wikiediting Workshop which will use the women featured in the two Women from Hackney’s History books – checking if entries exist, creating new entries and learning how to…
Tudor Women in Film : Glamour, Power, Lust and Tragic Death
This talk on 22 March 2025 at Chichester Cinema celebrates Women’s History month by examining film’s enduring fascination with Tudor women, from ‘The Execution of Mary Stewart’ (1895) to ‘Firebrand’ (2023). Audiences have continually relished the politics, tragedy and intrigue…
Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War
18th September 2024 Newnham College Cambridge This one-day conference builds on the exhibition Newnham and Bletchley Park: Women’s Work in World War II, which opened at Newnham College, Cambridge, in March 2024 and received national press coverage. The research uncovered…
Women in Intelligence during WW2
8 March 2025 – Bletchley Park A day symposium covering women in intelligence during World War Two, including stories relating to individuals from all over the world. Join Bletchley Park for a day of talks and discussions revealing the often…