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Women, Land and the Making of the British Landscape, 1300-1900

A two-day interdisciplinary conference, 29th-30th June 2015, University of Hull

Keynote speakers:

Anne Laurence (Open University) Women, land and these islands 1550-1750

Amy Erickson (University of Cambridge) Rethinking the significance of inheritance and marriage in landholding

Papers from: Sheila Sweetinburgh, Miriam Muller, Elizabeth Salter, Jessica Malay, Amanda Capern, Jane Whittle, Amanda Flather, Judith Spicksley, Jennifer Holt, Joan Heggie, Janet Casson, Elizabeth Griffiths, Jon Stobart, Briony McDonagh, Sarah Carter, Janet Smith, Nicola Verdon and Catherine Flinn Goldie.

Plus a PhD round-table discussion and a photographic exhibition, Drawn to the Land: Women Working the Scottish Landscape, by photographer Sophie Gerrard.

Registration and accommodation

The registration fee for the conference is £55 (including refreshments, lunches on both days and the conference dinner on Monday 29th June). Please book via the University of Hull’s online shop, http://shop.hull.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=90&prodid=204

Accommodation details are available via the Women and Land blog, https://womenandland.wordpress.com/accommodation/

Any queries, feel free to email the conference organisers on womenandland@outlook.com