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Kirsty Peacock

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History DPhil @ University of Oxford. Researching Women Clerks in City of London banks, 1870-1939 | she/her https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/kirsty-peacock

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It's incumbent upon all of us, in the face of this recrudescence of racism and in the face of the total absence of anti-racist leadership from government, to do active bystander training. You can find decent training online, or sign up in your local area.

26.09.2025 09:06 — 👍 45    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 0
A colour photograph of a group of women and two gorillas (guerilla girls) pictured with an Art and Feminism Wikipedia Editathon poster

A colour photograph of a group of women and two gorillas (guerilla girls) pictured with an Art and Feminism Wikipedia Editathon poster

Great to hear from Sophie Fitzpatrick and her work with Art and Feminism with #Wikimedia Ireland to promote #WomensHistory and make women more visible

@womenshistnet.bsky.social

04.09.2025 13:14 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Mission control for the @womenshistnet.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference! Lovely to be out of the writing cave for a couple of days, and listening to some great papers (albeit 2 simultaneously) Special appreciation must go to my fluffy assistants for their moral support.

04.09.2025 11:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I do indeed - happy to help :) @michgreig.bsky.social

26.04.2025 12:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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IHR Women's History Seminar
Register: www.history.ac.uk/events/beyond-typewriter-gender-work-and-technological-change-city-london-banks-1870-1939
@ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @ka-peacock.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social

15.02.2025 16:54 — 👍 21    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
Where is Place in the History of Work? Worksites, Workspaces, and the Home-Work Nexus† Benjamin Schneider‡ and Jane Whittle§ Abstract The location of work has received renewed scholarly and public interest since the increase in working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this survey we explore how historians have discussed the location and circumstances of work as well as the distance and relationship between home and work, and we consider why analysis of workplaces in historical research has been limited to few dimensions and questions. We propose a terminological distinction between worksites, which are the geographical places of work, and workspaces, the physical surroundings in which work occurs. Beyond a limited set of examples that we discuss, worksites and workspaces have received relatively little sustained attention in historical research on work and labour. We survey contemporary research on changing worksites, the impacts of new travel-to-work patterns on quality of life, and the effects of workspace arrangements. We then highlight three workplace-related topics that have attracted interest from historians: the transition from home-based work to factories during industrialization; the history of commuting; and the locations of women’s work. We observe that interest has emerged in response to fundamental changes in work, but that there is much scope for further investigation. As the current moment contains similar shifts, we suggest directions for research into historical patterns of work that can contribute to the contemporary debate over the effects of remote working and changing workspace arrangements.

Where is Place in the History of Work? Worksites, Workspaces, and the Home-Work Nexus† Benjamin Schneider‡ and Jane Whittle§ Abstract The location of work has received renewed scholarly and public interest since the increase in working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this survey we explore how historians have discussed the location and circumstances of work as well as the distance and relationship between home and work, and we consider why analysis of workplaces in historical research has been limited to few dimensions and questions. We propose a terminological distinction between worksites, which are the geographical places of work, and workspaces, the physical surroundings in which work occurs. Beyond a limited set of examples that we discuss, worksites and workspaces have received relatively little sustained attention in historical research on work and labour. We survey contemporary research on changing worksites, the impacts of new travel-to-work patterns on quality of life, and the effects of workspace arrangements. We then highlight three workplace-related topics that have attracted interest from historians: the transition from home-based work to factories during industrialization; the history of commuting; and the locations of women’s work. We observe that interest has emerged in response to fundamental changes in work, but that there is much scope for further investigation. As the current moment contains similar shifts, we suggest directions for research into historical patterns of work that can contribute to the contemporary debate over the effects of remote working and changing workspace arrangements.

💥New Working Paper💥

Jane Whittle (@uniofexeter.bsky.social) and I venture in search of research on place in the history of work and find...less than you might expect!

#econhist #Econsky

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11.11.2024 18:45 — 👍 26    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

Looking forward to presenting a paper at the IHR Women’s History Seminar on the 21st February!

07.01.2025 09:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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