In 1902, readers opening Sarah Tyson Rorer’s New Cook Book were instructed to wash vegetables carefully, keep utensils clean, and avoid serving spoiled milk. [i] To a modern audience, these directions feel routine, even obvious. At the turn of the…
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News items of interest to WHN Members
Sign up to our next special panel event, ‘Western Epistemologies of Women’s Sport and Fitness’ on Tuesday 14th July, 4pm BST
We’re very excited to announce our next seminar, which will be a panel event titled ‘Western Epistemologies of Women’s Sport and Fitness’. We have two speakers, Renhui Feng (Chengdu Sport University) and Professor Jacqueline Brady (Kingsborough Community College), speaking on…
WHN Annual Conference: Registrations now open!
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) See more information and register here Our 34th annual…
Join us for our next seminar, ‘Unleashing the Tides of Muteness: A Women’s Oral History of West Africa’ with Sylvia Arthur
We are very excited to welcome Sylvia Arthur to the Women’s History Network, who will be giving a paper titled, ‘Unleashing the Tides of Muteness: A Women’s Oral History of West Africa’. The seminar will take place on Zoom on…
Rediscovering Helen Taylor (1831-1907) – Dr Janet Smith
My first encounter with Helen Taylor Whilst researching my M.A. dissertation on the feminist Irish nationalist, Anna Parnell, a brief reference to Helen Taylor in a newspaper piqued my interest. It was written in 1909 by the Irish nationalist Jennie…
Sign up to our special panel event, ‘Women’s Reproductive and Maternal Health’
We are delighted to welcome Dr Krista Milne, Esther Freeman and Ruoyu Jia to the Women’s History Network Seminar Series for our panel on women’s reproductive and maternal health. The seminar will take place at 10am-11.30am BST on Tuesday 23rd…
Call for Papers: Women’s History Scotland Annual Conference
Women’s History in Scotland: Then and Now Friday 18th September 2026; Online via Zoom Women’s History Scotland are delighted to announce a call for papers for a one-day conference taking place on Friday 18th September 2026. This conference will be…
Chronicling a Forgotten War Front: Dorothy Newhall’s Diary – Carol Coles
On the 30 September 1918, sanitary inspector Dorothy Newhall wrote in her diary; ‘Terrible excitement today! Peace terms sign with Bulgaria to evacuate Serbia!’[i] Dorothy was on a brief visit to Salonika (now Thessaloniki) when she wrote this entry and…
Hidden Heroines: Secret Stitching on the Home Front – Esther Dobson and Dr Elspeth King
‘Not all heroes wear capes’, a common refrain during and since the Covid pandemic, but the ideas behind that phrase go back much further and certainly played a part in the Home Front during the Second World War. Churchill instructed…