A recent novel I read, ‘The Wife’, by Meg Wolitzer, reminded me of this 2015 article. This post will be published in two parts. Part 1 is the excellent article by Marion Wynne-Davies which appears below. Part 2 will comprise…
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News items of interest to WHN Members
Memorial Service for Women in Foreign Medical Missions in the Great War
This information is reprinted from the British Serb Magazine, this section of which was sent to WHN Blog by Zvezdana Popovic. She has been assiduous in keeping the WHN informed of these activities for which I am grateful. Robin Joyce…
50 Fascinating Facts for Women’s History Month
The following Fascinating Facts for Women’s History Month were first published in the MastersDegree.net blog. Kristen Stewart provided the material to the WHN Blog. MastersDegree.net BLOG March 1, 2018 History texts and classes are often dominated by…
WICKED WITCHES AND EVIL QUEENS
Wicked witches and evil queens: why children’s books need more female villains March 23, 2018 1.09am AEDT Still from Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) (This is the best reproduction of the photo that could be accomplished here.…
GRACIE by JOAN MACLEOD: EUROPEAN PREMIERE
GRACIE European Premiere Finborough Theatre 29th April – 15th May ‘…Gracie is a powerful one woman show about a young girl growing up in the polygamous cult. The film champions the tenacity of the human spirit ‘…
FEMINISM AND MUSEUMS LIVE!
Jo Stanley Feminism and Museums Live! Museums need feminism, not just women, in their collections and engagement activities. Displaying lots of Queen Victoria and Mrs T artefacts, then having Teresa May cut that pink ribbon while sporting her ‘This is…
GUIDED HERITAGE WALK
Jo Stanley provided the following information. Please note the change of date, below. The guided heritage walk from Manningham library, by Helen Broadhead that was cancelled Saturday 17th March, has now been rearranged for: Saturday 21st April at…
WOMEN’S HISTORY NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S HISTORY NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT University of Portsmouth, UK Friday 31st August –Saturday 1st September 2018 THE CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES This conference is being held to commemorate the centenary of the granting of…
The First Female African- American Pilot
This article was sent from Jay Khan at Fact Sumo, a digital learning company. It is published in the same way that ‘tasters’ from published works are posted. That is, to alert readers to possibilities that might be of interest.…