Charlotte Wildman

Delighted to be at the proofs stage with this. Out in April with CUP!

We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...

Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture | Royal Society This prize lecture is given on a subject relating to the history of science, philosophy of science or the social function of science.

Fabulous to see @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social named as the winner of the Royal Society's Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture. 1/2

Fantastic news and so well deserved 🤩

‘What if?’ Early marriage and the ‘shadow selves’ of young women from the late 1950s to early 1970s Abstract. The value of producing counterfactual history has been hotly debated, but principally in relation to major public events. Drawing on oral history

🎉 Delighted to see the publication of Penny Tinkler’s latest article in @mbhjournal.bsky.social:
‘What if?’ Early marriage and the ‘shadow selves’ of young women from the late 1950s to early 1970s.' Thank you for submitting it to us, Penny!

Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...

Ah thank you @djrgrey.bsky.social 😊 Great panel, brilliant conference @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Modern British History maternity leave cover (7 months in first instance) teaching position, predominantly 20th century, UCL History Dept. Starts 1 October 2025. Friendly department with excellent students and great library resources. PhD required. Deadline 24 July.

Delighted to be here for Professor @kharveyhistory.bsky.social keynote address at the annual @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference drawing on her exciting Leverhulme funded project on letters and embodiment in the long 18th century 🌟 #SHSConf2025

Money and Irish Catholicism: An Intimate History, 1850-1921 Sarah Roddy’s Money and Irish Catholicism: An Intimate History, 1850-1921, which is out in e-book format now and will be released imminently in hard copy by Cambridge University Press, examin…

I've written a blog for the Social History Society about my new book: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

A new phase of activism: women’s occupational organisations and married women’s paid work after the Second World War in Britain Focusing on the National Union of Women Teachers (NUWT) and the National Association of Women Civil Servants (NAWCS), this article looks at activism and campaigning for married women workers after ...

Pleased to see that my article 'A new phase of activism: women’s occupational organisations and married women’s paid work after the Second World War in Britain' is now in the current issue of @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social.

Open access so free for all to read.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

History: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Early education, education, education: childcare in the policy and imagination of New Labour’s England, 1994-2003 (RS852) - Swansea UniversityMenu We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

Do you have a fabulous MA student who is interested in the 1990s? Send this fully-funded 4 year AHRC doctoral studentship their way. They'll get to work with me (yay?) and the fabulous @jessamycarlson.bsky.social (yay!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Very pleased with the cover design for my new book, The Secret Life of the Hotel! Thanks ‪@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

Beautiful cover!

CfP! From the @whatsontvclass.bsky.social project
What’s class got to do with it? Rethinking TV from the inside out - A One Day
Symposium at The University of Leeds - 19th September 2025
Details here drive.google.com/file/d/10RdB... submission deadline 4th July

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Black text reads: we are hiring! Are you passionate about feminist culture, event production, and creating accessible, inclusive spaces? In this key role, you’ll help deliver our inspiring programme of exhibitions, events and digital offerings. Application deadline: Friday 20th June at 12 noon Interviews: Wednesday 9th July. Find out more and apply at womenslibrary.org.uk

📣GWL is hiring a Production
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10 hrs/week
Fixed term to May 2026
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Help us deliver owerful events &
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Apply by noon, Fri 20 June.

More info: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/06/04/j...

Urnings, in Ireland and Illinois "It is only by searching far and wide, and stitching many queer fragments back together, that we can create new and often hopeful tapestries of local queer life."

“It is only by searching far and wide, and stitching many queer fragments back together, that we can create new and often hopeful tapestries of local queer life.”

Next up in our #Pride month series @tomhulme.bsky.social discusses unexpected archival paths for investigating queer history.

WHN Annual Book Prize We are pleased to announce the annual WHN book prize, which awards £500 for an author’s first single-authored monograph in women’s or gender history. Entries close on 15 August 2025 for books publi…

If you have published your first book in women's or gender history in 2023 or 2024, please do consider putting it forward for the Women's History Network Book Prize. It's open to all who live in the UK or are affiliated to a UK university.
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-b...

Write To Work: Free Writing Courses | Writing on the Wall Discover Write to Work: Free one-day creative writing courses in Liverpool. Learn writing skills for various professions and publishing info.

Are you unemployed and interested in joining a creative community where you can further your skills as a writer? There’s a FREE creative writing course run by industry professionals available in Liverpool.

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@lizzieseal.bsky.social and I are are excited about this next phase of our historical criminology adventure. Read about our aims and watch this space for next steps.

📢Job Alert!📢 Our AHRC-funded Victorian Hand project is looking for a 3-year, full-time Public Engagment Fellow, based at the London College of Fashion, to join our team & help deliver our programme of activities. This amazing opportunity closes on 24 June so please spread the word far & wide!

Refugee World(s): a Twentieth-Century Retrospective Professor Peter Gatrell delivers the 2025 Royal Historical Society Prothero Lecture, followed by the Society's annual summer party.

On Weds 2 July, we host the Society's annual Prothero Lecture given this year by Professor Peter Gatrell.

Peter will speak on 'Refugee World(s): a Twentieth-Century Retrospective' and reflect on a career dedicated to refugee and migration history bit.ly/44Q4MYT

All are very welcome #skystorians

A word document with various logos. Text reads Neurodivergent experiences of archives - call for workshop participants Are you a (UK-based) neurodivergent researcher who has used archives in your work? Or an archive professional who would like to inform discussions on neurodivergent user access? Or a neurodivergent archive professional who can offer insights into accessibility? As part of the EDI Caucus funded project 'Divergent Minds in the Archive', we, a group of neurodivergent humanities academics, will be running a series of research and knowledge exchange workshops at archives around the UK, and online, in summer 2025. These workshops will bring together archive users and professionals to share archive experiences, identify potential barriers for neurodivergent users, and creatively 're-imagine' archival spaces through zine-making. The first workshop will be hosted by: • Imperial War Museums, Lambeth Road, London - 4 July 2025, 10am to 4:15pm. We can fund limited travel expenses for participants, including support worker travel and overnight accommodation where necessary. For detailed information about our London-based workshop, accessibility, and what participation will involve, please see this link. Deadline for application is Wednesday 4 June at 5pm. Future workshops will be held in Cardiff, Liverpool, and online - please sign up to our mailing list for more information in due course. Please feel free to get in touch with further questions at divergentmindsarchive@gmail.com. All the very best, Ria, Lucie, and Ann-Marie The project is led by Dr Ria Cheyne, Liverpool John Moores University; Dr Ann-Marie Foster, Robert Gordon University/Imperial War Museums; and Dr Lucinda Matthews-Jones, Liverpool John Moores University. Our partners are Glamorgan Archives, Gwent Archives, History UK. Imperial War Museums, Liverpool Record Office, Scottish Council on Archives, and Tyne and Wear Archives.

Are you a neurodivergent researcher who uses archives? We want to hear from you! We will be running our 1st Divergent Minds in the Archive workshop at Imperial War Museum on 4th July, 10-4.15. More info👇🏻. Sign up here lnkd.in/eUFBQg3p. Closing date for applications June 4th #skyhistorians

Donate to Save the Heritage Centre, organized by David Bridson It is with huge regret and great sadness that the Joseph Williamson Society has to report that,… David Bridson needs your support for Save the Heritage Centre

If you've ever marvelled at the vaulted Victorian subterranea of Liverpool's Williamson tunnels you have The Heritage Centre to thank. Unfortunately, it will be closing for good on June 1st if they can't raise £12k.

Here's how you can help

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City centre live updates as police confirm people hit by car Emergency services are at the scene

Deeply, deeply worrying news emerging from Liverpool city centre today where there are reports from police that a car has hit a number of pedestrians during the LFC parade

My colleagues are finding out as much as they can and reporting it here

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

“Why aren’t you in the Echo?” Would have been my Nan’s inevitable response if she was here. Followed by “where did you get that frock”?

VE Day and how it signalled the return of women to domesticity During the Second World War, women gained greater independence as they stepped into traditionally male roles - but the end of the conflict saw a push for them to return to the home

My family had some pretty horrific wartime experiences, particularly in the Liverpool Blitz, and I’m thinking of them today: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.

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The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme is now open for applications. This opportunity allows postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for funding to support their research projects. Learn more: buff.ly/BrfBwSt

Fantastic Lucie!