Earlier we were treated to a fantastic @healthhumslboro.bsky.social talk by @saralread.bsky.social where she discussed her novels ‘The Gossips’ Choice' (2020) & 'The Midwife’s Truth' (2023), and how case notes and midwifery practices in historical medical treatises are transformed into fiction.
Thackeray's image of Becky Sharp throwing the "Dixonary" from a coach window.
Happy birthday to Johnson's Dixonary, being spitefully flung out of coach windows for 271 years.
Another great topic at this month's #WomenWritersNet chat, taking place here on Thursday 16
#ICYMI, the History of Parliament is excited to be hosting an 8-week internship for postgraduate-level researchers this summer, working with the House of Lords 1640-60 section.
Applications are open now!
Follow the link below for more details on the role and how to apply:
Do you work on Ann Radcliffe?
Do you work on women writers and producers of the Gothic and horror?
Do you work on topics related to people of marginalised genders in the Gothic?
Join us! Submit an abstract for our upcoming online conference!
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Meet our supportive network of #WomenWriters when we discuss Women Writers and #Writing the Messy Middle on Thursday, 19 March at 6pm GMT. #WomenWritersNet
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Until 31st May applications for the Research Bursary are open!
We’re offering one £500 bursary to support research in women’s and gender history.
Find out more and apply via the link below. Let’s keep discovering and sharing Scotland’s women’s histories!
womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
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📢 Bluesky friends, I have a monthly newsletter! It's for academic and non-fiction authors, and each month I offer practical tips, ideas and curated resources about the world of writing, editing and publishing. Next issue goes out on Monday 9 March. Sign up: https://www.louiseduckling.com/newsletter
You're right, the Handmaid's Tale is such a powerful (scary) read. I heartily recommend Wanderers by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social. It's beautifully written. I loved the range of stories it tells (walking for creativity, independence, to find strength), and the fact it covers such a long timespan.
A stack of books sitting on a table in a spring garden. A heading reads "World Book Day x Women's History Month". The books are: All That She Carried by Tiya Miles. The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes by Kate Strasdin. They Run With Surprising Swiftness by Peter Radford. Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews. Witchcraft: A History In 13 Trials by Marion Gibson. The Five & Story of a Murder by Haillie Rubenhold.
A stack of books sitting on a table in a spring garden. A heading reads "World Book Day & Women's Fiction". The books are: Small Island by Andrea Levy. The Gossips' Choice & The Midwife's Truth by Sara Read. Testament by Kim Sherwood. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
It's #WorldBookDay & #WomensHistoryMonth, so I thought I'd share some of my favourite books by and about women. These authors are brilliant in the way they use narrative to transform historical facts into engaging stories. Have you read any of these? Which books would you add to the pile?
Here's one for all the SF horror fans out there. Enjoy!
Thank you, Esther!
We are excited to announce the publication of a new collection of essays by WSG members, Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange, 1550–1850, edited by @breerob-kirk.bsky.social and @louiseduckling.bsky.social
Congratulations to everyone involved! womensstudiesgroup.org/2026/02/19/p...
It's publication day! Many thanks to all who made this possible.
Publication day is TOMORROW for this contribution to #WomenStudies! Edited by @louiseduckling.bsky.social and @breerob-kirk.bsky.social, and released by @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social. #skystorians
Thank you so much for sharing, @valeriavescina.bsky.social - that's so kind!
This is a great topic for this month's #skychat from @womenwritersnet.bsky.social. Whether you're a specialist #romance writer or editor, or incorporating romantic scenes in your latest work, this will be helpful. Please spread the word. #edibuddies
My blog for the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Library Special Collections went live yesterday! It's a very short glimpse of the thousands of women whose lives I've been researching over the last 16 months.
A white book with a black and white image featuring a coterie of women seated around a table in conversation. The book title reads 'Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange'.
It's wonderful to see advance copies of 'Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange' out in the world. I had a wonderful time editing this book with @breerob-kirk.bsky.social. More news soon on our wonderful contributors! Publication date: 19 February. @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social
Romancing the Gothic presents An Online Workshop with Dr Sam Hirst 13th February 7-10pm OR 15th February 2-5pm Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation
These workshops are running this week! Don't miss out. There's still time to buy tickets.
Online so you can join from anywhere!
You can choose either the Friday or the Sunday.
Friday - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
Sunday - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
#talknews #earlymodern #womenscholars Gearing up for my @WSGUK talk at the Foundling Museum this Saturday. Do come along if you can!
womensstudiesgroup.org/2026/02/04/u...
Well, look what just came through the door. Delighted that this edited collection with @louiseduckling.bsky.social will be available for everyone to read! Lovely work from our @wsguk.bsky.social ! #skystorians #womenstudies
This looks like another great event from @wsguk.bsky.social for International Women's Day 2026
Do you know an exceptional editor? Nominate yourself or someone else for the 2026 #TomFairleyAward. Deadline: January 30, 2026.
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A6 I never got around to reading Mantel, The Mirror and the Light. Can't wait! I also want to finish The Years by Annie Ernaux (abandoned last year in a busy spell) #WomenWritersNet
There's lots going on at @wsguk.bsky.social - mentoring and skills training for academics and writers, publishing opportunities, funding, reading groups, online seminars, in-person workshops, and social events for connection and community. Subscription fees for waged/unwaged - all under £18!
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
In 2025 I edited various projects (books, PhD theses, journal articles) across various disciplines (history, literature, education, business, law). One thing shared in common? Authors wanted more human support. More reflections on my year in editing: www.louiseduckling.com/blog/2025-re...
Things I Love About January - poem
Good morning.
#poetry #poetrysky #poem (from POETRY FOR LOVING LIFE)
Calling all editors with pets! ⬇️