Safer Journeys for Girls Aim for New Guidance Welsh local authorities will have new guidance to help make walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more accessible for women and girls.

#aberystwythuniversity #aberuniversity #aberuni #transportforwales #welshwomensaid

Finding the Words: Descriptions of Domestic Abuse in the Victorian Divorce Court  - A New Methodological Approach to the History of Divorce, 1857-1923 Content Note: Please be aware that this blog post contains descriptions of abuse that readers may find distressing. If Lucy’s story resonates, you can find relevant links and contact details for organisations who can offer advice and support at the end of this blog post.  While this blog does explore a divorce case from the […]

As it’s Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week we’re resharing a blog written in collaboration with our project partner #WelshWomensAid #ITSNOTOK #domesticabuse #LegalHistory tinyurl.com/4y85uy3t

I had the privilege of directing the Christmas and New Year episodes of Pobol y Cwm this year for @s4c.bsky.social This time of year isn’t always one of goodwill. #pobolycwm #welshwomensaid

Braint oedd cael cyfarwyddo pennodau Nadolig a’r Flwyddyn Newydd o Pobol y Cwm eleni ar gyfer @s4c.bsky.social Mae’n bwysig cofio nad yw’r amser yma o’r flwyddyn wastad yn llawn ewyllys da. #pobolycwm #welshwomensaid

Image Citation: Christmas Eve by E C Bauer from Niday Picture Library/ Alamy Stock Photo Alternate Text: The image is an old painting of a snowscape. In the centre is an old church with a spire and there are lights shining out of the arched windows. In front of this is a road and a pavement that are covered in snow. There are a few trees at different points along the road, they have no leaves on them but there is snow on the branches. On the road are two horse drawn sleds with people sat inside in Victorian dress. On the snow-covered pavement are some people walking towards the church also dressed in Victorian clothing, these people include a man and woman walking together. The sky is a pale shade of blue with hues of sunlight shining through as the sun sets and there is a faint outline of the moon appearing.

In case you missed our latest blog, Finding the Words: Descriptions of Domestic Abuse in the Victorian Divorce Court, is written in collaboration with project partner #WelshWomensAid. You can read the blog on our website here: tinyurl.com/4y85uy3t #Divorce #Christmas #DomesticAbuse #History

Finding the Words: Descriptions of Domestic Abuse in the Victorian Divorce Court  - A New Methodological Approach to the History of Divorce, 1857-1923 Content Note: Please be aware that this blog post contains descriptions of abuse that readers may find distressing. If Lucy’s story resonates, you can find relevant links and contact details for organisations who can offer advice and support at the end of this blog post.  While this blog does explore a divorce case from the […]

‘...and over 30 individual instances – of abuse that William inflicted throughout the four years of their marriage. If you’d like to read on and find out more about what happened to Lucy, and more about #WelshWomensAid then you can read the full blog here tinyurl.com/4y85uy3t (10/10)

Image Citation: Christmas Eve by E C Bauer from Niday Picture Library/ Alamy Stock Photo Alternate Text: The image is an old painting of a snowscape. In the centre is an old church with a spire and there are lights shining out of the arched windows. In front of this is a road and a pavement that are covered in snow. There are a few trees at different points along the road, they have no leaves on them but there is snow on the branches. On the road are two horse drawn sleds with people sat inside in Victorian dress. On the snow-covered pavement are some people walking towards the church also dressed in Victorian clothing, these people include a man and woman walking together. The sky is a pale shade of blue with hues of sunlight shining through as the sun sets and there is a faint outline of the moon appearing.

Our final blog before Christmas is written in collaboration with project partner #WelshWomensAid. Here we explore how different forms of #domesticabuse were described before the #Divorce Court & consider how survivors articulated their experiences in the 19thC system. #Christmas #LegalHistory (1/10)

It's an #ESRC funded project and we're based at #NorthumbriaUniversity in the #NorthumbriaLawSchool, and working with project partners #UKNationalArchives #WelshWomensAid and #CAFCASS