@HouseofCommons Clerk | #M4C Doctoral Candidate @WarwickUni/@UKParlArchives | women's, legal and gender history. All views my own. Also: 📚 🏊♀️🌿 🎶
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Excited to begin part-time research under an #M4C doctoral award from 1 Oct with @WarwickHistory and @UKParlArchives @satisfactory20
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Thanks @midspolthought for the chance to come and talk @NottsPolitics today for the first time since studying here. Looking forward to talking gender, public spheres and history of political thought!
Writing retreat with @profsarahchilds at the amazing @barconventyork. Thought to be the oldest collection of books in the UK curated by women (1508-1850)
En route to University of Birmingham to present my paper in the ‘Gender in the Long 19th century’ panel at today’s conference on gen/sexuality in modern British history. Looking forward to brilliant mix of speakers @TabithaLambertB
Looking forward to speaking at this conference in Birm next week. There is a host of great papers - register by tomorrow!
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What a find @KathrynRix about Charlotte Bronte visiting the Commons ladies gallery! #IWD
For #IWD2024 and #WomensHistoryMonth our new blog from @KathrynRix looks at the ladies' gallery from which women could witness debates in the temporary House of Commons in the 1840s and early 1850s. One notable visitor was Charlotte Brontë. Find out more: victoriancommons.wordpress.c…
My blog published today for #HistParl featuring research towards my @WarwickHistory @Midlands4Cities @UKParlArchives PhD
New blog for #HistParl📣
Chloe Challender discusses the sanitary provisions provided for women in the Palace of Westminster during the 19th century. Find out more: ow.ly/bz7h50QqiQ2 @ChloeChallender
Yesterday’s event was really wonderful though as colleagues say a lot of hard graft! Team work got us there 🌟 Inspiring content that ranged from performance art to memoir and film. My paper felt very trad in comparison but enjoyed the opportunity nonetheless!
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This was great! Thanks to Mari @LisaBerryWaite and also @gpg1650_1950 for organising the event
Fantastic day @gpg1650_1950 talking about #NecessaryWomen on great panel with @LisaBerryWaite @carmenmangion - also brill @ChloeChallender @annamuggeridge @hl_sunderland @robertsmatt1978 and more. Congrats @kerrymlove @KathrinaPerry
ALT Cover of a book, ‘Necessary Women: the untold story of women working in Parliament’ by Mari Takayanagi and Elizabeth Hallam Smith. It shows Big Ben lit by spotlights and three black and white historic photos of women gazing out in different directions.
I haven’t updated Twitter with developments in my doctoral research for a while, so for those on tenterhooks (!) here’s a quick thread of what’s coming up for me.
Meanwhile I am undertaking research into 19th century divorce bills within @UKParlArchives and analysing the way they construct sexuality, intimacy and gender.
On 15 June I am co-organising a the @Maternal_Bodies symposium at the University of Birmingham funded by @theBRIHC and @Midlands4Cities with a group of amazing women researchers @SydniZastre @miss_eloisep @sallybutcher @EMWombStuff
@Maternal_Bodies has a wonderful keynote speaker @sarahfoxhistory You can register for this event on 15 June at lbodiessymposium2023.eventbr…
Registration now open for our fascinating symposium in Birmingham on 15 June! Very excited about this.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🫄🤱🧑🍼
You can register for in-person and online attendance here: maternalbodiessymposium2023.…
Symposium: 15th June
In-person deadline: 31st May
Online deadline: 12th June
See poster attached for a sneak peek at our provisional programme! 👀
Looking forward to speaking at the Gender And Political Groups conference on 19th May.. sign-up is open!
Free attendance, free lunch, great speakers and free access to @GaleEMEA resources? Sign us up! We've ensured our conference, held next month, starts at 10 to make our conference as accessible as possible. Check out the schedule and sign up here: bit.ly/41q6R8Y
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Free attendance, free lunch, great speakers and free access to @GaleEMEA resources? Sign us up! We've ensured our conference, held next month, starts at 10 to make our conference as accessible as possible. Check out the schedule and sign up here: bit.ly/41q6R8Y