The annual WHN conference is held each year in late August or early September. It aims to bring together anyone interested in women’s history; for many of our members the conference is the highlight of belonging to the network.
The Conference is a friendly and welcoming event, providing an exciting forum where people from the UK and beyond can meet and share research and interests.
Each year well-known historians give plenary speakers and we hold a reception at which the WHN prizes are awarded. There are some bursaries available to enable postgraduate students or those on a low income to attend.
To get a sense of what attending one of our conferences is like, take a look at the short film we had made of our 2017 Conference in Birmingham
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WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers
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