Believe in your dreams! I'm so chuffed to see that our book is available to order from Shakespeare & Co, the legendary bookshop in Paris. I once worked (volunteered) there, staining bookshelves with cold tea! I pitched up there in the 1980s looking for work. I was terrified of

Delighted to announce our Arts and Humanities Research Council London South Bank University - LSBU online panel event on women's grassroots activism and material culture, 25 Sep 2024, 5:30pm, with Grace Heaton Maisie Jepson (she/her) and Na'ama Klorman Eraqi. Sign up for free tickets here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-grass…

What can STEM students gain from a greater focus on the history of their subject? And what do historians learn from collaborating in STEM subject teaching? Laura Harrison discusses her recent collaborative project, funded by an RHS Teaching Fellowship bit.ly/3MwAqAe

Honoured to talk about early photography at the Women's History Network conference at Royal Holloway University, focusing on all aspects of women's history. Particular thanks to Dr Alexandra Hughes-Johnson for being a great panel chair with fascinating insights from Katie Broomfield and Dr Lucy Brownson.

Super excited for episode 2 - Caroline Derry frm The Open University OU Law School talks about the age of consent and the treatment of lesbianism in the criminal law - coming Friday

Inside Rural Ireland delves deeply into the evolution of Ireland’s rural history examining the power of ruling politicians, state bodies, farmers, clerical and non-clerical civic activists, intellectuals and much more In bookshops nationwide Oct JOIN US dublinbookfestival.com/event/shaping-…

📖🥂 As a former Institute of Historical Research JRF, I am so excited to be launching my latest book 'Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th-Century England and Wales' at the IHR Women's History Seminar's History Seminar on Friday 6th December, followed by a drinks reception 🧵1/4

If - like our gay diarist, David Strain - you “listen in” live, episode two of Hidden Belfast, Forbidden Love will air at 1.30pm today on BBC Radio Ulster!

For World Sexual Health Week, take a look on the blog for some reads on the history of sexual health. Read here about the moral panic in Grantham in the First World War: womenshistorynetwork.org/grantham-moral… #WorldSexualHealthWeek #SexualHealth

OTD Kathleen Lynn, the Irish Citizen Army member, suffragette and founder of Saint Ultan’s Children’s Hospital, died, 1955. Lynn was greatly influenced by the labour activists Helena Molony, Constance Markievicz and James Connolly. 📸 Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨

Explore the rich history of #LGBTQIA+ activism, culture, and community through our unique collections. Join this special #ArchiveTour and uncover rare materials that tell powerful stories. 🏳️‍🌈 🗓 19th of September 📍 Bishopsgate Institute bit.ly/3ZfYoHB

10 days to go until our FREE online talk. Join the National Council of Women Great Britain in conjunction with the Women's Environmental Network on Tue Sep 24 2024 at 12:30pm for a free online talk, "'Environmenstrual' - Reducing plastics in period products". ...

...Helen Lynn, WEN's Campaign Manager for their project Environmenstrual, will inspire us with details of their work driving for a reduction of plastic use in period products. Learn about sustainable alternatives and how you can make a positive impact on the environment...

Brilliant to spot local Tooting/Earlsfield historian par excellence Geoff Simmons surrounded by a crowd on Tooting High Street this lunchtime as I cycled past. Geoff's work bringing local history of #Tooting to a wider public is just fantastic. We are lucky to have him ❤️.

All systems go again for Arts and Humanities Research Council School of LSS Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network network. Meeting at Dudley Archives 20-21 Sept for Workshop 4 'Visibility' followed by online panel linking visibility female activism & material culture. SIGBI Irish Countrywomen's Association Women's Institute. WHAI Women's History Network..

We have a fantastic line up of 3 papers on visibility, material culture & activism as part of Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network. Join us on 25 Sept. 5.30pm online. Women's History Network SocialHistorySociety WHAI London South Bank University - LSBU eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-grass…

Thanks for the kind words Cait! We were on #MarcBolansTeenageDream Tour & thanks to all who showed their support today for my dream which is to see a historic blue plaque on Tooting Granada #BuzzBingo Open House Festival Cinema Theatre Assoc

"The gender disparity suggests that women may be disproportionately affected by stressors in the workplace and beyond" #Childcare, the cost-of-living, part-time & precarious work - it's easy to see why women workers are feeling a decline in wellbeing 👇 irishtimes.com/business/work/…

Thanks Aidan Beatty for a wonderful chat, and of course to Dr Mary McAuliffe my fab co-editor. We could have talked twice as long about the book and its wonderful contributors. Thanks also to Four Courts Press for publishing this volume