There's more about the events of 1885 at the fantastic @lselibrary.bsky.social Women's Library at 100 exhibition
www.lse.ac.uk/library/twl100

Join us this Wednesday 2.30pm at LSE Library for our hybrid talk by Sheena Evans on 'One family, two centuries, two careers: lessons learnt by Dr (Dame) Janet Vaughan (1899-1993) from the example of her aunt, Dame Katharine Furse (1875-1952)'.

Email friendsofthewomenslibrary@gmail.com for link.

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.

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!

Thank you to everyone who has posted a memory or thank you to The Women's Library at 100. Please do have a read, or come and use the collection, and add your messages to this webpage.
padlet.com/cmcollison/t...

The Archives holds a number of Women’s Institute records, ranging from the papers of individual branches to the Gwent Federation. Records include photographs, minutes, and references to quirky competitions such as “best valentine”, “homemade sweets” and “most articles in a handbag."

Congratulations on your job too!

Congratulations! This is excellent news!

Working from home set up with rubber suffragette duck on desk, New Dawn colourful print on wall behind and a suffrage teatowel hanging over a monitor

Exciting news! I've signed a contract to write my first solo book - on women, politics and the battle for equal franchise between 1918 and 1928. It will be published for the centenary of the Equal Franchise Act in 2028 by @yalebooks.bsky.social Suffraduck is on my desk waiting for me to start! 🗃️

Excited to announce that my journal article on women printsellers in early nineteenth-century Dublin has been published in @eshsi.bsky.social It explores the gendered dynamics of the family print shop and how labour was divided in these domestic and commercial spaces.

Become a Friend – Friends of the Women's Library Support the preservation and growth of The Women’s Library by becoming a Friend. As a Friend, you will be making an important contribution towards documenting and preserving the history of women’s activism and campaigning to the present day.

Keep the history of women's activism alive. Become a Friend of The Women's Library:
friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/become-a-fri...

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! 🗃️

academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Women’s History Network/Women’s History Association of Ireland Joint Book Prize We are delighted to announce that the WHN has teamed up with the Women’s History Association of Ireland to offer a joint annual book prize which awards £500 for an author’s first single-autho…

Great to see the new combined book prize for a first book in women's history, from @womenshistnet.bsky.social and @whaireland.bsky.social.
Entries can be made for research-based books published in 2025, until 31 July 2026. Spread the word!
womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo...

Manchester University Press - A queer scrapbook A queer scrapbook - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of A queer scrapbook by Justin Bengry

OUT NOW: The Queer Scrapbook tells our history through the playful, messy, personal stories we save. Huge thanks to MUP and 'dream team' co-editors Matt Cook, Rebecca Jennings and E-J Scott. Check out the book, recommend it, and please share widely!

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/

What no mention of the days when it was in that Whitechapel basement* (which flooded at least once to my memory) from which it was (alas only temporarily) rescued by the Lottery-funded purpose-built centre?
*Up several flights of stairs; bridge across road; descent into the depths; treasures!

The Women's Library at 100: Memories, Thank Yous & Well-Wishes Share your personal memories, thank you messages, and well wishes celebrating 100 years of the Women's Library! Add your post below.

Lesley - we are collecting people's memories of the library. It would be lovely to have your memories on our padlet. You can add them here:
padlet.com/cmcollison/t...

The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial Editorial: The ups and downs of the collection launched by Millicent Fawcett make it an apt symbol of an ongoing struggle

@theguardian.com editotrial on our co-curated Exhibition at @lselibrary.bsky.social, led by @gillianmurphy.bsky.social. "The curators also highlight...the work of...internationalist feminists who opposed imperialism and championed women’s rights around the world".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial Editorial: The ups and downs of the collection launched by Millicent Fawcett make it an apt symbol of an ongoing struggle

'The Guardian' view on the Women's Library at 100: a cause of celebration but not complacency
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial Editorial: The ups and downs of the collection launched by Millicent Fawcett make it an apt symbol of an ongoing struggle

'The Guardian' view on the Women's Library at 100: a cause of celebration but not complacency
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Women’s Liberation: Gender Inequality from Suffrage to Austerity Pat Thane There is serious gender inequality in contemporary Britain and much protest against it: inequality between female and male pay and employment opportunities; sexual harassment of women and…

📣New book alert!

Read more about Pat Thane's new book, 'Women’s Liberation: Gender Inequality from Suffrage to Austerity'

👉Blog here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

RCN Foundation Monica Baly Grant | RCN Foundation Grants of up to £2,500 for research projects or activities related to the history of nursing and midwifery.

Grants of up to £2,500 are available for research projects, courses or activities related to #HistNursing and #Midwifery, for the duration of up to one year.

Closes: 5pm on 13 May

@rcnhistory.bsky.social @rcnfoundation.bsky.social

rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Grants-and-f...

Had so much fun working on this book with @justinbengry.bsky.social , Matt Cook and E-J Scott, all our amazing contributors and the fantastic team at MUP. Really excited to see it out and on the bookshelves!

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 😍

Just seen this letter in the LSE library.

Plus ça change.

Purple conference poster.

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library and 100 Years of Women’s History (1926-2026).

3-4 September 2026, LSE & Friends House (Euston Road)

More information is on our website: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...

No, it's social science focus.

What about LSE Press?