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Emily Jane Cowan

@emilyhistphd.bsky.social
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History PhD candidate @ Liverpool. Researching Victorian female murderers. Anglo-Irish Lancashire Lass. (she/her)

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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Kitchens, Cleanliness, and the Making of Modern Food Safety: Sarah Tyson Rorer and Domestic Expertise in the Early Twentieth Century - Eric Schubert womenshistorynetwork.org/sarah-tyson-...
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Kitchens, Cleanliness, and the Making of Modern Food Safety: Sarah Tyson Rorer and Domestic Expertise in the Early Twentieth Century – Eric Schubert
In 1902, readers opening Sarah Tyson Rorer’s New Cook Book were instructed to wash vegetables carefully, keep utensils clean, and avoid serving spoiled milk. [i] To a modern audience, these directi…
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I had the opportunity to give my first conference paper at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social event this week. It was a brilliant experience!
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What a great panel this was! It was my first conference, I had no idea what to expect, but everyone was so lovely and supportive
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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National Football Museum: Origins
Today I visited the National Football Museum archive based at Deepdale, Preston for their Heritage Open Days 2025 event - NFM: Origins.
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UoL HSS PGR @uolhsspgr.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
In the latest "PhD=Me" video, we are thrilled to highlight Emily from the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures! Are you one of our PGRs and keen to share your research with the world? Get in touch here or at hsspgr@liverpool.ac.uk and you could appear in a future PhD=Me post!
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Thank you to everyone involved in organising the conference ‘1885 and its long shadow: sexual offences in historical context’ today, and to those who gave one of the very interesting papers on offer!
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Got my tickets to the @womenshistnet.bsky.social this Sept, very much looking forward to it!
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This Substack post by @lucyworsley.bsky.social focuses on a key point of my thesis, it’s interesting to see her talking about it! open.substack.com/pub/lucywors...
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Does 'true crime' make you feel dirrrty?
Our variety won't!
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Our first event of 2025 will focus on community heritage in action in Lancashire. Come to hear Alison Lloyd Williams (from Global Link Development Education Centre) & Corinna Peniston-Bird (from Lancaster Uni) 22.02.25, 5.30pm, online. Find more info & sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/docum...
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From documenting dissent to mapping migration: community heritage in action
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Emily Jane Cowan @emilyhistphd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hello BlueSky! 👋🏻 My name is Emily, I’m a 1st year PhD candidate researching concepts of femininity and gender roles & how these pushed women to commit murder in Victorian & Edwardian Lancashire
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