News items of interest to WHN Members
Call for Papers Homes, Food and Farms 3-4 September Venue – Denman College, New Rd, Marcham, Abingdon OX13 6NW. The conference seeks to take a critical look at the history of homes, families and how the experiences, understandings and interpretations of…
In our latest blog Isabelle Carter reflects on gender, housing and everyday life at Sheffield’s (in) famous Park Hill. Built in 1957 and still standing today, Park Hill remains one of Sheffield’s most ambitious housing developments. With 995 flats reaching…
In our latest great blog, Glenda Holder examines representations of Women land workers in West Sussex during the First World War. On 25 April 1918 The West Sussex Gazette made the damning assessment that ‘West Sussex is the worst county…
The Dairy Princess of Leeds 1960 and I grabbed a station cab to Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills last month to see the Queens of Industry: From Loom to Limelight exhibition there. https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-industrial-museum/ Celia Gledhill was lugging a holdall…
In this, our latest blog post, we are delighted to hear from Dr. Imaobong D Umoren, winner of the 2019 women’s history network first book prize for: Race Women Internationalists Activist-Intellectuals and Global Freedom Struggles. The book developed out of…
In our latest blog, Stephanie Allen gives us an insight into historical notions of body modification and manipulation. In the twenty-first century, we are becoming encouraged to embrace our bodies as they are. To showcase their qualities and embrace the…