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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Jun 17

ICYMI: BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025 #AHRC #AcademicSky

BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025

Six early-career university researchers will work with Radio 4 programme makers to bring new ideas and the latest academic scholarship to audiences.

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Jun 21

AHRC welcomes significant DCMS funding for creative industries #AHRC #AcademicSky

AHRC welcomes significant DCMS funding for creative industries

The commitment of £75 million to expand two major AHRC-led creative industries programmes comes as part of the government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan.

www.ukri.org

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great opportunities here 👇🏻

Oral History Society @oralhistsoc.bsky.social · Jun 19

Do you enjoy #oralhistory and promoting its use? Volunteer as a Regional Adviser for the Oral History Society! You’ll be part of a community of oral history practitioners who are as enthusiastic as you are – sharing ideas, inspiring change, and helping voices be heard

www.ohs.org.uk/volunteering...

A poster featuring a map of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and a microphone. Included are the words Regional Advisors Wanted Oral History Society.

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Glasgow Women's Library @womenslibrary.bsky.social · Jun 24

Many thanks to @museumsassociation.org for highlighting our Library of Sanctuary status

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Glasgow Women's Library awarded sanctuary status - Museums Association

Status awarded to organisations that welcome and support refugees and people seeking asylum

www.museumsassociation.org

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Katie Gee Salisbury @kayteesal.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks for having me on the podcast @infinite-women.com!

Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · Jun 10

This week on the podcast, Katie Gee Salisbury (@kayteesal.bsky.social), author of Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong, joins us to talk about Hollywood’s first Asian-American movie star. (1/2)

Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/inf...

Katie Gee Salisbury on Anna May Wong by Infinite Women

Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong, joins us to talk about Hollywood’s first Asian-American movie star. More about Katie and her work: ht...

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · Jun 24

#OnThisDay, 24 June 1916, Mary Pickford becomes the first Hollywood star to sign a million-dollar contract.

#ReclaimTheFrame #HollywoodHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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Mary Pickford in the 1910s. She is a white woman with blonde hair in ringlets. A small, probably grey, kitten is sitting on her shoulder.

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 24

American Historical Association @historians.org · Jun 24

In the June issue of the #AHR, @danieljstory.bsky.social teams up with @katecarp.bsky.social, host and producer of @draftingthepast.bsky.social, to discuss the craft of writing history, while unpacking the minutiae of both the writing process and podcast interviews. #HistoryinFocus 🗃️

The Craft of Writing History with Drafting the Past: An Interview with Kate Carpenter

The American Historical Review is pleased to present this conversation with historian and history podcaster Kate Carpenter about her innovative podcast Dra

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 24

Oral History Society @oralhistsoc.bsky.social · Jun 19

👋Hello from the Oral History Society! Since 1973, we've championed the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories across the UK and beyond. Whether you're new to #oralhistory, curious, or experienced in the field, do join us in our mission to support and develop the use of oral history.

A group of people gathered round a table for a tailored training session provided by the Oral History Society. Interview recording equipment can be found on the table.

🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 24

Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · May 29

Great news - we have extended the registration for online delegates for our conference to 5th August. Find our more about our online/hybrid offer here : www.archives.org.uk/news/we-have-extended-our-online-conference-registration-period-to-5th-august

We have extended our Online conference registration period to 5th August — Archives & Records Association

We have extended our Online conference registration period to 5th August Our hybrid conference will be live streamed from our in-person venue in Bristol from 27-29th August. Of course, attending o...

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are super excited to have a CFP out for our upcoming What's On Symposium at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on 19th September 2025! See all details below Deadline to apply: 4th July. Looking forward to reading your proposals!

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 22

University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · Jun 20

Refugees' stories often feature within our Middle East collections. The documents in this image are from the Richmond papers and concern charitable work in the early 1970s by the Quakers and UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Fund for Palestinian Refugees).

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#WorldRefugeeDay #Archives

Collage of documents concerning concern charitable work by the Quakers & UNIPAL in the 1970s, including a typescript letter, a manuscript letter and a images of Jerash refugee camp.

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 22

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S.C. Parris 🖤🦇🩸 | MLIS @scparris.com · Jun 21

At work vibrating bc the daughter of the collection I’m processing is coming in today to identify people in photos for us! #archives #archivist #genealogy

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 21

Women Film Pioneers Project @wfpproject.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy Birthday to actress/producer/screenwriter Leah Baird!

Leah Baird – Women Film Pioneers Project

Women Film Pioneers Project is a scholarly resource exploring women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.

wfpp.columbia.edu

🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 21

Zoe Burgess @zoevb.bsky.social · Dec 30

Pleased to share a fantastic special issue of Open Screens on Hidden Screen Industries, including my article ‘Taken by my wife’ 📕🎞️ www.openscreensjournal.com/issue/1297/i...

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Just over a month to go until our annual conference! Have you booked your ticket yet?

For more details and to secure your place, please use the link below. We can't wait to see you there!

www.history.ac.uk/events/histo...

#skystorians #history #postgrad

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Jun 20

Current RHS funding programmes include our next round of 'Early Career Fellowship Grants' to support academic activities. Grants are for a maximum of £2000 for early career historians to complete a discrete project.

The call for this next round runs until 5 September bit.ly/3ZAJfjK #Skystorians

Image of woman reading with text: Applications now invited for RHS Early Career Fellowship Grants. Closing date 5 September 2025

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our excellent @ihrlibrary.bsky.social colleagues are here to help

Dr Jérémy Filet @drjeremyfilet.bsky.social · Jun 18

A colleague just pointed out this excellent scheme from the @ihr.bsky.social !

If you need articles or chapters, they might be able to help!

www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

Document Supply

We provide a reprographics and inter-library loan service.

www.history.ac.uk

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Lyndsey Jenkins @teadevotee.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hosting a workshop @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social on women, work and wages in the 1970s in September - please see cfp attached or feel free to email me for a normal sized one - students and ecrs especially encouraged

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · Jun 12

🗃️ The Summer Issue of the JWH is out! Read about our commitment to foreground women's history in these times of erasure and the editors' summary of its contents here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Project MUSE - Editorial Note: Transformations and the Power of Imagination

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Jun 20

Today is World Refugee Day.

✊🗃 From the archive, a podcast episode by Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social featuring Peter Gatrell, Pual Dudman @paulvdudman.bsky.social, Heather Faulkner and Mezna Qato @meznaqato.bsky.social, on creating Refugee Archives.

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#WorldRefugeeDay

Creating Refugee Archives

How can historians and archivists best document, preserve, and make accessible the voices and artifacts of refugee and migration experience?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thanks so much! We’re excited about what is ahead and #DWFTH7 gave us energy and ideas

Helen Warner @helenwarner.bsky.social · Jun 19

The @womensscreenwork.bsky.social panel was excellent. Such a great project. Can't wait to see it progress

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 20

Such very sad news, Barbara was so incredibly knowledgeable and her astute and warm advice to researchers contributed hugely to the field of film history

Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · May 27

Barbara Hall, film historian, Archivist for the Art Directors Guild, former Archivist at the Margaret Herrick Library (AMPAS), and co-author of Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking (2019), passed away on May 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

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physicaltv.bsky.social @physicaltv.bsky.social · Jun 20

@physicaltv.bsky.social @nastysilents.bsky.social's BREAKING PLATES screening at Il Cinema Ritrovato this Sun, June 22, 4.30pm.

Tix: www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Join @karenpearlman.bsky.social @hennefem.bsky.social Elif Kaynakci, Kate Saccone & @richardjamesallen.bsky.social for the panel/Q&A!

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Women Film Pioneers Project @wfpproject.bsky.social · Jun 20

New to WFPP: Tom Slater on Katharine Kavanaugh!

Katharine Kavanaugh – Women Film Pioneers Project

Women Film Pioneers Project is a scholarly resource exploring women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.

wfpp.columbia.edu

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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 20

It was so great to be at #DWFTH7 in Lincoln and to present our project’s first steps. Thanks for the insightful comments and discussion from the audience #womensscreenwork #femfilmhistory #archives @bdcmuseum.bsky.social @bellecobb.bsky.social @archiveswendy.bsky.social

Helen Hanson, Project Lead of the Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible introduces the project and the team. Pictured are the team Linda Ruth Williams, Shelley Cobb, Phil Wickham, Wendy Russell and Helen Hanson, Katie Crosson and Jessica Boyall. The team are photographed in the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum lower galleries. Also pictured is the BFI Archive at Berkhamsted and the Exterior of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter

Jessica Boyall pictured outlining our project archive strand

Shelley Cobb and Linda Ruth Williams outline plans to interview filmmaker donors

Lisa Smithstead introduces the project aims to interview archivists and curators

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