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Free lunchtime lecture at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool. Tuesday 15 September 1-2 pm with Helen Mathers Join us for this free lecture organised by the University of Liverpool in partnership with Merseyside Maritime Museum. Josephine Butler, who lived…
Call for Papers: We are pleased to announce that the Voluntary Action History Society’s 25th Anniversary Conference will take place at the University of Liverpool, UK, between 13th and 15th July 2016. The theme is THINKING ABOUT THE PAST, THINKING…
Saturday 19 September 2015 – 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Join us at Hull History Centre to celebrate the life of Yorkshire born novelist, journalist and political activist. Exhibitions and talks will explore the diverse interests of one of the most popular…
From Somerville to Westminster, 1893 – 1946 A one-day Symposium and room-naming ceremony to be held at SOMERVILLE COLLEGE,OXFORD to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the death of Eleanor Rathbone (1872 – 1946), Somerville’s first Member of Parliament. Friday 22 January 2016, 9.30 am – 4.30pm.
Continuing Education at the University of Liverpool is running a short 5-credit online women’s history course focusing on exploration and science in the 19th-early 20th century. Women and Exploration will run from September 7 2015. All are welcome; to find…
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival (Aug 1-2) & Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Aug 18-23) electric voice theatre presents a cascade of fascinating dramatic works by some of the UK’s leading female composers inspired by the lives and works of significant…
Thursday 21st January – Saturday 23rd January 2016 London, United Kingdom What is and does a love letter? Are there any essential elements, or do the defining characteristics of amorous correspondence change from generation to generation, and from one culture…
EGLANTYNE, a new one woman play exploring the inspiring life of Eglantyne Jebb, a courageous, charming, passionate, humanitarian, human rights activist and founder of Save the Children, launched at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn on 11 June and is now touring in the…
Friday 3 July, 6 – 8pm Royal College of Nursing, London W1 In 1918, volunteer nurse (VAD) Alberta Vickridge entered a poetry competition for men and women on war service. Her poem, ‘Out of the Conflict’ won the competition. The consolation…