Read more about our new Radical Histories book series in our blog post @manchesterup.bsky.social
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I feel very fortunate to have been invited to come to Graz in 2023 to work on my chapter and spend time with colleagues there. Very fond memories of working in the Contemporary History offices in between wandering in Graz, sitting in the park and reading with coffee and ice cream, going for runs etc

Reflections on a participatory research project: Women’s Grassroots Activism in England and Ireland, 1918 to the present

Looking forward to speaking next month on 18 May at @vahs.bsky.social seminar series about #womensgrassrootsactivism & how we used participatory research to co-create & co-produce our #Activism100+ toolkit. If 18 May seems too far away you can find out more here 😊 learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grass...

The Women’s Liberation Movement and the Gendering of Undercover Police Surveillance in 1970s Britain: the Public Inquiry as (Un)Ethical archive Abstract. In the 1970s a female police officer went undercover in the feminist movement in Britain. Across two years, she shared plans, conversations, and

My article on 1970s feminists, spycops, and if feminist historians can use materials extracted by undercover police officers is out in History Workshop Journal doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

Radical Histories - Manchester University Press The Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo...

I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.

Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.

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Many thanks to The Women's Library who hold and care for the archives of St Joan's International Alliance. @fotwl.bsky.social @gillianmurphy.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social . This research couldn't happen without them!

Helen Glew Historical Research and Writing

If you're in need of historical research (in archives or more generally), indexing, editing or copyediting, I have some capacity for freelance work over the coming months. Do take a look at my website and be in touch - I'm happy to chat about how I might be able to help.

helenglew.com

Well done Kate.

A pint of Bitburger with a Brighton Marathon medal in front of it. The metal bit of the medal is black and has a Royal Pavilion-shapes cut out, the ribbon is pink on one side and back on the other.

I ran the Brighton Marathon today, and shaved 15 mins off my time from last year. I’ve had a lovely sit down in the pub, now having a lovely sit down on the train, there will basically be a lot of sitting down in my immediate future!

Pleased to report that my chapter (with Jon Lawrence and Jane Elliot) on Social Science, New Society and the Politics of Social Change is now open access alongside the rest of
@garylove.bsky.social and
@richardtoye.bsky.social 's Writing Politics in Modern Britain
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I have a new article in @historyworkshop.org.uk that explores the resourcing of feminist activism in the 1970s. Come for the rants about typing, stay for the study of jumble sales as feminist praxis! 🗃️

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Fabulous news congratulations

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Voices of Motherhood is currently made up of five different research strands, the first of which explores the history of maternal and infant welfare in the UK after 1918.

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Poster for public talk. Black background. Stark white outline in the shape of Humberside. 1970s red lettering. Text says: Remembering Humberside. North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe, 13 April, 2-4pm. 30 years since its abolition, what did Humberside mean to you?

Poster for public talk. White background. Cheerful hand drawn postcard featuring key landmarks from Humberside. Colourful drawing. Text says: Remembering Humberside. Hull History Centre, 14 April, 12.30pm. Public talk, free entry. 30 years since its abolition, what does Humberside mean to you?

1 April: exactly 52 years since Humberside was created. 30 years since it was abolished. Free exhibition and events this spring! Starting with talks @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social 13 Apr & @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social 14 Apr. All welcome! @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @tricksterprince.bsky.social

Loved this book, & these women! @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social

Job Opportunity at University of Worcester: Research Assistant (Voices of Motherhood) This is an exciting opportunity to join the team working on the ‘Birthing Stories’ project with the University of Worcester and the George Marshall Medical Museum, a collaborative project between the ...

We're hiring! We’re looking for a Research Assistant (0.4FTE, 12 month FTC) to join us and work with @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social.
Role can be held flexibly (though not remote); centres around outreach + engagement, archival + oral history work in Worcestershire
jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

General Instructions Scope Journal of Victorian Culture (JVC) interprets the notions of 'Victorian' and 'Culture' very broadly, and solicits articles dealing with any aspect of the

We are very much looking forward to this new adventure and, for me, one of the most exciting developments is that @jofvictculture.bsky.social is now going to start publishing Special Issues as well as standard articles and established range of additional formats 😀
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So great to see amazing @unibirmingham.bsky.social @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social PhD researcher Kelly Bosomworth‘s work in “The Women’s Library at 100“ exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social as part of her wider PhD project all about the Six Point Group 😍

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Forgot that the new series of Gardeners' World started today.

Women's Grassroots Activism Toolkit 100+ Helping to enhance the lives of women and girls for another 100+ years

Thanks to all who joined us this evening to launch #womensgrassrootsactivism #Activism100+ Toolkit. It's out in the world 🥳 & download your copy 👇. Incredibly grateful to members of @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social @womensinstitute.bsky.social #ICA & WI Northern Ireland who made this project happen 🙏.

Opening slide for keynote address "Margins of Experience: Witches, Conspiracy and Godly Power"

Rousing start to second day of Histories of Experience conference at Tampere University with fascinating keynote address by @witchykallestrup.bsky.social on "Margins ot Experience: Witches, Conspiracy and Godly Power."

New exhibition to explore histories of Black and South Asian feminist pioneers "Women Strike Back!"

Briefly here to post that the ‘Women Strike Back’ exhibition has just launched in Bristol. It explores the activism of Black and South Asian women. Free and open to the public. Pls do share the news.

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Inequality and the Future of London Join PQ and the Mile End Institute to celebrate a new Special Collection, 'Inequality, Opportunity, and the Future of the Capital'

On 26 March, the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social and @politicalquarterly.bsky.social will be holding a special event on "Inequality & the Future of London".

Join @rupahuq.bsky.social @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social @sachahilhorst.bsky.social and Joe Fyans. All welcome!
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Youth Defence, young people and anti-abortion activism in Ireland, c.1992–97 This article explores the first five years of the Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. Using newspaper articles and archival sources, I illustrate how the group effectively mobil...

I have a new OA article out on the early history of Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. It’s part of a special issue by Agata Ignaciuk and Sylwia Kuzma-Markowska on anti-abortion activism in Europe.Thanks to reviewers and the RSE for funding.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Happy publication day to @uobrishistory.bsky.social’s Professor Sumita Mukherjee!

Library History Essay Award 2025 Winner: Sophie Coulombeau, 'Reading with the Burneys: Patronage, Paratext and Performance', Cambridge Elements Series: Eighteenth-Century Connections, (Cambridge: University Press, 2024).

Library History Essay Award 2026 The Library History Essay Award is an annual prize for the best article or chapter on library history published in, or pertaining to, the British Isles, within the previous calendar year (i.e. 2025 ). Introduced in 1996, the award is organized and sponsored by the LIHG and aims to support the publication of research into library history in the British Isles. The prize is £350. Submissions should contain original historical research and be based on original source materials if possible. Evidence of methodological and historiographical innovation is particularly welcome.

You might like to see some of the judges' comments: 'The Coulombeau piece has outstanding analysis that moves book and reading history forward in interesting ways'. 'She is an excellent "story-teller" and a "literary detective" ... Her approach is novel - truly interdisciplinary'.

Cover of Reading With The Burneys

Reading With The Burneys won a prize!! I’m absolutely made up to have been awarded the Library History Essay Prize by @cilip.bsky.social, the Library & Information Association. Guess i’m
not beating those ‘historian in literary scholar’s clothing’ allegations anytime soon…😃

Congratulations!

Charity After Empire Cambridge Core - Twentieth Century British History - Charity After Empire

Use 20% discount code CAE2026 to purchase here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...