Janet Smith

I’m very happy to announce that I won a book prize from the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.

You can download the book for free at tinyurl.com/kahnbk. It’s about the history of Turkish migration to Germany and anti-migrant racism.

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We’re always happy to announce our members’ successes, so congratulations to Dr Janet Smith (Brighton, UK) on the publication of her monograph Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People.

Jeannette Rankin (1880‑1973): the first woman elected to U.S. Congress, a principled pacifist & the only congressperson to vote against entering both World Wars. 1971, at age 91, Jeannette Rankin appeared on The Merv Griffin Show & championed electoral reforms. #WomenInHistory
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We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

Delighted to have just received my contributor copy of the Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century. I wrote the chapter on C19 feminism and women's rights

September 6, 1870: Louisa Ann Swain, age 69, cast her 🗳️ballot in Laramie, Wyoming, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to vote in a general election decades before women nationwide won that right
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Liverpool University Press is delighted to partner with @jstor.bsky.social on this new initiative, continuing our shared commitment to mission-led scholarly publishing by offering our entire digital catalogue in one place for the first time.

Already received submissions from all over the world for the conference 'opposition to Thatcher' that me and Ciara are facilitating this autumn. Still time to submit abstracts. Please share to anyone who might be interested. Multidisciplinary. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

‘The only really important public service I performed’: John Stuart Mill’s women’s suffrage amendment, 20 May 1867 Our MP of the Month is John Stuart Mill (1806-73), who sat as Liberal MP for Westminster, 1865-8. One hundred and fifty years ago this week, the House of Commons voted for the first time on the que…

Died #OnThisDay 1903 Henry Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, who was Conservative MP for Northumberland South, 1852-78. He was among the MPs who voted in the minority for John Stuart Mill’s women’s suffrage amendment, 20 May 1867: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/t...

It was an enjoyable experience. So happy to be included in this wonderful project. Such an important book.

Delighted to have my chapter on Feminism and Women's Rights included in the just published Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the C19

📢 Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025.

🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections.

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🗳️ #OTD 2 July 1928: The Equal Franchise Act received royal assent in the UK, granting all women over 21 the vote—regardless of property.

It gave women electoral equality with men, adding 5 million to the roll and making them the majority in the 1929 election. #VotesForWomen #Suffrage #GenderHist

2/3 Elected to the London Schools Board to represent Southwark in 1876, she pressed for free education for all. Partly driven by pique, she announced her candidature for MP in North Camberwell in 1885 and campaigned for better laws for women ...

The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn with Helene Harrison Podcast Episode · The Tudor Chest Podcast · 25/06/2025 · 1h 18m

I'm delighted to have again been a guest on The Tudor Chest podcast with Adam Pennington - thank you for having me! A really interesting discussion on perceptions of Anne Boleyn!

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Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People Despite being hailed as 'the foremost woman of her time' in the 1880s, Helen Taylor's legacy has largely been overshadowed, often reduced to her role…

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Exciting postal delivery today from @penandswordbooks. My author copies of Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People.

How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home

Recently published by @drdeefoley.bsky.social: how did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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This just landed - it was great fun to write www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #SocialHistory #Genealogy

Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People Despite being hailed as 'the foremost woman of her time' in the 1880s, Helen Taylor's legacy has largely been overshadowed, often reduced to her role…

My biography of Helen Taylor is now available for preorder at an introductory price from the publisher #penandsword #womenshistory

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WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference  Online via Zoom    Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…

📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."

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Feminism and Women’s Rights in Great Britain and Ireland: Tracking Developments and Debates through the Case of Helen Taylor AbstractThis chapter charts the changes, continuities, and diversity of nineteenth-century feminism in Britain using the work of the political and social r

My chapter 'Feminism and Women's Rights' in The Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century is now available online prior to book publication later this year

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Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People by Janet Smith | Waterstones Buy Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People by Janet Smith from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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In bookshops from 30 June.