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Sophia Duleep Singh
Sophia Duleep Singh (1876–1948) was an Indian princess and a formidable figure in the women's suffrage movement.
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Oh hi Women’s History Month 👋
Check out my new content on Sophia ❤️ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
#womenshistoy #genderhist #WHM2025
Check out my new content on Sophia ❤️ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
#womenshistoy #genderhist #WHM2025
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🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
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This is a beautiful, powerful, and important exhibition. It reminds us of how love can be found in the most unlikely sources and desperate circumstances.
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records.
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This is a beautiful, powerful, and important exhibition. It reminds us of how love can be found in the most unlikely sources and desperate circumstances.
So delighted to have some extended commentaries about some of the content, including from @tricksterprince.bsky.social! Multiple items on display are inspired by his wonderful work. Thank you Matt.
This is a beautiful, powerful, and important exhibition. It reminds us of how love can be found in the most unlikely sources and desperate circumstances.
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records.
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
So delighted to have some extended commentaries about some of the content, including from @tricksterprince.bsky.social! Multiple items on display are inspired by his wonderful work. Thank you Matt.
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records.
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records.
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
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New on the blog!
@harveybonehist.bsky.social and @txbatha.bsky.social share their fascinating research on the 1959 and 1974 General Elections, exploring the use of 'spousal letters' in candidate's #election pamphlets.
#womenshistory #politicalhistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/a-word-to-th...
@harveybonehist.bsky.social and @txbatha.bsky.social share their fascinating research on the 1959 and 1974 General Elections, exploring the use of 'spousal letters' in candidate's #election pamphlets.
#womenshistory #politicalhistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/a-word-to-th...
‘A Word to the Wives’: Spousal Letters and the Politics of Persuasion, 1959-74 – Harvey Bone and Tabatha Burden
During a seven-week internship at the University of Oxford, undergraduates Harvey Bone and Tabatha Burden worked on a project researching and assessing data from the 1959 and February 1974 election…
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January 26, 2026 at 9:28 AM
New on the blog!
@harveybonehist.bsky.social and @txbatha.bsky.social share their fascinating research on the 1959 and 1974 General Elections, exploring the use of 'spousal letters' in candidate's #election pamphlets.
#womenshistory #politicalhistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/a-word-to-th...
@harveybonehist.bsky.social and @txbatha.bsky.social share their fascinating research on the 1959 and 1974 General Elections, exploring the use of 'spousal letters' in candidate's #election pamphlets.
#womenshistory #politicalhistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/a-word-to-th...
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⚡ Lightning Talks at The London Archives ⚡
Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history!
📆 Wed 11 February
🕔 5pm
Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history!
📆 Wed 11 February
🕔 5pm
Lightning Talks at The London Archives - IN PERSON
Are you a student or Early Career Researcher? Need feedback on in-progress research? Can you summarise your research in 5 minutes or less?
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January 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
⚡ Lightning Talks at The London Archives ⚡
Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history!
📆 Wed 11 February
🕔 5pm
Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history!
📆 Wed 11 February
🕔 5pm
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It’s lovely to see that Songs of Seven Dials is one of the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk recommended Christmas gifts.
Thank you for the kind words (in the alt-text): they have got me in the festive spirit now.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
#London #history #20s30s
Thank you for the kind words (in the alt-text): they have got me in the festive spirit now.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
#London #history #20s30s
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It’s lovely to see that Songs of Seven Dials is one of the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk recommended Christmas gifts.
Thank you for the kind words (in the alt-text): they have got me in the festive spirit now.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
#London #history #20s30s
Thank you for the kind words (in the alt-text): they have got me in the festive spirit now.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
#London #history #20s30s
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We are very excited to have the privilege of hosting Prof Merry Wiesner-Hanks tomorrow at 4pm GMT. Merry will be discussing her book 'Women and the Reformations: A Global History'. Please do sign up to join us: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We are very excited to have the privilege of hosting Prof Merry Wiesner-Hanks tomorrow at 4pm GMT. Merry will be discussing her book 'Women and the Reformations: A Global History'. Please do sign up to join us: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
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Ahead of our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event, we want to shine a light on our fab speakers, starting with Kaia Alderson. Kaia is a historical fiction author passionate about highlighting “hidden" women in African American history. Read more about Kaia here: www.kaiaalderson.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ahead of our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event, we want to shine a light on our fab speakers, starting with Kaia Alderson. Kaia is a historical fiction author passionate about highlighting “hidden" women in African American history. Read more about Kaia here: www.kaiaalderson.com
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Registration for our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event is now LIVE! Please do join us next Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 4pm GMT for a fascinating discussion with Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons. More details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
Sign up now for our ‘New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories’ Roundtable Event!
Our Autumn Seminar Series continues next Wednesday, 5 November 2025, at 4pm GMT, with a special roundtable event, New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories. We are thrilled to welcome Kaia …
womenshistorynetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Registration for our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event is now LIVE! Please do join us next Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 4pm GMT for a fascinating discussion with Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons. More details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
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🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history!
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
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#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history!
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
Brilliant to hear @tricksterprince.bsky.social in conversation with @julialaite.bsky.social tonight on the story of Seven Dials, discussing class, gentrification and racism in the 1920s and 1930s.
Very much looking forward to reading this!
Very much looking forward to reading this!
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Brilliant to hear @tricksterprince.bsky.social in conversation with @julialaite.bsky.social tonight on the story of Seven Dials, discussing class, gentrification and racism in the 1920s and 1930s.
Very much looking forward to reading this!
Very much looking forward to reading this!
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Publishing today!
Centring on a 1927 libel trial, @tricksterprince.bsky.social's latest book tells the story of the #London neighbourhood of Seven Dials and its battles with racism and gentrification throughout the 20s and 30s, a struggle that would shape the city we know today. #booksky #history
Centring on a 1927 libel trial, @tricksterprince.bsky.social's latest book tells the story of the #London neighbourhood of Seven Dials and its battles with racism and gentrification throughout the 20s and 30s, a struggle that would shape the city we know today. #booksky #history
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Publishing today!
Centring on a 1927 libel trial, @tricksterprince.bsky.social's latest book tells the story of the #London neighbourhood of Seven Dials and its battles with racism and gentrification throughout the 20s and 30s, a struggle that would shape the city we know today. #booksky #history
Centring on a 1927 libel trial, @tricksterprince.bsky.social's latest book tells the story of the #London neighbourhood of Seven Dials and its battles with racism and gentrification throughout the 20s and 30s, a struggle that would shape the city we know today. #booksky #history
Join us for Surveillance and Society: Reading Records Against the Grain — an exploration of how historical records reveal power, resistance, and surveillance.
November 18 at The National Archives.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...
#HistoryFromBelow #LGBTQHistory #BlackHistory
November 18 at The National Archives.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...
#HistoryFromBelow #LGBTQHistory #BlackHistory
PAST Surveillance and Society: Reading records against the grain
Participants are invited to critically engage with case studies of a broad range of 20th century surveillance records at the archives
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October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us for Surveillance and Society: Reading Records Against the Grain — an exploration of how historical records reveal power, resistance, and surveillance.
November 18 at The National Archives.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...
#HistoryFromBelow #LGBTQHistory #BlackHistory
November 18 at The National Archives.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...
#HistoryFromBelow #LGBTQHistory #BlackHistory
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the challenges of uncovering the lives of women—especially Black, Asian & ethnic minority women—who left no written record.
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the challenges of uncovering the lives of women—especially Black, Asian & ethnic minority women—who left no written record.
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
Do join us! 👇
Last chance to sign up for our webinar w/ Dr Christine De Matos TODAY at 10am BST. Christine will be discussing the role of women as occupiers post-WWII & exploring the requisitioned & constructed homes of occupier families as spaces of occupation. Sign up: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…
womenshistorynetwork.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Do join us! 👇
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Don't forget to sign up for our seminar TOMORROW (Wed 24 Sep) at 10am BST. Dr Christine De Matos will be speaking on 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan'. You can find the link to register here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…
womenshistorynetwork.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Don't forget to sign up for our seminar TOMORROW (Wed 24 Sep) at 10am BST. Dr Christine De Matos will be speaking on 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan'. You can find the link to register here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
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📢 HOWL is hiring a new part-time administrator!
⏰ Deadline for applications Tuesday 30 September
📝 Zoom interview Monday 6 October
The full job description is available on our website. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
⏰ Deadline for applications Tuesday 30 September
📝 Zoom interview Monday 6 October
The full job description is available on our website. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📢 HOWL is hiring a new part-time administrator!
⏰ Deadline for applications Tuesday 30 September
📝 Zoom interview Monday 6 October
The full job description is available on our website. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
⏰ Deadline for applications Tuesday 30 September
📝 Zoom interview Monday 6 October
The full job description is available on our website. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
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A huge thank you to everyone who made the Women’s History Network Annual Conference such a success – our brilliant attendees, members, committee, & the wonderful organisers who brought it all together.
We are grateful to be part of such a vibrant & inspiring community. 💜
#WHNConf #WomensHistory
We are grateful to be part of such a vibrant & inspiring community. 💜
#WHNConf #WomensHistory
September 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who made the Women’s History Network Annual Conference such a success – our brilliant attendees, members, committee, & the wonderful organisers who brought it all together.
We are grateful to be part of such a vibrant & inspiring community. 💜
#WHNConf #WomensHistory
We are grateful to be part of such a vibrant & inspiring community. 💜
#WHNConf #WomensHistory
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Less than a week to go now until our 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' Roundtable. Please do join us for what we are sure is going to be a really insightful discussion. Sign up link here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Less than a week to go now until our 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' Roundtable. Please do join us for what we are sure is going to be a really insightful discussion. Sign up link here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
Interested in digital history, government records, or web archiving?
Join the UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops hosted by The National Archives this October!
Dates:
7 Oct @ The National Archives, Kew
15 Oct @ Senate House, London
Apply by 23 Sept:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
Join the UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops hosted by The National Archives this October!
Dates:
7 Oct @ The National Archives, Kew
15 Oct @ Senate House, London
Apply by 23 Sept:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops
Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Interested in digital history, government records, or web archiving?
Join the UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops hosted by The National Archives this October!
Dates:
7 Oct @ The National Archives, Kew
15 Oct @ Senate House, London
Apply by 23 Sept:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
Join the UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops hosted by The National Archives this October!
Dates:
7 Oct @ The National Archives, Kew
15 Oct @ Senate House, London
Apply by 23 Sept:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
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I am absolutely delighted to be speaking about ways of doing lesbian history alongside @norenashopland.bsky.social, @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social and Professor Lisa Weston next month!
We are thrilled to share the programme for our upcoming seminar series. Please continue to check our socials and our website over the coming weeks as the links to register for each of the seminars are published. We look forward to seeing you all there!
August 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I am absolutely delighted to be speaking about ways of doing lesbian history alongside @norenashopland.bsky.social, @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social and Professor Lisa Weston next month!
Really looking forward to this!
The sign up link for our roundtable 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View', ft. @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social, @norenashopland.bsky.social, @sazwingrove.bsky.social, and Prof Lisa Weston, is now LIVE. Please visit our website to register: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
September 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Really looking forward to this!
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We’re approaching the centenary of this monumental act in 2028. What would a meaningful anniversary look like to you? What should heritage organisations prioritise or showcase? We’d love to hear your thoughts. #EqualFranchise #PublicHistory #GenderHist
🗳️ #OTD 2 July 1928: The Equal Franchise Act received royal assent in the UK, granting all women over 21 the vote—regardless of property.
It gave women electoral equality with men, adding 5 million to the roll and making them the majority in the 1929 election. #VotesForWomen #Suffrage #GenderHist
It gave women electoral equality with men, adding 5 million to the roll and making them the majority in the 1929 election. #VotesForWomen #Suffrage #GenderHist
July 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We’re approaching the centenary of this monumental act in 2028. What would a meaningful anniversary look like to you? What should heritage organisations prioritise or showcase? We’d love to hear your thoughts. #EqualFranchise #PublicHistory #GenderHist