The Victorian sex abuse scandal that shocked Britain and changed the law – long before Epstein MPs were forced to respond, passing legislation which raised the age at which girls could consent to sexual intercourse from 13 to 16.

@carolinederry.bsky.social and I have written about our research for @theconversation.com
doi.org/10.64628/AB....

The Victorian sex abuse scandal that shocked Britain and changed the law – long before Epstein MPs were forced to respond, passing legislation which raised the age at which girls could consent to sexual intercourse from 13 to 16.

The new piece by me and @drcisme.bsky.social in @theconversation.com isn't a cheerful topic for weekend reading - but it is an important one.

The Victorian sex abuse scandal that shocked Britain and changed the law – long before Epstein MPs were forced to respond, passing legislation which raised the age at which girls could consent to sexual intercourse from 13 to 16.

@carolinederry.bsky.social and I have written about our research for @theconversation.com
doi.org/10.64628/AB....

Women’s Library at 100 by George Frederic Watts, oil on canvas, 1895, NPG 2194© National Portrait Gallery, London As part of the Women’s Library at 100 exhibition Professor Caroline Derry and I were asked to curate…

As part of the Women’s Library at 100 exhibition @carolinederry.bsky.social and I were asked to curate a part of the exhibition about Josephine Butler as they have an archive of her papers there. For a little more about Josephine my blog is here: clairecunnington.com/2026/04/08/w...

Help raise £500 to donate to The Flying Child – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to donate to The Flying Child . Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

The Flying Child are a cause very close to my heart. They deliver a CSA survivor and practitioner training programme to education, social care and healthcare. It's a survivor led organisation and they are struggling for funding. Do help if you can.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

New resources for adult survivors

The CSA Centre has created this page with resources for adult survivors of CSA. It looks great!

Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

Imagine the lack of any sense of morality that would lead you to conclude enabling harm to children (sexual exploitation, poor mental health etc) are an 'inevitable' part of running your multi-million pound business. Bet they don't mean their kids. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How are they now 14? Best kids ever.

Guess which one I've repainted.

Screen with the exhibition details: The Women's Library at 100: Celebrating a Century of Collections. 2 March to 30 September.

Illustrative photo of a display of documents and a board titled '1885: Scandal and the Age of Consent Claire Cunnington and Caroline Derry'

Another photo of the display, including printed and handwritten material and a glimpse of an illustrated article in a magazine.

A lovely evening at @lselibrary.bsky.social celebrating their Women's Library at 100 exhibition - including the section @drcisme.bsky.social and I curated.

Guess how many people stayed overnight in one of these lodging houses on Flower and Dean Street London in 1881.

Ooh do go to this exhibition if you are in London.

Overview and 1st findings on how general audiences engage with fiction which depicts CSA'
To register and receive the link for the webinar, please email ainsvr2023@gmail.com @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social

Every day I read new revelations about Epstein's connections. I am exhausted. Those of us who know about the terrible things some men and women do, know all of this. What I want to see are some consequences for their selfish choices. We live the consequences every day. When will they face any?

How to piss off all sexual offenders.
#BelieveVictims

CSAReps latest podcast with
Dr Susan Leahy @unioflimerick.bsky.social
interviewed by Aleksandra Milenović is now available on our website csa-in-fiction.com/podcasts/
@ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social
@johndbnldn.bsky.social,
@drcisme.bsky.social,
@theflyingchild.bsky.social

Events | The Flying Child Join The Flying Child Events to hear the voices of those with lived experience and their professional allies. Challenging stigma and embracing the mantra “Society’s shame, not mine,” these events crea...

Looking forward to this event @theflyingchild.bsky.social @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social
www.theflyingchild.com/events-list

Our wonderfully talented advisory board member @hazelklarkin.bsky.social is hosting online writing classes every Saturday in February see links below for details lnkd.in/eQ3DePFz, @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social
lnkd.in/eG3zWm4y

A gingerbread castle

A half eaten gingerbread castle and the hands that destroyed it.

Gingerbread castle ---> gingerbread ruin. #tinyjoys

The voice acting is so good on it too. You'll know who I mean! Plus the fighting is great and there's romance too. Give it a go. You can blame me if you don't like it. 🙂

I haven't played BG3 (I've just bought it but I need to be vaguely sociable over christmas!) but DOS2 is my favourite game ever...so far. Rumour has it BG3 might beat it though!

Tonight the kids and I planted some seeds then lit a candle to make wishes. It's our solstice tradition. As it is lightening up from now on I wished for that. It's been an absolute shit of a year for me and lots of others. Thankfully the wheel keeps turning.

Divinity original sin 2?

Thanks! I'll have a read. Trauma and creativity is another area I want to research.

Remembering Our Dead - Reports 1 Nov 2024 to 20 Nov 2025

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...

I would love to research spiritual beliefs after childhood trauma. I know I was very angry with a God I said I did not believe in. #academicsky

I'm 55. Britain was definitely not better 50 years ago. I suspect it might have been better 20 years ago though.

If you're in the UK and trying to go anywhere by train today...don't. I had 2 trains to catch today. First one was cancelled, second one tree fell on the line.