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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We are VERY VERY close to launching our Resources webpage for our members. If you're a freelance historian seeking advice and peer support (and drinks and friendly chats!) join up here for a TENNER! independenthistorians.org

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The place for independent and freelance historians to connect

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We have just sent out our first ever newsletter to our Members! What a nerve-wracking moment! If you would like to receive news, access resources and meet other historians you can sign up for IHN for just £10 a year! independenthistorians.org

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The place for independent and freelance historians to connect

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

UK history is at a crisis point in academia. More & more people are going freelance on a part time basis, or as a whole new form of employment. IHN is creating support network for all historians who work independently. We aim to bring people together, promote your work, and be a hub of information.

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Elizabeth Crawford @womanssphere.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A glance inside The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign in 100 Objects-now pub by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Covers 19th & 20thc campaign,from Dublin & Orkney to the 2018 grand finale in Parliament Sq. I hope general readers as well as historians will find it diverting. #womenshistory #suffragettes

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Want to join IHN? You can now sign up as a member for just £10 a year! You'll get our newsletter, access to free online events with experts, invites to our meet-ups and access to online resources. The more of us, the better! Do join up! membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

New on the blog! @janetsmith1831.bsky.social explores the remarkable life of Helen Taylor, a prominent campaigner, founding member of the Democratic Federation, first prospective parliamentary candidate & member of the London School Board #womenshistory womenshistorynetwork.org/rediscoverin...

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Rediscovering Helen Taylor (1831-1907) – Dr Janet Smith

My first encounter with Helen Taylor Whilst researching my M.A. dissertation on the feminist Irish nationalist, Anna Parnell, a brief reference to Helen Taylor in a newspaper piqued my interest. I…

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/06/2026

'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business' bit.ly/4elv1cW In this new post, Richard Marks charts the skills gained from completing a doctorate. From project design & management to data retrieval & analysis, History PhDs bring capacity and experience that are in demand #Skystorians

Opening page of RHS blog post: 'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business'. Full abstract:

"In this post we hear from Dr Richard Marks, a former business analyst who, having completed a PhD in 2024, now works as an independent historical researcher and author. After a long career outside education, Richard’s experience both of business and PhD research means he’s well placed to identify the broader skills History PhDs acquire while designing and studying for a doctorate. In creating and completing a PhD, you’re gaining capacity in project design and management, data retrieval and analysis, as well as engagement with varied audiences. Such skills are central to professions beyond higher education and highly valued by employers. Richard was one of 25 researchers who attended a recent workshop for independent historians, organised by the Royal Historical Society and held at the University of Warwick in May 2026."

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New on the blog! Esther Dobson and Elspeth King look at the role of women in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the #SecondWorldWar. Many women were involved by employing their hard-earned ‘feminine’ needlecraft skills which the blog explores womenshistorynetwork.org/hidden-heroi...

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Hidden Heroines: Secret Stitching on the Home Front – Esther Dobson and Dr Elspeth King

‘Not all heroes wear capes’, a common refrain during and since the Covid pandemic, but the ideas behind that phrase go back much further and certainly played a part in the Home Front during the Sec…

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Join us on Tuesday, 24 February to hear Dr Valerie Schutte kick off our Spring Seminar Series with a fascinating paper on 'Katherine Basset as a Case Study of the Household of Anne of Cleves'. Please find the sign-up link via this page: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

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Tuesday, 24 February 2026, at 5pm GMT Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. “Katherine Basset as a Case Study of the Household of Anne of Cleves”, Dr Valerie Schutte This p…

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Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I’m very happy to announce that I won a book prize from the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. You can download the book for free at tinyurl.com/kahnbk. It’s about the history of Turkish migration to Germany and anti-migrant racism. @ghiwashington.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

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ncisindiescholars.bsky.social @ncisindiescholars.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

We’re always happy to announce our members’ successes, so congratulations to Dr Janet Smith (Brighton, UK) on the publication of her monograph Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People.

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Hiddenherstory @hiddenherstory.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Jeannette Rankin (1880‑1973): the first woman elected to U.S. Congress, a principled pacifist & the only congressperson to vote against entering both World Wars. 1971, at age 91, Jeannette Rankin appeared on The Merv Griffin Show & championed electoral reforms. #WomenInHistory tinyurl.com/mr3hs7nu

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

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Janet Smith @janetsmith1831.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Delighted to have just received my contributor copy of the Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century. I wrote the chapter on C19 feminism and women's rights

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Hiddenherstory @hiddenherstory.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

September 6, 1870: Louisa Ann Swain, age 69, cast her 🗳️ballot in Laramie, Wyoming, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to vote in a general election decades before women nationwide won that right #WomenInHistory #ExtraordinaryWomen

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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Liverpool University Press is delighted to partner with @jstor.bsky.social on this new initiative, continuing our shared commitment to mission-led scholarly publishing by offering our entire digital catalogue in one place for the first time.

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Victorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Died #OnThisDay 1903 Henry Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, who was Conservative MP for Northumberland South, 1852-78. He was among the MPs who voted in the minority for John Stuart Mill’s women’s suffrage amendment, 20 May 1867: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/t...

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‘The only really important public service I performed’: John Stuart Mill’s women’s suffrage amendment, 20 May 1867

Our MP of the Month is John Stuart Mill (1806-73), who sat as Liberal MP for Westminster, 1865-8. One hundred and fifty years ago this week, the House of Commons voted for the first time on the que…

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Janet Smith @janetsmith1831.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Delighted to have my chapter on Feminism and Women's Rights included in the just published Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the C19

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

📢 Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025. 🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections. 🔗 womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h... #WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🗳️ #OTD 2 July 1928: The Equal Franchise Act received royal assent in the UK, granting all women over 21 the vote—regardless of property. It gave women electoral equality with men, adding 5 million to the roll and making them the majority in the 1929 election. #VotesForWomen #Suffrage #GenderHist

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

2/3 Elected to the London Schools Board to represent Southwark in 1876, she pressed for free education for all. Partly driven by pique, she announced her candidature for MP in North Camberwell in 1885 and campaigned for better laws for women ...

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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I'm delighted to have again been a guest on The Tudor Chest podcast with Adam Pennington - thank you for having me! A really interesting discussion on perceptions of Anne Boleyn! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5bJL... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

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The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn with Helene Harrison

Podcast Episode · The Tudor Chest Podcast · 25/06/2025 · 1h 18m

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Janet Smith @janetsmith1831.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Exciting postal delivery today from @penandswordbooks. My author copies of Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People.

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Janet Few @janetfew.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This just landed - it was great fun to write www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #SocialHistory #Genealogy

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections." More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #WomensHistory #GLAM

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WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers

First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference Online via Zoom Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…

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Janet Smith @janetsmith1831.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

My chapter 'Feminism and Women's Rights' in The Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century is now available online prior to book publication later this year academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

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Feminism and Women’s Rights in Great Britain and Ireland: Tracking Developments and Debates through the Case of Helen Taylor

AbstractThis chapter charts the changes, continuities, and diversity of nineteenth-century feminism in Britain using the work of the political and social r

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