The Women’s History Network is offering a small grant of up to £750 to support the direct costs of those researching women’s history, who are not employed in higher education. The research should be intended to lead to a…
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News items of interest to WHN Members
Locating the Bread Winner: Working Class Lives in Vicwardian Britain by Professor Emma Griffin
In this blog we are delighted to hear from Professor Emma Griffin about her new monograph, Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy. I’ve have been interested in the historical possibilities of life-writing since chancing upon some working-class…
Singleness in Britain, 1960-1990: Identity, Gender and Social Change by Emily Priscott
In our latest fascinating blog we hear from Emily Priscott about her fascinating new book: Singleness in Britain, 1960-1990: Identity, Gender and Social Change The concept of spinsterhood might seem hopelessly dated, an obsolete category that more than a century…
Fellowship for Early Career Researchers
The Women’s History Network is offering three WHN fellowships to support ECRs. Each fellowship is designed to provide financial support to those who have completed their doctorate but are yet to secure their first academic post. The fellowship includes: A bursary of…
Florence Nightingale: a pioneer of hand washing and hygiene for health by Dr Richard Bates
Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing. Her approach to caring for wounded soldiers and training nurses in the 19th century saved and improved countless lives. And her ideas on how to stay…
How Has the Media Shaped Feminism? An Example from the West German Women’s Movement, by Dr Jane Freeland
In this fascinating and timely blog, Dr Jane Freeland examines the relationship between the media, feminist activism and domestic violence in Cold War Berlin. As the postdoctoral coordinator of the International Standing Working Group on Medialization and Empowerment at the…
PostGrad Small Grants Scheme– Deadline of June 1st!
The Women’s History Network is offering a small grant of £1,000 for the holding of a one day conference on women’s history organised by full time or part time postgraduates in universities or other institutions of higher education in…
Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic by Dr Erika Denise Edwards
In our latest great blog, Dr Erika Denise Edwards gives us a tantalising glimpse into one story in her new monograph. On December 26, 1793 the ecclesiastical notary Tomas Montano informed don José Lino de León, a vicar of the…
Diane Leather and the sub-five-minute mile by Katie Holmes
In another special women’s history month blog we hear from Katie Holmes about the remarkable Diane Leather, the first woman to run a sub-five-minute mile Diane Leather made athletics history when, on 29th May 1954, she ran a mile in…