Wednesday, 30th June 2021, 4pm (UK) Dr Rebecca Mason, University of Glasgow Cohabitation, in very broad terms, can be defined as an arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Throughout history,…
Category: Seminars
16th June 2021: Chinese women in medicine and music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Wednesday, 16th June 2021 at 4pm (UK) Join us for this exciting double-bill on Chinese women and their roles in medicine and music in the early twentieth century. ‘Space, Gender, and Medicine: Chinese Female Doctors in the Late Qing and…
2nd June 2021: ‘The Politics of Unshaming in Modern Ireland’
Wednesday, 2nd June 2021 at 4pm (UK) ‘The Politics of Unshaming in Modern Ireland’ Prof. Lindsey Earner-Byrne In 2018, when reflecting on a meeting between the President of Ireland and survivors of Ireland’s network of Magdalen asylums, the journalist and…
Finish the Thing: Completing the PhD Wednesday 9th June, 12:30-1:30
Grappling with a full draft? Losing motivation? Dreading your viva? Join the Women’s History Network ECR Fellows for a friendly and supportive lunchtime session about writing up, handing in, and defending your thesis. The Fellows will briefly introduce themselves and their experiences…
WHN Supports the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Saturday 19 June 2021
An online seminar exploring issues around Sexual Violence in Conflict on 19 June Registration is free but must be done in advance via – https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hu9CzbHSSYSqLyGozESIHQ Programme 1:00 – 1:15 logon 1:15 Dr Lisa Pine – Gender and Genocide pinel@lsbu.ac.uk…
19th May: ‘Imagining the Black Cook in Victorian England’
Wednesday, 19th May at 4pm (UK) Imagining the Black Cook in Victorian England Dr Caroline Bressey This seminar opens up questions about the roles within the hierarchy of domestic labour undertaken by black women workers through the presence of black…
5th May: From Love Lives to Cinderella
Wednesday, 5th May 2021 at 4pm (UK) From Love Lives to Cinderella Prof. Carol Dyhouse Cinderella stories captured the imagination of girls in the 1950s, when dreams of meeting the right man could seem like a happy ending,…
21st April: Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Racial Difference: black women in 19th century
Wednesday 21st April 2021, 4pm (UK) Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Racial Difference: black women in 19th century Dr Rochelle Rowe This talk will explore the ways in which black women have been used as subjects of beauty, ugliness, and…
Spring/Summer Seminar Series
Please join us in engaging with historians from all over world as they present their latest research on a diverse array of topics within women’s and gender history. The seminars will also provide the opportunity to ask questions of the…