Daphne Gollan Forty or so years ago[1] people from Sydney would regard a posting to our national capital as akin to a death sentence. Once there it was difficult to know where you were as you picked your way…
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Five major religions: women’s roles
Hailey Mason This graphic takes a look at the roles of women in five major religions. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 86% of women in the U.S. are affiliated with a religion. 63% of women…
The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer: The Poisonous Passion of Christiana Edmunds
Kaye Jones The Victorians were terrified of women poisoners. It might seem like an obvious observation; after all, who wouldn’t be frightened of a poison-wielding woman? But there’s more to this relationship than self-preservation. In fact, the fear of…
Louisa Garrett Anderson – suffrage prisoner
Amanda Markwell I have never been so close to anything so sad or ugly as this and I don’t think I ever knew so clearly before why women need political equality and complete re-adjustment of their position.[1] Dr. Louisa Garrett…
Women, Peace and Equality: New LSE Library Exhibition
Gillian Murphy Women, Peace and Equality – new LSE Library exhibition 9 January to 9 April 2016 Open to all The Library’s spring exhibition draws on its iconic collections to explore the theme of women, war and peace to coincide…
Splints, Spasm and Medical Science The Nurse who Challenged it All
Patricia Kulberg Sister Elizabeth Kenny, New York 1950 (photo courtesy of New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper) She rose up out of the Australian outback before women got the vote and overturned the entire system of understanding and treating…
‘CEO of the Netherlands’: Performing Gender at the Dutch Court c. 1980 – 1999
Harry J. Mace presented the paper ‘CEO of the Netherlands’: Performing Gender at the Dutch Court c. 1980 – 1999 at the 2015 Women’s history Network Conference held at the University of Kent. Harry is an undergraduate international, political and gender historian…
Political Well Travelled Women at Paddington Station
Women are not only amongst the ‘firsts’ in travelling as drivers, designers, and workers. Their membership of organisations associated with travelling and political contribution to improving travel are also recorded in the Paddington Station exhibition dedicated to their cause.…
Well travelled women take over Paddington Station
Part 1 The home of Brunel and Paddington Bear was recently taken over by an exhibition of women’s historical contribution to travelling and designing modes of travel. The colourful posters begin with celebrating Minnie Palmer as the first woman…