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Alka Raman
@alkaraman.bsky.social
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Economic and social historian of the early modern world, innovation, industrialisation and all things cotton. Assistant Prof at UCL History. Chair of the Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society.
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 4d
Reminder: online training event for academic publishing and applying for grants, on 10th Oct, organised by the @ehswomcom.bsky.social The event will be particularly useful for ECRs, registration info👇
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Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · 27d
The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society
10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 20d
Many thanks to Darshan Shah and the team from Weavers’ Studio, Kolkata. ‘Textiles from Bengal’ would not be possible without them.
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 20d
The highlight of the day - textile objects, demonstrating extraordinary skill and expertise in textile making and adornment in Bengal.
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 20d
Mary Schoeser, Meha Priyadarshini and I also presented at the ‘Textiles from Bengal’ event. Thanks to the audience for the fantastic engagement!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 21d
Rosemary Crill, John Styles and Karolina Hutkova presenting at ‘Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy’
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 21d
It’s about to begin! Setting up for ‘Textiles from Bengal’
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23d
Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.
Children & Young People's Voices Research Project - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 27d
Want to know more about publishing your work and applying for research grants? The @ehswomcom.bsky.social is organising an online training session on 10th Oct. Save the date! ⬇️
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Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · 27d
The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society
10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...
ehs.org.uk
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29d
It's that time of year again, annual elections for election to Council of the National Trust. Lots of candidates to choose from.

Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Sep 6
What's better than a rainbow-coloured bed of dahlias?

An actual rainbow shining over the rainbow-coloured dahlias.
A semi-circular bed full of dahlias in bloom, blooming in shades of pink on the right, fading through to red hues, then orange and yellow. The sky above has dark clouds but the sun (not seen) is casting a glow across the garden while a rainbow shines above it.
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Sep 4
How did women participate in business and enterprise through history? CfP currently live from the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
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Economic History Society @echistsoc.bsky.social · Aug 29
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Andrew Popp @andrewpopp.bsky.social · Aug 26
The call for next year's @businesshistoryc.bsky.social annual meeting is up (the deadline is Oct 17th). The theme is Co-creation. Is there anyone who might be interesting in developing a panel on the Co-creation of business histories with collaborators from outside both academia & the corporation.
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22
Fantastic day in Exeter immersed in the history of the city through the foundational materiality of the Roman walls! Thanks to Mark Stoyle for leading the brilliant tour for the @ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22
From the tussle between the cathedral and the city, to cloth-making and economic prosperity, all built on Roman foundations. Exeter Roman walls tour of the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22
Fancy a garden wall with Roman foundations?!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22
Wall as a patchwork of stone over time!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22
Beginning the EHS Women’s Committee’s Exeter Roman Walls walk with Mark Stoyle with the gunpowder tower!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 20
Cannot recommend this highly enough for PhD students, having benefitted from the residential training course myself several years ago!
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Judy Stephenson @judyzara.bsky.social · Aug 19
The @echistsoc.bsky.social ‘s PhD residential training course literally changes careers for the better… apply here ehs.org.uk/society/stud...
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students - Economic History Society
University of Warwick Radcliffe Conference Centre 3 – 6 December 2025 The Economic History Society offers 12 part-funded places on an intensive residential course designed to raise the quality and ana...
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 19
Assessing textile samples at the Whitworth and John Rylands in Manchester with @edmond-smith.bsky.social for an upcoming exhibition. Time flies you’re having fun!
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Kerry-Louise Apps 🗃️ (formerly the 👩‍🏫 Ms. Apps) @kerrylouisehistory.bsky.social · Aug 19
As always, a fabulous time to be completing a PhD on a seventeenth-century couple, East India goods, and touching on the India women of Restoration London👇
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Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · Jun 27
CfP now out for the Annual Workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee.
Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship - Agency, Experience, and Enterprise
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Venue: UCL History
Deadline for proposals: 5 Sept 2025
For more details, see👇
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Women's Commitee Workshop - Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise - Economic History Society
12/12/2025 @ All day - Call for Papers (CFP) Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agenc...
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 16
Many congratulations Lewis, most well deserved!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 15
What is the significance of Indian textiles in global economic history? Co-organising a one-day workshop with Tirthankar Roy on the topic, to mark the launch of the new book ‘Textiles from Bengal’. Limited places available, book via link👇
www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 1
Fantastic few days in beautiful Lund @WEHC2025 partaking in global new research in economic history, exchanging ideas and sharing insights. So special to see colleagues and friends from all around the world, safe travels back home all!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Jul 30
Sorry to miss you Andrew! We must find a way to meet sometime. Happy holidays!
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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Jul 30
Very excited to join the editorial team @rhi-ihr.bsky.social thanks to the existing team for a wonderfully warm welcome at #WEHC2025 in Lund!
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Industrial History Review @rhi-ihr.bsky.social · Jul 30
Thrilled to welcome some of our new team members at RHI-IHR! We had a truly international kick-off at #WEHC2025 in Lund—complete with Vietnamese coffee and lively discussion. Here’s to fresh perspectives and conversations on global economic history! 🌏☕📚
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Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social · Jul 29
#WEHC2025 We're underway for "The Seams of Globalisation"! Delighted to be running this session with @alkaraman.bsky.social. Currently hearing @vendyhoppe.bsky.social giving a wonderful paper on Venetian silk through studying probate inventories
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Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social · Jul 29
#WEHC2025 Come along to @jakedyble.bsky.social and Antonio Iodice's book sessions in the Kulturen for a stimulating discussion on the maritime economy!
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Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social · Jul 28
#WEHC2025 Now "Greasing the Wheels of Globalisation" for the rest of the day! Looking forward to some fun discussions
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