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Dr Anna McEwan

@annamcewan.bsky.social
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Historian of the GDR, state socialist women's organisations & post-socialist women's activism @LeverhulmeTrust postdoc at @zzfpotsdam & @UofGGenderHist she/her

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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A very fun and productive few weeks of conferences discussing all things gender, women and late/post socialism!!
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New article alert: "Solutions and Solidarity in the Advice Centres of the Democratic Women’s League of Germany, 1971-1990", thanks to @germanhistsoc.bsky.social for the support with editing the article in its early stages, much appreciated! academic.oup.com/gh/advance-a...
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Solutions and Solidarity in the Advice Centres of the Democratic Women’s League of Germany, 1971–1990*
Abstract. This article explores the grassroots practices of the Democratic Women’s League of Germany (Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, DFD) in the p
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Class struggle, but make it comfy...
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
📢 Bethan Winter and I are looking for presenters to join our panel for the coming @germanhistsoc.bsky.social annual conference on the theme of the GDR-Asia exchanges and networks, drop me a message if interested!
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Hot off the press 🥳 "Always forwards, never backwards? The reinvention of the Democratic Women's League of German during German reunification, 1989-1990".
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Teaching a class on Spare Rib today, and on asking, do we have a comparative resource for Millennials and Gen Z, one student offered up Jacqueline Wilson books, and now I'm thinking, new research project??🤔
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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Had a great time at the St Andrews Debating Society last night, debating whether Germany should have stayed divided, in great company.
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
What an absolute treat to see this the other week!
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Monday morning thoughts courtesy of a weekend visit to burninghousebooks.com ✊
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/03/2025
🖐Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social and Marianna Golinucci on US and UK reproductive (in)justices: www.historyworkshop.... ✊🗃
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Reproductive (In)justice Across Political Divides
The histories of reproductive (in)justice in the UK and the GDR invite us to reflect on the ongoing struggles for bodily autonomy across the world.
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Dr Anna McEwan @annamcewan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
So I made this account during the mass Twitter exodus and totally forgot to use it! Starting today, expect all things GDR, women's & gender history related. Follow along if this resonates 🥳
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