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Chloe Challender

@chloechallender.bsky.social

House of Commons Clerk | PhD University of Warwick | legal, women's, sexualities and gender history. All views my own. Also: πŸ“š πŸŠβ€β™€οΈπŸŒΏ 🎢

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Pleased to see my article published today!

04.12.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ringside seat? Women's modes of entry to the early 19th‐century parliament You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

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....

04.12.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to joining these excellent women shortly to talk about my PhD.

21.11.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

18.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Liked the side-reference to links betw history, lit and film - which has culminated in the (not unhappy) event of rewatching Master and Commander.

07.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold - 1. Peopled History - BBC Sounds Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.

Enjoying @hallierubenhold.bsky.social intimate histories podcasts www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

07.11.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to my article being published in Parliamentary History’s October issue!

24.09.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant writers’ workshop at Gladstone’s Library with @tabithalambertb.bsky.social and Warwick, Birmingham and Coventry historians @gladlib.bsky.social

22.09.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks @kathrynrix.bsky.social ! Looking forward also to discussing Professional Women in Parliament’s history shortly @womenshistnet.bsky.social conference.

05.09.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s wonderful and much-deserved, Jen!

21.07.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

11.07.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Was so pleased to get the chance to read and review β€˜Deserted Wives’, a fascinating exploration of this corner of legal history by @drjenniferaston.bsky.social. Highly recommend!

27.05.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @evienash.bsky.social and others for organising!

22.05.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed presenting at the Warwick postgrad conference today. Credit to @brendantam.bsky.social and other organisers!

22.05.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @seththevoz.bsky.social. This was definitely an interesting one!

10.04.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to have co-authored the chapter in this book on β€˜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

26.03.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to you also, @brendantam.bsky.social and our brilliant speakers - what an enriching day

15.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

15.03.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.03.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

13.02.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

13.02.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Alex. Very kind!

10.02.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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!

10.02.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, am I in time to be added, please? Thanks so much for compiling this

09.11.2024 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to be back to talk @NottsPolitics for the first time since studying here

16.10.2024 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having a wonderful week at the Warwick-Monash Publishing & Writing Workshop in Prato, near Florence. Writing history all day with some great people.

19.09.2024 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My new blog for History of Parliament Trust feat toilets, women and histories of sexuality thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/t...

16.01.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This podcast series, on the history of Normal Women, has continued to be really good podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

16.12.2023 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great paper by @satisfactory20.bsky.social and Liz Hallam-Smith at the Institute of Historical Research on a sparkly cold London night

28.11.2023 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And enjoying this podcast from Philippa Gregory on normal women in history podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

19.11.2023 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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