Women's Studies Group 1558-1837

Publication day for Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange, 1550-1850 We are excited to announce the publication of a new collection of essays by WSG members, Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange, 1550–1850, edited by Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland and Louise Duc…

We are excited to announce the publication of a new collection of essays by WSG members, Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange, 1550–1850, edited by @breerob-kirk.bsky.social and @louiseduckling.bsky.social
Congratulations to everyone involved! womensstudiesgroup.org/2026/02/19/p...

We really enjoyed your company and excellent questions, Esther. We look forward to seeing you again!

Thank you so much for your excellent talk, Esther. We loved meeting you and chatting with you about learned early modern women.

#earlymodern #learnedwomen What a wonderful experience presenting today at the @wsguk.bsky.social seminars! Such a warm and interesting audience! Thoroughly recommended. #Iwillbeback

18th-Century Women: Struggle, Fame or Fortune - Foundling Museum For International Women's Day, join us for a series of talks in collaboration with the Women's Studies Group, 1558–1837.

We're delighted to announce our event
@foundlingmuseum.bsky.social 8 March 2026, London, 2-4pm: "18th-Century Women, Struggle, Fame or Fortune". Talks will be in the Picture Gallery (free with Museum admission). Full list of speakers via link:
foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/women-...
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Check out our Free Online Resources page for #FamilyHistory, including the England's Immigrants 1330-1550 database www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/free-online-...

Our Network Support events are open to all WSG members. Come and join us to find out more! /2

We're excited to be hosting our second skills workshop this coming Saturday as part of our new Support Network programme.

@saralread.bsky.social will be presenting Top 10 Tips to Producing Quick and Succinct PowerPoint Presentations for Conferences
Saturday 24th January 2026, 10am-12 noon (GMT)
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Events Calendar The WSG offer regular events and activities throughout the year. Below, you will find our annual calendar. The calendar is updated each September, with minor updates capturing any changes made in J…

If you've been thinking about joining our community, there's never been a better time. We're adding new types of networking events and you can find our full calendar here:
womensstudiesgroup.org/events-calen...
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Seminars 2025 – 2026 programme The group has two kinds of meeting for seminars. In-person seminar meetings. These take place at the Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ, UK, on Saturday afternoon…

Our final two speakers at today's seminar are:

Vicki Joule: Travelling and performing the self: Delarivier Manley and the ‘Stage’ coach.

@breerob-kirk.bsky.social: The other Mrs Corri: Camilla Corri’s musical legacy in Edinburgh.

Details here: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/
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Our first seminar of 2026 is taking place today! We have four great speakers:

Stephen Spiess: "Allegory and Violence: The Epistemology of the Whore in the Early Modern Visual Arts."

Gillian Beattie-Smith: Creating women’s literary identities: the Tour of Scotland. /1 of 3

Beginning a year of celebrating The Women's Library first 100 years! @fotwl.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social @wsguk.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @ifrwh.bsky.social @ihrwomen.bsky.social @historyworkshop.org.uk @jwomenshistory.bsky.social @catholicrs.bsky.social @achahistory.bsky.social

Did you publish a book about or adjacent to #Shakespeare since the 2024 meeting of @saaupdates.bsky.social? Please fill out this Google form to provide information about your book and join us for a celebration at #Shax2026 in Denver on Friday, 4/3, from 10:30-11am. forms.gle/aTKJdQZniypr...

Our deadline is approaching! A reminder that you have until Monday 15 December to apply for our £750 bursary. Good luck everyone!

Upcoming in-person seminar, Foundling Museum, Saturday 6th December, 2025 We have an upcoming in-person seminar taking place Saturday 6th December, 2025.  In-Person: Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, Saturday 13.00 for 13:30 – 16:30(GMT). The paper…

A key theme running through all papers in Saturday's seminars will be personal relationships and friendships. Please do come along for a wonderful afternoon of discussion. Full details here:
womensstudiesgroup.org/2025/11/26/u...

The title of our second paper, by Diane Clements, is:
‘A very anxious and affectionate mother’: dealing with personal indebtedness in Georgian England. And to conclude, Rhian Jones will discuss epistolary friendship between women and men in England, c. 1650-1750.
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Our first speaker is Breeze Barrington who will be discussing Mary of Modena's artistic legacy. Find out more about Breeze's work (including her acclaimed book 'The Graces' here: www.breezebarrington.com /2

Only a few more days to go until our next in-person seminar at the Foundling Museum, London! It's free for all to attend, you'll receive a warm welcome, and find out about some fascinating women in history. Please share with anyone who might be interested in coming along! We have 3 speakers: /1

There's still time to apply for our £750 bursary! Deadline is 15 December. Please share!

Research funding opportunity! This is an excellent bursary for those working on any aspect of women's studies - it's designed for those who need it most (ECRs, indie scholars, PhDs). Do check out the details at @wsguk.bsky.social and apply!

WSG Bursary Scheme Applications for 2025-2026 open on 1 November 2025 WSG is offering a bursary of £750 to an early career researcher*, independent scholar or PhD student who is a member of the WSG. The bursary is in…

📢Funding announcement! Applications for our bursary are now open (deadline 15 December 2025). £750 for ECRs, indie scholars or PhD students working on any aspect of women's studies in the period 1558 to 1837. Full details available on our website:
womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
#funding #ECR #PhD

Today is the final day to submit proposals for our next conference in May 2026 - email submissions to pstearns@gmu.edu and join us next year in Arizona!

Stay: The Black Women of 19th-Century Newark — The Newark Museum of Art November 17, 2023 ‑ January 2, 2028

Now on at the Newark Museum of Art -

Stay: The Black Women of 19th‑Century Newark
newarkmuseumart.org/exhibition/s...

We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal | Vol 20, No 1 Of all published articles, the following were the most read.

Our fall 2025 issue is out! Featuring three articles, a forum on women in wartime, a review essay, a performance review, two exhibition reviews, and 22 book reviews www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/emw/curr... #EarlyModern

Historic Women Artists | 2025 Museum Exhibitions This post lists current and upcoming museum shows that focus on women artists of past centuries, which will be on view during 2025

Great list - we are pleased to see entries for shows about Edmonia Lewis, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Michaelina Wautier & more!

For a longer list of upcoming shows on these and other historic #womenartists - see

Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...

Seminars 2025 – 2026 programme The group has two kinds of meeting for seminars. In-person seminar meetings. These take place at the Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ, UK, on Saturday afternoon…

Subjects covered in our seminar this weekend
at The Foundling Museum include Anna of Denmark, Margaret Cavendish and Elizabeth Inchbald. Full details including abstracts are on our website: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/ Please share with anyone who may be interested! 2/

It's this weekend! Our seminar series begins this Saturday afternoon, 4 October, in London. Come and join us - you'll receive a warm welcome and enjoy 3 great papers from Julia Hamilton, @pilarbotias.bsky.social and @georgianfun.bsky.social
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Upcoming in-person seminar at Foundling Museum, Saturday 4th October, 2025. We have an upcoming seminar taking place on Saturday 4th October, 2025.  In-Person: Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, Saturday 13.00 for 13:30 – 16:30, British Summer Time (G…

We have so much news to share, but first and foremost - our new seminar series kicks off on the 4 October! We'll be at our usual venue at The Foundling Museum with some amazing speakers. Please share: womensstudiesgroup.org/2025/09/17/u...

George Villiers Study Day

WSG member Karen Hearn is taking part in the George Villiers Study Day at Melton Carnegie Museum this Thursday 18 September. She will be one of five leading authors & academics discussing the eventful life & portraiture of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. leicestershirecollections.org.uk/villiers-rev...