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Nicola Edwards

@nic-jim-ed.bsky.social

Tired person | University of Wolverhampton | History graduate/ History Prize 2023 | PhD researcher in History - Working-class women in the 1960s🐺

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Take me back to Camden Market

02.09.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai walked out of the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratory in the London Borough of Brent. Taking a stand against racism, low pay and limited...

#OTD 20 August 1976, a group of mainly South Asian workers led by Jayaben Desai, walked out in protest against their treatment at the Grunwick photo processing factory. The dispute became a critical moment for trade unionism and social change.
#GenderHist
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

20.08.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I have just taken these β€˜non-iron’ shirts out of the packet and they need ironing πŸ˜’

17.08.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Suppressed memory reawakened

14.08.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for participants πŸ“’ if you or someone you know fits the bill and is interested please send over an email #oralhistory #workingclasshistory #womenshistory #twentiethcenturyhistory #1960s

25.07.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😭 Thank you Amy!

10.07.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three fantastic days in one of my favourite places! Had a great time at #SHSConf2025 with some fabulous people. Thanks to @historicalmeredith.bsky.social at @manchesterup.bsky.social for the book that I have been eyeing up for a while πŸ˜€ @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

09.07.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fantastic second day at #SHSConf2025 - presented my paper so I can relax and enjoy everyone else’s research tomorrow πŸ˜€ Luckily this bus gets me close to home πŸ˜‚ @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social

08.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed your paper Sue!

08.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The quietest I’ve ever seen @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social - behind me are dozens of hungry historians queuing for their chippy tea @socialhistsoc.bsky.social #SHSConf2025

07.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Sue, I’ll have a look, thank you! Hope to see you next week

05.07.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this next week πŸ˜€

05.07.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow is our 17th (😳) wedding anniversary 😊 we’ll be off-grid tomorrow so Happy Anniversary Matt πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

25.04.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning rainy Manchester πŸ˜€ perfect weather for sitting in an archive all day πŸ˜‰

16.04.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A gloriously sunny day spent at the β€œOrdinary Lives, Everyday People” conference at UAE with Subcultures Network, took part in a fascinating panel and met some great people. Fantastic work by everyone involved 😊

11.04.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally arrived at the University of East Anglia after an afternoon spent on trains and there are ACTUAL FROLICKING RABBITS RUNNING AROUND CAMPUS. Why don’t we have them at Wolves 🀣 πŸ‡

10.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Date night at BCLM

05.04.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many great papers, so little time 😩

20.03.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birmingham in the sun is good for the soul, who knew 🌞 #researchday #birminghamlibrary

18.03.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After reading updates about last year’s conference while languishing in a hospital bed, I’m delighted to be presenting a paper here this year πŸ˜€ the fact that it will be at BCLM is the icing on the cake 😁

17.03.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Graduate Conference University of East Anglia

Very excited to be presenting a paper as part of this amazing line-up next month! www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

15.03.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bargain find in Walsall antique shop 😍 I take back everything I ever said about Walsall being a shithole 🀩

20.02.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My evening sorted 😍

04.02.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Infusion time! 3 hours left to kill 😩 revisiting this beaut

24.01.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pre-birthday treat ❀️

11.01.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

08.01.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 373    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 46
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Women are only after one thing and that thing is a beautiful new pair of Docs 😍 also more sleep would be nice

25.12.2024 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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60 years of Jackie magazine 😍 hopefully this will keep me going until I can get back in the archives 🀞🏻

28.11.2024 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need 😍

22.11.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SHS Annual Conference 2025 Our next annual conference will be held in person at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Our call for papers is open now. What to Expect Our next annual conference will take place at the Bla…

πŸ“’The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨

We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025!

Call is open until 17 January 2025πŸŒŸπŸ—ƒοΈ

Please share widely!

socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

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