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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks, Leslie!

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Leslie Howsam @lesliehowsam.bsky.social · Sep 8

Required reading for #bookhistory and “fembib. Collaboration, mentorship, “data intimacy” and research.

The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Sep 2

For our final spotlight in the Research in Reflection series, join PI Michelle Levy and Lead Editor Kandice Sharren as they muse on 10 years of the WPHP—their regrets, their accomplishments, and how they have tried to keep the humans involved at the forefront of of the project: tinyurl.com/23ajexte

A classic meme: Hugh Laurie's head on top of a giant manatee that is crashing into an air station. The caption reads, "OH, THE HUGH MANATEE."

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Kandice @kandicedarcia.bsky.social · Sep 2

Being sincere in public sets off my fight-or-flight response, but adding my favourite meme of all time to the social media posts helps.

The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Sep 2

For our final spotlight in the Research in Reflection series, join PI Michelle Levy and Lead Editor Kandice Sharren as they muse on 10 years of the WPHP—their regrets, their accomplishments, and how they have tried to keep the humans involved at the forefront of of the project: tinyurl.com/23ajexte

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Sep 2

For our final spotlight in the Research in Reflection series, join PI Michelle Levy and Lead Editor Kandice Sharren as they muse on 10 years of the WPHP—their regrets, their accomplishments, and how they have tried to keep the humans involved at the forefront of of the project: tinyurl.com/23ajexte

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 29

In Kate’s contribution to our “Research in Reflection Series” she reflects on how the WPHP (delightfully, inevitably) shaped her her PhD work—and provided her with the opportunity to drop books in the British Library. Oops. Read about her ongoing love story with the WPHP here: tinyurl.com/5k55cpxm

A woman pushes a the book cart of shame, laden with old books, through the Rare Books and Manuscripts reading room at the British Library.

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 22

Continuing our "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series," RA Belle Eist details how following a rabbit hole into Jane Loudon's life informed both her MA project and her WPHP work: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/150.

A title page with ten lines of black printed text on a white background

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 20

In our next installment of the "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series, join RA Salena Wiener as she recounts how the WPHP helped shape her PhD research on women's labour in the production of manuscripts: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/149.

Thirteen lines of black cursive script on beige paper background

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 15

First up, in "Reflections of a Research Assistant:
The Multitudes of WPHP Work," Amanda Law discusses the several roles she took on as an RA for the project, and the special place Phillis Wheatley Peters and her book of poetry hold in her memories: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/146.

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 14

As the WPHP comes to a bittersweet close this summer (😭), we're releasing one last Spotlight series to celebrate! Join our team down memory lane in our "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series" which will be published throughout the rest of August: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/148.

Research in Reflection Spotlight Series

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 14

How it started How it ended

Two women stand and smile in an office with a desk, laptop, open books, papers, and a computer with a screen displaying data.

Seven people sit around a table in a brightly lit cafe, smiling, with books, drinks, and snacks on the table.

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Leslie Howsam @lesliehowsam.bsky.social · Aug 14

I had forgotten quite how long I’ve been doing #fembib #bookhistory till this lovely podcast opportunity with @thewphp.bsky.social .

The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 13

In the penultimate (!!) episode of The WPHP Monthly Mercury, we’re joined by three scholars whose work has been vital to our research—Isobel Grundy, @lesliehowsam.bsky.social, and Maureen Bell. Listen here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/147 (1/3)

A graphic in the style of a nineteenth century title page that reads: "The WPHP Monthly Mercury No. 5.5 FINDING, BUILDING, SUSTAINING, SUPPORTING feat. Isobel Grundy, Leslie Howsam, Maureen Bell | VANCOUVER: Hosted by Moffatt & Sharren, Vancouver and Saskatoon 2025." Pencil annotations note the names "Kate & Kandice) and the date "Aug. 13."

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 13

We were so excited (and a little starstruck!) to get a chance to talk to them about how things have changed for women’s book history since they began their careers (and how they haven’t). (3/3)

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since beginning this podcast, we have spent a lot of time thinking and talking about the researchers who have made the Women’s Print History Project possible, whether through the projects they have created or the critiques they have levied. (2/3)

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Aug 13

In the penultimate (!!) episode of The WPHP Monthly Mercury, we’re joined by three scholars whose work has been vital to our research—Isobel Grundy, @lesliehowsam.bsky.social, and Maureen Bell. Listen here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/147 (1/3)

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Kandice @kandicedarcia.bsky.social · Feb 19

Come for the witch trials, stay for the informative chapter about Newcastle architecture.

The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Feb 19

This month’s episode of the WPHP Monthly Mercury features research by recent PhD graduate Tricia Monsour, who completed a scholarly edition of Jane Harvey’s The Castle of Tynemouth. We never can resist a bonkers novel—and we hope you can’t either: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/145

A graphic formatted like an eighteenth century title page that reads:
The WPHP Monthly Mercury No 5.4
A Newcastle Novelist
feat. Tricia Monsour
Vancouver:
Hosted by Moffatt & Sharren, [pencil annotation: Kate & Kandice] Vancouver and Saskatoon
[pencil annotation: Feb. 19th] 2025.

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Feb 19

This month’s episode of the WPHP Monthly Mercury features research by recent PhD graduate Tricia Monsour, who completed a scholarly edition of Jane Harvey’s The Castle of Tynemouth. We never can resist a bonkers novel—and we hope you can’t either: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/145

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Feb 7

Happy 2025 and ten year anniversary of the WPHP! To find out what we've been up to in the lead up to this milestone (and to see a throwback photo of Lead Editor Kandice and Project Director Michelle in 2015), take a look at our 2024 Year in Review: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/144.

Seven people sitting around a table in a restaurant, smiling at the camera. Books and food are on the table. Bright interior with tall windows and yellow accents.

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Dec 12

Oh hey it’s me. Check it out.

The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 11

For S5E3 of the WPHP Monthly Mercury, join us as we interview @meganpeiser.bsky.social and @embrarian.bsky.social about their work on the Hicks Collection. This episode has it all—a badass woman book collector, a Boston marriage, and even a heist (!!!): womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/143

A graphic formatted like an eighteenth century title page that reads:
The WPHP Monthly Mercury No 5.3
Bibliographic Intimacies
feat.
Megan Peiser &
Emily Spunaugle
Vancouver:
Hosted by Moffatt & Sharren, [pencil annotation: Kate & Kandice]
Vancouver and Saskatoon
[pencil annotation: Dec 11th] 2024

An image of one woman's hand holding another woman's hand with a long green nail, captioned: really holding space for the Marguerite Hicks collection

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 11

For S5E3 of the WPHP Monthly Mercury, join us as we interview @meganpeiser.bsky.social and @embrarian.bsky.social about their work on the Hicks Collection. This episode has it all—a badass woman book collector, a Boston marriage, and even a heist (!!!): womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/143

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 4

And the anonymously authored The Happy Family; or, Winter Evenings' Employment. Consisting of Reading and Conversations, in seven parts, which features passages by Hannah More: womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17534.

Title page of The Happy Family; or, Winter Evenings' Employment. Consisting of Reading and Conversations, in seven parts

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 4

The pseudonymous Rachel Revel’s Winter Evening Pastimes; or, the Merry-Makers Companion which claims to promote “harmless mirth and innocent amusement:” womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/21890;

Title page of Rachel Revel’s Winter Evening Pastimes; or, the Merry-Makers Companion

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 4

Some highlights include Isabella Jane Towers’s The Children's Fire-side: Being a Series of Tales for Winter Evenings: womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/10444;

Title page of Isabella Jane Towers’s The Children's Fire-side: Being a Series of Tales for Winter Evenings

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Dec 4

Happy December WPHP friends! Are you hosting a holiday gathering this year and looking for some entertainment? Search “winter evening” in our Titles search for some 19th century inspiration: womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/.

Black and white engraving from The Happy Family; or, Winter Evenings' Employment. Consisting of Reading and Conversations, in seven parts of a five people sitting in chairs around a lit fireplace.

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Nov 20

Check out the series here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/112.

Down the Rabbit Hole: Researching Women in the Book Trades Spotlight Series

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The Women's Print History Project @thewphp.bsky.social · Nov 20

This series includes spotlights on early 18th century printer Anne Dodd, the rivalries of the women in the Farley family, Scottish Royal Printer Agnes Campbell, American printer Jane Aitkin, and obscured London bookseller and printer Ann Vernor.

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