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Mollie Hunte (1932-2015): Educator, Psychologist and Champion of Caribbean People, by Rebecca Adams Mollie Hunte was an educational psychologist from British Guiana (now Guyana) born in 1932. She was a significant part of the Black Education Movement in the UK during the 1970s onwards and made a …

This #BHM, learn about Mollie Hunte—educational psychologist from British Guyana, and a driving force in the Black Education Movement in the UK from the 1970s onwards. A true champion of Caribbean communities.
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#BlackHistoryMonth #HistNursing

We often think of black nurses in Britain as being post-Windrush, but researchers are identifying earlier #women

Like this amazing story of Sarah Woodbine #Victorian born #BuenosAires Trained Nurse #Croydon & #HitherGreen 💙

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Unreported History: the National Convention for the Defence of the Civic Rights of Women, October 1903, By Dr. Maureen Wright. Unreported History: the National Convention for the Defence of the Civic Rights of Women, October 1903 ©Dr. Maureen Wright, University of Chichester, founder and lead of Women’s Political Rights,  …

The National Convention for the Defence of the Civic Rights of Women marked a pivotal moment in suffrage history - it took place in October 1903.

Discover more by Dr. Maureen Wright: womenshistorynetwork.org/unreported-h...

‘A woman’s paradise’? Women and Everyday Life at Sheffield’s Park Hill by Isabelle Carter. In our latest blog Isabelle Carter reflects on gender, housing and everyday life at Sheffield’s (in) famous Park Hill. Built in 1957 and still standing today, Park Hill remains one of Sheffie…

For World Habitat Day read ‘A woman’s paradise’? Women and Everyday Life at Sheffield’s Park Hill by Isabelle Carter. womenshistorynetwork.org/a-womans-par...

Call for papers for the Womens HistoryNetwork Seminar Series. Deadline is the 10th November, email submissions to seminars@womenshistorynetwork.org

Socialism and the Black British Women’s Movement – Kelly-Ann Gordon Generally, researchers of Black British history have focused upon men, producing a version of history from which Black women have been largely excluded.[1] However, this is now changing. Natalie Th…

🖤 This #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the Black British women who shaped socialist and feminist movements in post-war Britain. Their fight against racism, sexism & classism laid the groundwork for intersectional activism today. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/socialism-an... #BHM

So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
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Happening today at 4pm! We look forward to seeing those of you who can make it! Sign-up link below 👇

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

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Women's History Today, the journal of the Women's History Network, is looking for new editorial team members.

Academics/independent scholars/PhD students with an interest in taking on a voluntary role, should contact Kate Murphy, Lead Editor, for more information: editor@womenshistorynetwork.org

Individual competitive sport as a site of women’s emancipation in Britain c.1948-1970 by Sophie Olver At the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021, women will compete in all thirty-three available sports. In the British team, women will outnumber their male counterparts for the first time in history. By contras…

Today is National Sporting Heritage Day. Read about women and sport on the blog:

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#NationalSportingHeritageDay #UKSports

Wow! The first African American female doctor in Alabama! #sts #hps #blackhistory #histmed @womenshistnet.bsky.social @jwomenshistory.bsky.social #histsci

I’m giving a talk about #NecessaryWomen next week @gladlib.bsky.social including Jane, goddess of Bellamys; May Ashworth, Victorian entrepreneur; Jean Winder, Hansard reporter who fought for equal pay, and more. Booking details below - do come! 🗃️

plaque marking the place of the wspu headquarters seen on building.

A place on LSE that makes you proud to be #partoflse
it marks the headquarters of the Womens Social and Political Union, founded to fight for votes for women.
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Two days to go! Don't forget to register for our next seminar on 'Teeth and Women's Quest for Beauty' with Dr Margarette Lincoln from the National Maritime Museum. Link to sign up in the enclosed post:

Wonderful opportunity. Women's history enthusiasts, do check it out! 👇

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Following a really fascinating talk from Dr Christine De Matos this morning, I have published an updated programme for the rest of our Autumn Seminar Series. To register for Dr Margarette Lincoln's paper on 'Teeth and Women's Quest for Beauty': womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

Sign up now for our next seminar featuring Dr Margarette Lincoln Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at 4pm BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Teeth and Women’s Quest for Beauty Toothcare was once a source of dreadful anxiety for women, ri…

Registration is now open for our next seminar. Dr Margarette Lincoln @margarettel.bsky.social will be joining us on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at 4pm UK time to discuss 'Teeth and Women's Quest for Beauty'. You can find the link to register here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

Poster showing updated programme for the Women's History Network's Autumn Seminar Series. Notably, Prof Merry Wiesner-Hanks's talk has moved to 19 November 2025.

Please find below the updated programme for the remaining sessions of the Autumn Seminar Series 2025:

School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

'Even when women were mentioned, the report found they were more often victims than protagonists, with the women murdered by Jack the Ripper more likely to be taught in lessons than the female code breakers at Bletchley Park during the second world war 1/2

Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…

Last chance to sign up for our webinar w/ Dr Christine De Matos TODAY at 10am BST. Christine will be discussing the role of women as occupiers post-WWII & exploring the requisitioned & constructed homes of occupier families as spaces of occupation. Sign up: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…

Don't forget to sign up for our seminar TOMORROW (Wed 24 Sep) at 10am BST. Dr Christine De Matos will be speaking on 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan'. You can find the link to register here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

#womenshistory #militaryhistory #occupation #secondworldwar #thehome #family #japan #germany

Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…

Don't forget to sign up for our next seminar TOMORROW (Wed 24 Sep) at 10am BST, featuring Dr Christine De Matos: 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan'. You can find the sign up link here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

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East and South East Asian Heritage Month @lselibrary.bsky.social Discovery. Accounts of visit to women China 1927/8
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Today is #WIDay2025 🥳. Am all set to give the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WIDay talk celebrating 110 years of the WI. Join us this evening at 7.30pm online (book your place 👇) to learn more on #womensgrassrootsactivism learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour.... @womenshistnet.bsky.social #LSBU

Empire Religiosity: Convent Habits in Colonial and Postcolonial India – Tim Allender Some years ago, during a break from an academic workshop in Calcutta, I found an inner cityscape that was a mix of overbuilt and rather shabby looking shops, oddly punctuated by the occasional West…

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'Empire Religiosity: Convent Habits in Colonial and Postcolonial India'

Professor Tim Allender reflects on how empire, religion, and gender shaped Loreto convents in colonial and postcolonial India.

Read it here: womenshistorynetwork.org/empire-relig...

The deadline for the Call for Papers for this fascinating conference on 'Women in War: France, Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century' has been extended until October 18th. It should be a fascinating conference. Come to beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/home/

HOWL logo is next to the title: We are hiring a new part-time administrator! Text underneath reads: 8 hours per week. £13.50 per hour. 30 September deadline (October start date). Mostly remote working with occasional meetings in London. Find the full job description on our website howl-uk.org/notices/. Any questions? Email us at howl@howl-uk.org

📢 HOWL is hiring a new part-time administrator!
⏰ Deadline for applications Tuesday 30 September
📝 Zoom interview Monday 6 October

The full job description is available on our website. Please email howl@howl-uk.org with any questions.