How biblical double standards killed Hillary Clinton’s presidential run November 11, 2016 8.54pm AEDT Jo Henderson-Merrygold Jo Henderson-Merrygold PhD Candidate in Biblical Studies and Queer Theory, University of Sheffield Disclosure statement Jo Henderson-Merrygold receives…
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A WARRIOR OF THE PEOPLE: Part 2
Excerpted with permission from A Warrior of the People by Joseph Starita. Published in November 2016 by St. Martin’s Press. On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche received her medical degree―becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history.…
A WARRIOR OF THE PEOPLE: Part 1
Part 1 Excerpted with permission from A Warrior of the People by Joseph Starita. Published in November 2016 by St. Martin’s Press. On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche received her medical degree―becoming the first Native American doctor in…
Lest we forget: women also serve in the armed forces
Reprinted from The Conversation, November 11, 2016 11.39pm AEDT PhD researcher, Northumbria University, Newcastle Disclosure statement Christina Dodds is a member of the Royal British Legion and is a member of the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps…
Southern States Issues, The American Civil War and its Aftermath: Heath Hardage Lee, Kate Cote Gillin and Blain Roberts
The following reviews will be published in the journal. However, because of their particular relevance, they appear in the blog as part of the WHN contribution to Black History Month. Heath Hardage Lee Winnie Davis Daughter of The Lost…
After the rediscovery of a 19th-century novel, our view of black female writers is transformed
This article was originally published in The Conversation. The Conversation’s generosity in allowing republication is appreciated. WHN Admin. After the rediscovery of a 19th-century novel, our view of black female writers is transformed May 26, 2016 11.22am AEST Victorian-era, middle-class black…
STANSFIELD GRANGE. HOME TO THE ‘TRIANGLE MILL SISTERS’
Ruth Beazley Stansfield Grange. Home to the ‘Triangle Mill Sisters’ The ‘Triangle Mill Sisters’ exhibition was awarded the WHN Community prize in 2014 and as a follow up Ruth Beazley has written a book and created a web site both…
WOMEN ATHLETES ARE STILL PUT IN SECOND PLACE AT THE OLYMPICS – IT’S TIME TO SPRINT TOWARDS EQUALITY
First published in The Conversation, August 2016. Women athletes are still put in second place at the Olympics – it’s time to sprint towards equality Laura Hills Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport, Brunel University London Disclosure statement Laura Hills receives…
Menstruation: Some political dimensions
WHN Admin. Why can’t undercover activities be useful? The Women’s Decameron[1] begins with Emma, confined to a maternity hospital with nine other mothers, decrying their lamentation that a skin infection has imprisoned them preventing their departure for home…