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Resurrecting Dina Dobson: Archaeologist, Educator and Radio Broadcaster – Jan Lewis

Lisa Berry-Waite / October 8, 2024

During my PhD research on the role of professional archaeologists on BBC radio, one of the first files I accessed from the BBC Written Archives at Caversham was that of archaeologist Dina Dobson. I quickly became a little obsessed with…

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Women’s History Network Book Prize Winners

Sarah Richardson / September 15, 2024

We are delighted to announce the winners of our annual book prize for 2021 and 2022. The 2021 winner is Siobhan Hearne for her book, Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia (Oxford University Press) There are joint…

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The ‘Secret’ Children’s Books of Marie Stopes – Morgan M. Miller

Lisa Berry-Waite / September 9, 2024

Content warning: this blog post includes discussions of eugenics and racism which some readers may find upsetting. This blog post is a brief introduction to my research on Marie Stopes’ children’s books written under the pseudonym ‘Erica Fay’ between 1926…

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Queenship, Disability, and Beauty: Queen Alexandra, 1844 – 1925 – Lucy Haigh

Lisa Berry-Waite / August 26, 2024

Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India (1844 -1925) is a royal figure often disregarded in historical literature. Although studies surrounding Alexandra’s husband, King Edward VII, are plentiful, there is comparatively little written…

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Unnamed Revolutionary women in France, the UK, and Sri Lanka – Aruni Samarakoon

Lisa Berry-Waite / August 12, 2024

Content Warning: This article includes discussions of revolutionary politics and examples of violence against women in Sri Lanka. Reader discretion is advised. This blog post explores the fundamental questions of why and how women in the Global South and North…

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Sophie Scholl: Female Resistance in Nazi Germany – Emily Harrington

Lisa Berry-Waite / August 5, 2024

The White Rose resistance movement began in Nazi Germany and ended in a shock trial where three of its members were executed. This blog post focuses on Sophie Scholl, one of the members of the movement who was executed by…

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Summer Seminar Series: Chandrica Barua, ‘Subaltern Victorias: The Queen and Her “Poor Little Princesses”‘

Anna Harrington / July 22, 2024

T-minus two days until we finish off our Summer Seminar Series with a fascinating paper from Chandrica Barua entitled ‘Subaltern Victorias: The Queen and Her “Poor Little Princesses”’. In her paper, Chandrica will illuminate the elusive and messy archives of…

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Last Seminar of the Summer Series

Anna Harrington / July 16, 2024

Don’t miss the final seminar of our summer series next Wednesday 24 July at 4 pm BST. We will be hosting Chandrica Barua from the University of Michigan who will be speaking on ‘Subaltern Victorias: The Queen and Her “Poor…

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Dr Lottie Whalen – ‘Postcards from the Smock Colony’ – 10 July 2024, 4pm BST

Anna Harrington / July 10, 2024

Final reminder to sign up for our seminar, taking place this afternoon at 4pm BST, featuring Dr Lottie Whalen’s paper ‘Postcards from the Smock Colony: Jessie Tarbox Beals’ photographs of Bohemian Greenwich Village’. Sign up details cane be found here…

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