Researcher of women, comedy & 17th-18th century theatre | she/her

Sheffield, England
Joined April 2019
Messy petty girl at the dinner party era . . . #Easter #judas #lastsupper #funny #viral
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Very excited that my article on comedy and one of the first English actresses is a part of this wonderful collection! Thanks to @HannahMoss86 and @ClaudvanH for their hard work in putting this together. To view open access: tinyurl.com/2uuza5m4
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'Women Writers and the Arts in Britain, 1660-1830' is Vol 30, Issue 3 of Women’s Writing and features the work of @LydiaHamlett @ClaudvanH @CoraCJames @Kristina_Decker @CoffeeBookGirl @AntWalker_Cook - a big thank you to our amazing contributors, as well as to my fab co-editor 🙂
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Currently developing a postdoc project on revenant narratives using Mary Alice’s monologues at the beginning of Desperate Housewives #AcademicTwitter
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Have you seen any of our #WomenInLockdown postboxes popping up around Sheffield lately? Wherever you see one, write/draw on a postcard & pop it in the postbox. Your postcard will form a part of our digital archive of local women's experiences of the pandemic, launching soon! 📮
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No but did Terry Pratchett write this?
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Our next #WomenMakeSheffield blogpost is up! To document the incredible activism emerging on our streets over the past few years, we spoke to local campaigners from @obossheffield Take The Knee, and @reclaimtssheff. Give it a read to find out more! sheffieldfeministarchive.wor…
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🚨 A friendly reminder that we're still looking for contributions to our #WomenInLockdown project! If you'd like to share your experiences of the pandemic with us, check out our post below for more info 💜👇
Your local #feminist archive needs your help! We're building a digital archive of Sheffield women's experiences of the pandemic, & we want your stories in there- written, oral & visual accounts all welcome! More info: sheffieldfeministarchive.wor… DEADLINE: 1 Sept 2021 #WomenInLockdown
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Do you think my supervisors would mind if I just ended my thesis with this meme? It would save me a lot of words
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There's just one week left to submit your contributions to our #WomenInLockdown project! If you had a link to Sheffield during the pandemic, we want to hear your stories and experiences. For more info, get in touch or check our thread below! 👇👭
🧵: Hello! We @ShefFemArchive are thrilled to present ‘Women in Lockdown’, a project that aims to capture women’s experiences of the pandemic through a series of voice recordings and written accounts. Read on for more info! #WomenMakeSheffield #WomenInLockdown
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The other day someone told me that the women from B*witched grew up to be the Desperate Housewives and I can’t stop thinking about it
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What a treat 🙌
We’re back with our first EMDG of the Spring term this Thursday at 1pm! Join us to hear @Charlot06569734 share her research on the architect, Edward Pearce, and the supposed division between polite and mercantile taste in 17th century London. To register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/scems-emd…
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Here’s some more info about the SFA’s Women in Lockdown project, tell your friends!
We're looking for contributions to our Women in Lockdown project! Please get in touch if you're interested. How you wish to approach the project, inc. the length & content of the submission, is completely up to you. For more info, watch our video: youtube.com/watch?v=Cy2Lo2-_… 💜💚👭✊
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Want to keep exploring Steel City's feminist histories with us? We'd love to hear from those interested in blogging, creating content for social media (esp Twitter + Instagram) & exploring how we can take #WomenMakeSheffield beyond this thread. Contact us: sheffieldfeministarchive.wor…
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Warda Yassin (@warda_ahy) is a British-born Somali poet, teacher, & Sheffield Poet Laureate. She's won many awards, inc @FoundationSwift's Women Poets' Prize 2020. Check out her @PoetryBusiness pamphlet 'Tea With Cardamom': poetrybusiness.co.uk/product… #WomenMakeSheffield #WHM2021
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Paulette Edwards (@pauletteish) is a @BBCSheffield presenter who has sparked important conversations on issues including mental health (with @SheffieldMind), wellbeing & emotion, homelessness awareness (with @RoundaboutSheff) and much more. #WomenMakeSheffield #WHM2021
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Dami Okhiria is a medic @SheffieldUni & an award-winning spoken word artist. Dami's poetry explores issues inc public health, race, & women's issues; she's won multiple poetry slams inc @htcambridge. Listen to ‘The Unexpected’: youtube.com/watch?v=kf9g35_D… #WomenMakeSheffield #WHM2021
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Prof Amaka Offiah (@ACOffiah) is Chair in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging & Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist @SheffieldHosp, improving diagnosis of child abuse w/ bone & muscle imaging. She's also Chair of @sheffielduni BAME Staff Network #WomenMakeSheffield #WHM2021
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Barbara Wasiak (1961/2-2007; centre, pic 1) was a photographer who documented Sheffield's underground music scene in the 80s-90s. She captured Steel City in cultural & political flux, from the privatisation of public services to legendary club nights #WomenMakeSheffield #WHM2021
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