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

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As some of you were aware, the name of the IHR Tudor and Stuart seminar was recently attached to a day conference that included David Starkey in its line-up. That will no longer be the case going forward.

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:

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 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 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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We are a go! ‘Lesbian Histories and the Long View’ webinar happening now on Zoom. Super excited for this insightful discussion to get under way.

David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals A forthcoming display of the singer’s archive includes sticky notes detailing a theatrical work called The Spectator, about a petty thief and high-class gangs in London David Bowie’s final project prior to his death in 2016 was an 18th-century musical called The Spectator, a forthcoming extensive exhibition of Bowie’s archive at the V&A East Storehouse has revealed. The work was based around a daily newspaper of the same name that ran between 1711 and 1712, documenting the mores of society in London. Bowie’s notes reveal that he considered the publicly beloved petty thief Jack Sheppard as a potential lead character, as well as Jonathan Wild, the vigilante who was responsible for Sheppard being arrested and executed. He also focused on the Mohocks, a notorious gang of high-class young men who would get drunk and attack people on the streets. Continue reading...

David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals

Wow! This is very cool!

Who is excited for the 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' roundtable? This lesbian is!

A picture of a mom and a blonde curly haired toddler sat together. The child is halfway through eating an enormous panini.

Won’t eat any of the plethora of food items I packed for him, or the flapjack I panic bought for him at the cafe, but will eat the (entire) cheese & pickle panini I bought for myself for lunch! Clearly a man of good taste as he loves Branston pickle like me and his Auntie @lauradearden.bsky.social 😂

I've had a super productive week and tomorrow I'm off to a farm with my wife, friend, and our three kids (including my animal-obsessed toddler). Bliss!

Had heaps of fun organising this event, which I'm super excited for. Please join us on Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 4pm UK time to hear our panel of inter-disciplinary experts discuss 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View'.

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I've been so productive this morning (she says... on social media) and I was like hmm why is that. Then I remembered I woke up at 5:30, dropped my child off a bit early at nursery, and have had three coffees (cough, iced lattes).

Help the Palestinian People with a Click | arab.org Please help deliver support to Palestinian families; all you have to do is to click once a day for free, every day!

That’s okay, I’m cool with blunt and appreciate you engaging! You’re right. I did find this which has been helpful (and I hope is legit): Arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/

Other essentials include the ‘Duggee and the Hide and Seek Badge’ book sticking out of his book box.

An eighteen-month old child with blonde curly hair sat inspecting the spine of Carolyn Steedman’s ‘Labours Lost’

Getting Fred started on the essentials…

That's a very good thought! I hadn't actually considered that but I guess I have nothing to lose from sending the email! Thanks for your suggestion, I appreciate it!

Thanks Jo, I appreciate your response, it's interesting to hear other people's perspectives. I am probably taking in too much I think - instagram is not my friend in that sense - but I struggle with feeling guilty that I'm not "doing" anything.

Nietzsche died 125 years ago yesterday.

'The two futures of mankind:

(1) consistent growth of mediocrity;
(2) conscious distinction, self-shaping.'

– Nietzsche

(WP953)

Most days I am confronted with images from Palestine which leave me unable to breathe & I have nightmares most nights. How are others coping? I.e. finding the balance between not looking away & doing what you can, whilst remembering you have children to care for, a job to do, and a life to live?

Cannot understand why she picked Javen over Demola!

This type of requirement just makes it harder for those of us with children to compete in an already (seemingly) impossible ECR landscape, and surely disproportionately affects women with children in particular. (4/4).

Could not funding of the same value be provided for the fellow to find their own accomm? Or something like that? I just don't understand what benefit the institution gains from you being in a specific building. (3/x)

I can, of course, understand why they would want the fellow to be in residence. I can understand wanting to assist the fellow with housing. But to make specific accommodation that only works for single people (or maybe those w/ adult children) a requirement seems really, well... exclusionary? (2/x)

I was just looking at a short-term fellowship in the US but can't apply as it requires fellows to stay in specific accommodation which doesn't allow partners or children. What is the rationale behind fellowships that have a residency requirement of this type attached to them? Genuine question! (1/x)

A document entitled 'The Women's History Network Autumn Seminar Series' detailing the five seminars which will comprise our upcoming series. The seminars are as follows: A Special Roundtable on 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' at 4pm BST on 10 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan' by Christine De Matos at 10am BST on 24 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Perfection: 400 Years of Women's Quest for Beauty' by Margarette Lincoln at 4pm BST on 1 October 2025, a paper (title TBC) by Merry Wiesner-Hanks at 4pm BST on 15 October 2025, and a special roundtable entitled 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' at 4pm GMT on 5 November 2025.

We are thrilled to share the programme for our upcoming seminar series. Please continue to check our socials and our website over the coming weeks as the links to register for each of the seminars are published. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Will GLADLY make that your association in my head 😂

Amazing! 😂 That is such a great fact for those dreadful team building exercises!