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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to be involved with a new research network at @crasshlive.bsky.social exploring Precarious Ageing, past, present & future. We kick off 9th Oct/2pm, hybrid and in-person, with @paulfdhiggs.bsky.social & @evemworth.bsky.social in conversation. Register here www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47719/

Thinking about precarity and aging - CRASSH

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

www.crassh.cam.ac.uk

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · 12d

New article (with Exeter colleagues and Louise Ashley) thinking about the nature of the current 'social mobility industry' in England

British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · 12d

This new article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education.

#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · 12d

New article (with Exeter colleagues and Louise Ashley) thinking about the nature of the current 'social mobility industry' in England

British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · 12d

This new article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education.

#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · Aug 28

Very interesting, and resonates with some things I have been thinking about this year

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great overview- and fantastic visual notes too- of a recent seminar on downward social mobility run by @cadebellaigue.bsky.social & @evemworth.bsky.social www.history.ox.ac.uk/article/down...

Downward Social Mobility in Britain since 1850, 31st March 2025

www.history.ox.ac.uk

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Jessica Grene @jgrenewriter.bsky.social · Aug 15

‘A prize claiming to be a celebration of LGBTQ+ inclusion should know that the condition of trans people isn’t reducible to a debate in which people are simply holding “different positions” – they are a minority group facing unprecedented levels of harassment and political antagonism’

Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

www.theguardian.com

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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · Aug 4

Celebrating a major achievement for our department! 🎉 Dr Eve Worth has been appointed to the DWP’s Methods Advisory Group, bringing her expertise in modern British social history to influence national policy.

Demonstrating how our research shapes society! 🏛️📚

👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congratulations 🎉🥳

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jun 26

We’ve launched a new collection of openly accessible videos, Interviews with Historians, in which prominent 20th century historians reflect on their lives and professional practices. Access the collection here:
www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Jun 25

HAPPY ZOHRAN NIGHT TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Jun 24

happy zohran day to all who celebrate

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · May 30

Read Eve Worth's review of "The Fall and Rise of the English Upper Class: Houses, Kinship and Capital Since 1945" by Daniel Smith, which draws on a range of disciplines and case studies to explore the contemporary prominence of the English upper class

#EarlyView at #BJS ➡️ buff.ly/3p2gQBM

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · May 1

Haha I'd forgotten about that!

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · May 1

Wish you were here!!

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Apr 21

We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history.

Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8

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Sibylle Gollac @sibylleglk.bsky.social · Apr 20

👀 Including women in the analysis helps better understand the reproduction of class society💜

Shay O’Brien @shayobrien.bsky.social · Apr 18

This is such an honor!! Thank you so much to the committee. My paper “The Family Web” is open access:

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · Apr 20

Congratulations!

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Jamey Jesperson @jameyj.bsky.social · Apr 16

Omg and the lack of self-reflection on excluding trans men "because the gender reassignment process has given them a male appearance” has me reeeeeeeeeeling.

Someone take me out of this Black Mirror episode, please.

Jamey Jesperson @jameyj.bsky.social · Apr 16

Yet another legal action that proves people lack even foundational knowledge of what and who a trans woman is - not to mention an elementary understanding of biology, sex, and most crucially, MISOGYNY.

Believe it or not, women do not undergo a chromosomal test before being discriminated against...

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · Apr 16

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.

The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010

www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Apr 16

My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic

Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male

www.scientificamerican.com

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Apr 16

If this is the law, the law is wrong.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Apr 16

Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.

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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · Apr 16

The Supreme Court of the UK is about to rule on the rights of trans women in a case in which no trans women were allowed to give evidence or participate in any way.

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · Apr 11

@evemworth.bsky.social is now revisiting her book ‘The Welfare Generation’ & thinking how lens of #experientialexpertise can provide further insights to women’s lives. #EverydayWelfare #LSBU

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · Apr 1

Congrats! I am going to set this on my new module about the history of gender and education

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Eve Worth @evemworth.bsky.social · Mar 29

Such an interesting finding

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Mar 28

Arresting Quaker women for non-violent protest and breaking into a meeting house to do so. The first time anyone has been arrested in a meeting house in living memory. Despicable behaviour from a Labour government’s Home Office/the Met Police.

Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · Mar 28

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House

Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

www.quaker.org.uk

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