That’s brilliant news! It’s such a great work of scholarship, and also a fascinating story, as I said in my review (extract below) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Other best 2025 reads feat US history:
- Butcher’s Crossing, John Williams
- The Heart in Winter, Kevin Barry
- James, Percival Everett
Also loved:
The Colour, R Tremain (gold rush NZealand)
Scaffolding, L Elkin
Our Evenings, Hollingshurst
Everything by E Strout, T Hadley, S Rooney, C Lombardo
2025 was the year I fell seriously into a American West historical reading hole (esp those books feat interesting women). No regrets.
Pleased to see my article published today!
After the hard work that goes into a peer-reviewed article, very pleased to be in print today! Come for the constructions of women’s sexuality in the 19th century Lords; stay for new diary source on the hidden attic from which women watched the Commons below onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Looking forward to joining these excellent women shortly to talk about my PhD.
Looking forward to joining this great group of women to give a talk on my PhD at the Institute of Historical Research this Friday. See below for how to register.
Liked the side-reference to links betw history, lit and film - which has culminated in the (not unhappy) event of rewatching Master and Commander.
Enjoying @hallierubenhold.bsky.social intimate histories podcasts www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Looking forward to my article being published in Parliamentary History’s October issue!
Brilliant writers’ workshop at Gladstone’s Library with @tabithalambertb.bsky.social and Warwick, Birmingham and Coventry historians @gladlib.bsky.social
Thanks @kathrynrix.bsky.social ! Looking forward also to discussing Professional Women in Parliament’s history shortly @womenshistnet.bsky.social conference.
That’s wonderful and much-deserved, Jen!
Looking forward to talking about the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 later at this event organised by @carolinederry.bsky.social and @drcisme.bsky.social - lots of fascinating speakers.
Was so pleased to get the chance to read and review ‘Deserted Wives’, a fascinating exploration of this corner of legal history by @drjenniferaston.bsky.social. Highly recommend!
Thanks @evienash.bsky.social and others for organising!
Enjoyed presenting at the Warwick postgrad conference today. Credit to @brendantam.bsky.social and other organisers!
Thanks @seththevoz.bsky.social. This was definitely an interesting one!
Happy to have co-authored the chapter in this book on ‘Women in the House of Commons’. Thanks to eds @ameakin.bsky.social @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social and co-authors Rosie Campbell @jess-smith.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social
Thanks to you also, @brendantam.bsky.social and our brilliant speakers - what an enriching day
Great to see @brendantam.bsky.social and @chloechallender.bsky.social, two PhDs from our PG community, successfully organised a conference that saw scholars from across the UK attend.
Thanks for highlighting this Friday’s conference @ichrpi.bsky.social - and you are right! Thanks to @emeccwarwick.bsky.social and @histparl.bsky.social for funding
Great speaker line-up @satisfactory20.bsky.social @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social @emmapeplow.bsky.social @drdavesteele.bsky.social @alexprior.bsky.social @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social @amdharrington.bsky.social @sophiapsarra.bsky.social @courtenayilbert.bsky.social Colin Lee, Naomi Gibson, James Orchin
Excited to be co-organising this conference with @brendantam.bsky.social on 14 March. Thanks to @histparl.bsky.social and @emeccwarwick.bsky.social for funding us. Registration details via the link
Thanks so much, Alex. Very kind!
Delighted to be awarded proxime accessit for my article on women in the early 19th century Parliament, drawing on my PhD research @warwickhistorypgs.bsky.social Congratulations to Sarah Moxey!
Hi, am I in time to be added, please? Thanks so much for compiling this
Great to be back to talk @NottsPolitics for the first time since studying here
Having a wonderful week at the Warwick-Monash Publishing & Writing Workshop in Prato, near Florence. Writing history all day with some great people.
My new blog for History of Parliament Trust feat toilets, women and histories of sexuality thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/t...
