Dr Lisa Berry-Waite

Rediscovering Josephine Fiddes and her forgotten Australian novel – Robyn Floyd Josephine Fiddes was an English actress, vocalist, author and playwright who graced stages across three continents during the 19th century. Her creative output extended beyond acting to directing, …

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Dr Robyn Floyd (rkfloyd.bsky.social) explores Josephine Fiddes' story, an English actress, vocalist, author and playwright #womenshistory

Read it here:
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A great evening at the @histparl.bsky.social live podcast recording for ‘Tales from the Green Benches’ last night!

Really interesting to learn more about their oral history project and hear from two of the projects’s more recent interviewees, Anne Milton and Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
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A night in Parliament: Militant Suffragettes and Parliament - The History of Parliament We are delighted to post this guest blog in our Women and Parliament series from one of the public historians who has been at the forefront of activities to

#OTD 1913 Emily Wilding Davison was hit by the King's horse at Epsom derby, dying 4 days later.

One of the most prolific Suffragettes to interact with Parliament, guest contributor Vicky Igliowski-Broad explored Davison's wide-ranging dealings with the House:

Beyond Formal and Informal: Giving Back Political Agency to Female Diplomats in Early Nineteenth Century Europe – Bart Mooibroek When researching diplomatic challenges in early nineteenth century Europe, such as the Eastern Question or the Congress of Vienna, the subject matter can appear male dominated. The former refers to…

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Bart Mooibroek explores the diplomatic career of Dorothea Lieven, and how female diplomats have been studied more broadly in history #womenshistory #diplomatichistory

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You can find the online version of the display here: heritagecollections.parliament.uk/exhibits/war...

To mark #VE80, ‘Parliament’s War Effort’ display is now in Westminster Hall @ukparliament.parliament.uk

It tells the story of 12 individuals who contributed to Parliament’s war effort #WW2

It was great to write about Eleanor Rathbone MP, Edith Summerskill MP & Sir Geoffrey Blake for the display

A wonderful evening celebrating the paperback launch of ‘Necessary Women: The Untold Story of Parliament's Working Women’ by @satisfactory20.bsky.social and Elizabeth Hallam Smith 👏

Plus a fab location @antiquaries.bsky.social

And a huge thanks to @vickyig.bsky.social for looking over the draft version of it!

The Road to Women's Suffrage Read this brief history of women’s suffrage in England - the fight for women to gain the vote on the same terms as men. We explore the individuals and organisations involved in the fight for women’s s...

As we come to the end of #WomensHistoryMonth, I wanted to share my new intro piece on #womenssuffrage for @englishheritage.bsky.social

It looks at the individuals & organisations involved, the impact of WW1 & the legislative reforms of 1918 and 1928

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Emotion and Space in the Mid-Victorian Women’s Suffrage Movement – Lucy McCormick Separate Spheres The doctrine of the ‘separate spheres’ – women’s confinement in the home while men freely roamed the public world – is entrenched in popular imaginings of Victorian life. Historian…

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Lucy McCormick writes about emotion and space in the mid-Victorian Women's Suffrage Movement. She explores how anti-suffragists weaponised emotion in relation to politicised spaces, and how suffragists renegotiated these links.

Read here: womenshistorynetwork.org/emotion-and-...

Very excited to share that I've started a secondment @ukparliament.parliament.uk as a Programme Manager, leading on the initial planning for the 100 year anniversary of the 1928 #EqualFranchise Act!

Thrilled to be working on such an important milestone in the history of British democracy!

Graphic of the word 'History' composed of people with the additional text: Applications invited for RHS Scouloudi Public History Grants, 2025. New funding programme, closes 23 May'.

Today we launch a new funding programme: Scouloudi Public History Grants bit.ly/4bF4zJK

Grants will support collaborative projects between historians in Higher Education and those in the galleries, libraries, archives and museums sectors, as well as community history groups.

#Skystorians 1/2 👇

‘A woman actually voted!’: Lily Maxwell and the Manchester by-election of November 1867 - The History of Parliament More than half a century before the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918, Lily Maxwell, a Manchester shopkeeper, cast a parliamentary vote. Dr Kathryn Rix

#DYK that years before some women were given the franchise in 1918, one woman, Lily Maxwell, actually voted in an election?

Find out how in this article, originally posted on the @victoriancommons.bsky.social website:
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Do you live near a women's suffrage memorial? Help researchers at Aix-Marseille uni to map it alongside hundreds of others.
Celebrate and value global histories of democracy and feminist activism - a powerful message given ebbing support in the twenty-first century
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Margaret Bondfield (Re) Discovered by Dr. Paula Bartley In our latest post, Dr. Paula Bartley reflects on some of the archival challenges of studying women’s history in her latest excellent book, Labour Women In Power: Cabinet Ministers in the Twe…

#OTD 17 March 1873, trade unionist Margaret Bondfield was born. Read more about her on the blog, as Dr. Paula Bartley reflects on some of the archival challenges of studying women’s history womenshistorynetwork.org/margaret-bon...

Working Women in History | The National Archives To mark Women’s History Month, we take a long view of working women. Our guest host, Jessamy Carlson invites three historians to explore the lives of

Thrilled to be a guest on The National Archives' podcast exploring the lives of working women in history with @vickyig.bsky.social @jessamycarlson.bsky.social & Kath Maude! Enjoyed talking about the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols #WomensHistoryMonth
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Black and white photograph of Vanda Salmon, smiling and wearing a long coat and floral hat, leaning on crutches

Fantastic conference on Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament at Warwick today - great to speak on Vanda Salmon papers @chuarchives.bsky.social on panel with @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social and @emmapeplow.bsky.social. Thanks @chloechallender.bsky.social @brendantam.bsky.social for organising

Fab day at the Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament conference organised by @chloechallender.bsky.social & @brendantam.bsky.social

Great to talk about women MPs & parliamentary space (e.g. Lady Members’ Rooms), and be on a panel with @satisfactory20.bsky.social & @emmapeplow.bsky.social

A monochrome photograph of a group of suffragettes dressed in mock prison garb, standing and waving inside a bus. The bus has a poster from the Women's Social and Political Union displayed on the front.

We’ve launched our new look LSE Digital Library!
Take a look digital.library.lse.ac.uk

A brilliant evening at the Speaker’s House #WomensHistoryMonth event last week!

Great to talk to guests about Jean Winder (the first female permanent Hansard reporter) and showcase a photograph of Jean with her colleagues in 1947 from the Parliamentary Art Collection.

Great to part of this #WomensHistoryMonth episode on The National Archives' podcast, On the Record, talking about the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols. Especially with my wonderful former colleagues Kath Maude, @vickyig.bsky.social, and @jessamycarlson.bsky.social!

With #WomensHistoryMonth underway, it was brilliant to celebrate the work of colleagues at the Speaker’s House event @ukparliament.parliament.uk

Well done @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social and Penny McMahon for their display on the formidable women who contributed to Parliament’s War Effort during WW2 👏🏻

Women and the Wild: women’s presence in the wild outdoors is controlled through myth and practice – Sarah Lonsdale One of my most vivid memories from childhood, is of my mother reading the Nordic folktale ‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ to me. The tale, first collected in Norway in the mid-nineteenth cen…

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@sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social shares her new book Wildly Different: How Five Women Reclaimed Nature in a Man’s World.

Learn why the Canadian Mina Hubbard journeyed 600 miles into Arctic Labrador in the blog! #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM

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#OTD 6 February 1918 the Representation of the People Act received Royal Assent. Read about suffragette Emily Wilding Davison on the blog by Tara Morton.

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#GenderHist #WomensHistory #Suffrage

A great day out visiting the Tower of London with some of @historyextra.bsky.social ‘30 under 30’ historians - thanks @alfredrjhawkins.bsky.social for a brilliant behind the scenes tour!

Women and Madness in the Early Romantic Novel: Injured Minds, Ruined Lives – Deborah Weiss “We are an Injured Body”: Finding Inspiration in a Class on Jane Austen My new book, Women and Madness in the Early Romantic Novel: Injured Minds, Ruined Lives (Manchester University Press), origin…

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Deborah Weiss shares how an undergraduate class she taught on 'Jane Austen and the Injured Body' inspired her new book 'Women and Madness in the Early Romantic Novel: Injured Minds, Ruined Lives' published by @manchesterup.bsky.social

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Does anyone else have history themed Christmas decorations? 🎄 Merry Christmas to all who celebrate

A large crowd gathered in front of a painting within St Stephen’s Hall

A large crowd stands at the bottom of a staircase, looking up at the light sculpture called ‘New Dawn’ by the artist Mary Branson

A sign advertising the ‘Art in Parliament’ evening of talks

After hours at Parliament…

With 22 separate spotlight talks delivered by 8 of my brilliant colleagues (including @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social and @spoonsontrays.bsky.social)
sharing highlights of the Parliamentary Art Collection with more than 600 visitors, it’s been quite an evening 🖼️ 🙌🏻

Do give the @womenshistnet.bsky.social a follow if you’re interested in #womenshistory!

This looks like a very interesting conference! The #CFP deadline is 13 Jan 2025