Lynn Abrams

@lynncabrams.bsky.social

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Feminist, gardener, knitter, cyclist. Professor of Modern History Uni of Glasgow, gender history, oral history, textiles esp knit

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Lynn Abrams is a historian and Professor of History at the University of Glasgow, and a Fellow of the British Academy (2018). She is Chair in Modern History at the University of Glasgow, where her research and teaching interests include the history of women and gender relations in Britain, and oral history. .. more

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Elizabeth Crawford @womanssphere.bsky.social · 7d

I'll be telling how the treasures of the Women's Library collections have provided 50 of the objects I discuss in my forthcoming book, 'The British Women's Suffrage Movement in 100 Objects: a material history', forthcoming from Bloomsbury in July (£24.99). No such book could be compiled without TWL

Friends of The Women's Library @fotwl.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for a free one-day conference on 14 January at the Shaw Library, LSE, to mark 100 years of The Women's Library. Speakers include Sally Alexander, Elizabeth Crawford, Caroline Derry, Clara Jones and Carmen Mangion.

Email [email protected] if you'd like to come.

Friends of The Women's Library @fotwl.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Carmen. Look forward to seeing you!

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London.

Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.

Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory

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Seb Falk @sebfalk.com · 7d

JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

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Friends of The Women's Library @fotwl.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Carmen. Look forward to seeing you!

Dr Carmen M. Mangion @carmenmangion.bsky.social · 7d

Look forward to speaking at the conference on 14 Jan 2026 at the LSE that will explore The Women's Library's sources on activism in the fields of religion, sexuality, and national and international politics. Email [email protected] if you wish to attend. @fotwl.bsky.social

Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · 13d

Almost knocked down by my hero sprint cyclist Mark Cavendish while crossing George Square in Glasgow - that would have been embarrassing if I’d taken him out of the race

Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · 13d

@charlielynch.bsky.social you have a new article out?

Mo Moulton @momoulton.bsky.social · 14d

Give me your best recent British & Irish LGBTQI+ history recommendations! I'm updating the reading list for my queer & trans history module. Looking for things published in the last 2-3 years. 🌈🎓 ‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #queerhistory

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Mo Moulton @momoulton.bsky.social · 14d

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 14d

Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain by Callum Brown: a brilliant piece of social and intellectual history which re-writes the 1960s in particular and means you'll never look at the twentieth century in the same way again. Can't recommend highly enough. Genuinely transformative.

Cover of Callum G. Brown’s
NINETY
HUMANISTS
AND THE ETHICAL TRANSITION OF BRITAIN
The Open Conspiracy
1930-80

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Jon Lawrence @jonhistorian61.bsky.social · 20d

Lovely Christmas present left on my doorstep today - it really is as amazing as I’d hoped -all 29 chapters. The illustrations look fantastic - big thanks to Lund Humphries and the editors. Never seen an academic book looking happier on a coffee table 🙂

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Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · 25d

Hurrah for this and that generation of feminists.

‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 26d

📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!

👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

SHS Annual Conference 2026

Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · Dec 11

When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!

lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · Dec 11

Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · Dec 11

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Dec 11

What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year?

Natali Moreira explores this overlooked event using the Women of the Whole World journal archived at @fotwl.bsky.social 🗃️✊

A People's Congress

What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women’s Year in East Berlin?

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Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Dec 9

Fewer!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 8

A twofold plight: for researchers and for Library staff (some of whom are also researchers). Past time for DCMS to take note.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Dec 8

‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library.

Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.

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‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News

Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Dec 8

New calls for research funding: bit.ly/44d2mTb

Today we open calls for the Society's next rounds of 'Early Career Fellowship Grants' and 'Open Research Grants'. These schemes offer support for post-doc and later career historians to pursue research.

Closing dates: 6 March 2026 #Skystorians 1/2

Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS

The Society currently invites applications for the following six schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 23 January to 6 March 2026. For ...

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · Dec 4

Picked this up last week. You know your future uni is perfect for you when they have a bangin’ knitting book. These are on my knit list:

Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Dec 3

This is very bad for access in my local town which needs this provision not to mention the jobs lost. The fact that an institution like this is reliant on overseas student fees is mad.

Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · Dec 3

Every sympathy for University of Essex (and pressures facing them) but this is very bad news for Southend.

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet

Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet

Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector

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Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Dec 3

Excited to announce this is in production. A Fleece to Fashion tour of Scotland’s famous knitting sector taking in hand and machine, local and global, making, design, marketing and more. And it will be Open Access with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

Knitting in Scotland: Culture, Craft and Industry

Buy Knitting in Scotland: Culture, Craft and Industry by Lynn Abrams, Sally Tuckett, Marina Moskowitz, Roslyn Chapman (ISBN: 9781350361713) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · Dec 3

Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet

Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector

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Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Dec 3

Loved first series but it deteriorated and the last season was dreadful

Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Nov 29

I’m shocked!

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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · Nov 27

#SkyStorians #History @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference CFP now live! A Lancaster, historic home of SHS, 1-3 July 2026. CFP deadline 16 Jan 2026.
socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

Conference

Visit the post for more.

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Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · Nov 26

fancy! And so very Glasgow...

Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · Nov 26

Winter Graduations are upon us @uofglasgow.bsky.social and what better graduation gift than Glasgow University Knits available to order online www.universityofglasgowshops.com/collections/...

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · Nov 25

Just finished this absolutely brilliant book. Rewrites the history of the 60s in particular. It’s not cheap as it’s an academic book, but order it from your library. It’s eye-opening! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ninety-hu...