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🔖 New Blog Post!

Can a Feminist Sociology of Education Re-imagine India’s Educational Future?

by Devika Bahadur (De Montfort University)

Read here: historyofeducation.org.uk/india-fem-soci…

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Be great to see you there ☺️

This year's Annual Conference offers a limited number of bursaries for PGR students that are presenting to attend the whole weekend, and to help with accommodation costs.

Applications are open NOW until 26th of August. Info: heswinchester2025.wixsite.com/hes2025/pgr-...

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Our Conference Call for Papers is now closed, but the official Conference website is now live! Check it out by going to: heswinchester2025.wixsite.com/hes2025/home-1

It contains information on registration fees, key speakers, location information, and more!

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HES Annual Conference Deadline today!

If you're interested in submitting a 200 word abstract for this, taking place on November 14th-16th in Winchester, there is still time!

For the conference theme, and where to submit, go here: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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Conference - History of Education Society Friday 14th to Sunday 16th of November 2025The Winchester Hotel and Spa, Winchester, Hampshire

⏳ 2 days to go! ⏳
We're nearly at the deadline for our Annual Conference!

Whether you’re deep in the archives or mapping oral histories, we’d love to hear from you.
We just need a title and a 200 word abstract!

📩 Submit now at: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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🚨 3 DAYS LEFT!🚨
We’re exploring Gender, Networks & Leadership at our Annual Conference!

What hidden networks have shaped educational change?
How has gender influenced moments in educational history?

💡 Submit: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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9 days left!!!

Submit to our Annual Conference below. We welcome abstracts from both students and academics.

See further information below

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Pleased to see the new edition of this is now available in paperback and at a much more reasonable price! #histed
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#histed Fact of the Week!

Did you know that The University of Bologna in Italy is one of the world's oldest universities that has been in continuous operation? It was founded in 1088.

There is a rich history in higher education just waiting to be explored...

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Membership - History of Education Society The HES (UK) is open to anyone with an interest in the history of education. Benefits of membership of the Society include:

Become a member of the HES!

Deepen your understanding of the historical evolution of education.
Member benefits:
- Access our academic journals
- Attendance to our events
- Eligible to apply for funded initiatives
...and more!

Join us: historyofeducation.org.uk/membership/

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#histed PGR Hub Update!

The latest update to our PGR Hub has been postponed until early August. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and look forward to providing students with the latest funding, resources, and more soon.

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Conference - History of Education Society Friday 14th to Sunday 16th of November 2025The Winchester Hotel and Spa, Winchester, Hampshire

Call for Papers!

There's still time to submit an abstract to our History of Education Annual Conference! The deadline is Thursday 31st of July.

Want to know more? Check out further details here: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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#Histed Figure of the Week

🏫 Dame Margaret Janson Tuke (1862–1947)

As principal of Bedford College, London (1907–1929), she fought for women’s access to university degrees and teacher training, when few believed they belonged in academia.

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We also have a second journal entry to promote today!

Education as “The True Dowry:” Ideals of Womanhood in Late Ottoman Women’s Magazines (1913–1921) - by Badegül Eren-Aydınlık (Umeå University, Sweden)

Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📖 New #histed Journal entry!

Check out one of our recent journal contributions:

The Co-operative College and a Century of Social Change: Internationalism, Co-operativism and Learning (Book Review) - by Zhu Yuan (UCL)

Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📜 #histed Quote of the Week!
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education." — Martin Luther King Jr.

How have historical debates shaped what we consider "true education"?

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Submit a Blog Post - History of Education Society Fancy writing something for our blog? We would love to hear from you! We are looking for blog posts of 500-1200 words on any topic or theme related to the history of education.

📣 Call for Blog Posts!

We're always looking for researchers in history of education to write a blog for our website. We accept entries from all across the world!

Take part: historyofeducation.org.uk/submit-a-blo...
Our Blog Page: historyofeducation.org.uk/blog/

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Our Annual Conference this November is dedicated to Joyce Goodman.

Her co-authored paper with Sue Anderson-Faithful, 'Turning and twisting histories of women’s education: matters of strategy', resonates strongly with our conference theme.

Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Are you a PGR student interested in submitting a poster presentation in history of education?

Check out our call for papers for our Annual Conference!

Info (and see image): historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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We recently announced a Call for Papers for our next Annual Conference this November in Winchester!

You can submit an abstract now until Thursday 31st of July! PGRs are especially welcome.

Information: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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Taking place today at 5pm BST!!!

Join today's seminar by Tom Cryer:
‘Schooling for Freedom: Reflections on African American Education and the Struggle for Black Citizenship in the American South, c.1867-1947’.

Link: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr-seminars/

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Deadline extended!

You now have until this Friday by midnight to attend the Gender and Agency conference at the University of Winchester. Details below.

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Only 2 days left until our PGR Seminar!

Free and online! Sign up below 👇

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Only a few days left to register for the upcoming 'Gender and Agency' conference organised by our PGR Rep!

Completely free and based at the University of Winchester!

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Really excited for our final PGR seminar of the year with the fantastic Tom Cryer! You do not want to miss this:

We've had a few queries following the announcement of our Annual Conference on PGR funding!

Look out for information in a few weeks time! 😊

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Hello Catherine, our social media is now managed by Jenny Crowdy! Elena is still at HES as a PGR Rep though. 😊

In response to your query, we are currently working on conference arrangements and budgets at the moment and should have further information available in a few weeks!

HISTORY OF EDUCATION SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for our Annual Conference, taking place at the Winchester Hotel and Spa on the 16th - 18th November 2025.

Information:
historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

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