To support Women’s History Network members, the WHN runs a series of online writing retreats using Zoom, hosted by Dr Jill Kirby. Each week, bring along some writing you want to move forward and enjoy writing in the company of…
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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…
Sign up now for Prof Merry Wiesner-Hanks’s paper: ‘Reflections on Women and the Reformations: A Global History’
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at 4pm GMT Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Reflections on Women and the Reformations: A Global History The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of men. But women were…
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…
Sign up now for our ‘New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories’ Roundtable Event!
Our Autumn Seminar Series continues next Wednesday, 5 November 2025, at 4pm GMT, with a special roundtable event, New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories. We are thrilled to welcome Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons to discuss their experiences of “doing”…
Call for Papers – Spring Seminar Series 2026
Please find the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026 below:
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…
Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often overlooked as occupiers when it comes to interrogating the post-Second World…