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Leonie Hannan

@leoniehannan.bsky.social
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Teaches History/Public History at Queen's University Belfast. 18thC, gender and material culture. Author of open access: A Culture of Curiosity: Science in the eighteenth-century home www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781…

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Dr. Katie Sagal @aksagal.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Naming and Classifying cfp final
CFP: Naming and Classifying in the Long Eighteenth Century Whereas “the nineteenth century can be seen as the century of counting and measuring,” the eighteenth century can be seen as the century of ...
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ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts @abojournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol12/is... digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol12/is... digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol14/is...
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profchander @profchander.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Applications are open through December 15th for Folger Institute Long-Term Fellowships -- $70,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year
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Apply for a Fellowship | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
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Kate Caoimhe Arthur @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Loved doing this recently, looking forward to more opportunities to #commonplace
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
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Alex Ioannou @alexjioannou.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference! @commonplaces.bsky.social
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
That’s a wrap on #plantsandpeople! Thanks to all of our wonderful speakers, keynotes, artists, and attendees for two days of fantastic discussion and hands-on experimentation. Over and out from @zarakesterton.bsky.social and @lucyjhavard.bsky.social !
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
…and a glimpse into our earlier study session at the Fitzwilliam Museum, a tour of the botanical highlights of the prints and drawings collection led by Catherine Powell Warren 🌷🖌️ #plantsandpeople
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We have two workshops running in tandem this morning at the #plantsandpeople conference - one on botanical images at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and a practical workshop on early modern dye production with Nabil Ali! Thanks to @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social for the use of your greenhouses!
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A beautifully sunny afternoon in the Cambridge Botanic Gardens learning about natural plant dyes with Nabil Ali 🌸🪻🌺 #plantsandpeople
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Kicking off #plantsandpeople with a fantastic keynote from Catherine Powell-Warren on ‘Plants as Vectors in Female Artistic Community Building’!
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Dr. Marieke Hendriksen @mariekehendriksen.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
All set for the 18th C food substitutes workshop hosted by @leoniehannan.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, presenting some initial @preservare.bsky.social results!
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Our website is now LIVE! Follow the link to see our exciting programme, workshops, and register to attend: sites.google.com/view/plants-...
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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Registration is now OPEN for our conference 'Plants and People'! Please sign up for attendance and workshops through our website: sites.google.com/view/plants-... Thanks to @sshmedicine.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social & the Material Culture Forum for their generous assistance.
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Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Deadline approaching May 1st for the next round of research fellowships sponsored by the Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine -- funding available for scholars to travel for research in library / archival collections of consortium members: www.chstm.org/news/apply-2... #HistSTM
Information from the fellowship application page: "Research Fellowships (Application deadline on May 1 and December 15)
Research Fellowships are for scholars who would like to conduct research in the collections of two or more Consortium member institutions. Research Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $1,000 plus $750 for use of each collection, $425 if the collection is less than 100 miles from another collection for which a stipend has already been awarded. Fellows typically receive between $2,500 and $5,000 depending on number and locations of collections used.

How to Apply
Late applications will not normally be accepted.

All Fellowships: Applications must include

an abstract limited to 150 words
a single PDF file, single-spaced, in Times New Roman font, no smaller than 11 pt type with at least 1” margins:
  -  Curriculum Vitae, limited to 3 pages
  -  project description explaining the research project and how it will advance scholarship in the history of science, technology or medicine, limited to 6 pages
  -  references cited in the project description, limited to 2 pages
contact information for two recognized scholars who will be asked to submit letters of recommendation. We will send instructions to these scholars upon receipt of an application, but applicants should let their recommenders know to have a letter ready for submission. Letters are due 15 days after the application deadline."
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
@imaginebelfast.bsky.social event 'Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous' with @lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social is starting in just a few minutes @crescentarts.bsky.social... Can't wait to meet our participants! #ImagineBelfast
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Got your own proposal for Gender in History? Email our History editor @historicalmeredith.bsky.social 📥
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Happy Women's History Month 2025! 💁‍♀️🌎 We're giving you 40% off our essential titles in Women's History with code WHM40 💜 From our latest non-fiction releases, to ground-breaking academic research. Browse now: buff.ly/4igZxFk
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Today, we want to highlight some of our best-sellers from the series, starting with: WOMEN OF LETTERS by @leoniehannan.bsky.social 💌 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127198/
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
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Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
CMCH presents British Institutions & the Legacies of Enslavement Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU
Poster of event described in post above. 
ECR speakers include: 
Isabel Robinson (LJMU)
Cassandra Gooptar (University of Hull)
Lucy Moynihan (University of Liverpool)
Michelle Girvan (University of Liverpool)
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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Applications for the @BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship are now open - up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar to research the culture, history, and identity of NE England & Scottish boarders. Deadline 31 May 2025, details here: www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
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Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The Canadian Society for #18thC Studies & the US & UK Burney Societies are establishing a new fellowship named after Peter Sabor. Funds raised will be used to establish a research fellowship promoting editing projects #skystorians #funding 🗃️ 1/2
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
@lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social can't wait to share #commonplace books with you at Crescent Arts, 30 March! Get your tickets here: imaginebelfast.com/event/making...
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Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
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Leonie Hannan @leoniehannan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Delighted to have my first book 'Women of Letters' included in @manchesterup.bsky.social's new Gender and Sexuality series - you can access this amazing collection of publications here: tinyurl.com/gender-colle...
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Gender and sexuality collection
Gender and sexuality collection
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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The latest issue of the journal includes a review essay by Cathy Gere on recent books considering archaeology and ethno-nationalist projection, "Dig Beneath a Mosque." muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social
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Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
To be, or not to be, part-time in academia? This is a tricky question that has faced many of us and in @elife.bsky.social we discuss the benefits and challenges of being part-time. With @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and a fantastic, interdisciplinary team! elifesciences.org/articles/106...
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Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia
Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Mellon Research Fellow in American History- University of Cambridge - Faculty of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW329/m...
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Mellon Research Fellow in American History at University of Cambridge
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Mellon Research Fellow in American History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 18/02/2025
Thanks to those who have followed us this week. Our channel will provide you with updates on the Society's work to support and advocate for history and historians, as well as the activity of other Uk / RoW organisations who do likewise. They include 120+ networks in our Starter Pack bit.ly/4gLVuj7
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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Really looking forward to giving a paper on 'Mapping criminal justice in 18th century London', tomorrow @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome either in person or online, but please register at www.history.ac.uk/events/mappi...
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Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820: From the Night Watch to Proactive Policing
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Assistant Professor in Early Modern History (2425_HIS_01)- Durham University #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW082/a...
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Assistant Professor in Early Modern History (2425_HIS_01) at Durham University
An academic position as a Assistant Professor in Early Modern History (2425_HIS_01) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts @abojournal.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Jan.🔝 reads! Links in reply👇 1/J. Chow rev. @manionjen.bsky.social Female Husbands: A Trans History 2/B. Hernandez-Knight’s Race and Racism in Austen Spaces: Jane Austen and Regency Romance's Racist Legacy 3/C. Beggs rev. L. Linker’s Dangerous Women, Libertine Epicures, and the Rise of Sensibility
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Elaine Leong @historyelaine.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Funded PhD Studentship @UCL History and @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on project titled 'Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in #earlymodern England and France'. Deadline Jan 31st 2025. Project & application info: www.ucl.ac.uk/history/oppo.... #histmed #histsci #HSTM #bookhistory
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Opportunities
Find opportunities to join UCL History in academic, research, teaching and learning, admin and other capacities below.
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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Applications are open for the 2025-27 Past & Present Fellowships @ihr.bsky.social are open Applications close on 31st Jan 2025 Fellows appointed will commence on 1st Oct 2025 and be tenable for 24 months Please share with your network www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
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Past & Present Fellowships
Past & Present Fellowships are available for two years, and open to researchers who have completed a doctorate in history.
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Olivia Wyatt @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The Institute of Historical Research’s Black British History seminar series is hosting a writing workshop and dinner, before the first GPI Annual Lecture. Full details available on our seminar page: bit.ly/4jycw72 📍 GC202 & GC102, Queen Mary University of London 🗓️ Thursday 30th January ⏰ 16:15
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 11/02/2025
Nan Shepherd (1893–1981), b. #OTD, 11 Feb. Recently her nature writing & her memoir THE LIVING MOUNTAIN have gained attention—but she was also an important modernist novelist. Charlotte Peacock weighs her contribution to Scotland’s literary renaissance 🎂 🧵 1/8 www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2020/12/quie...
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Quiet pioneer: the novels of Nan Shepherd (1893–1981) - The Bottle Imp
Charlotte Peacock on Nan Shepherd's three remarkable novels: The Quarry Wood, The Weatherhouse and A Pass in the Grampians
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Departmental Lecturer in Bibliography and Modern Book History University of Oxford - English Faculty #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU941/d...
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Departmental Lecturer in Bibliography and Modern Book History at University of Oxford
Discover Departmental Lecturer in Bibliography and Modern Book History jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Imagine! Belfast @imaginebelfast.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hello Bluesky! 📢The Imagine Festival is BACK! 🎉 Get ready for a week of talks, inspiring performances, and thought-provoking discussions from 24-30 March. Follow us here for the latest updates on our 2025 events. Let's imagine a better future, together! #ImagineBelfast #Imagine25
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/02/2025
If you're looking for news from fellow historians, try our Starter Pack of #History societies and networks go.bsky.app/68FsvjY. With 100+ organisations working for history, it offers information on events, funding and campaigning for our discipline and profession: UK, Europe & RoW #skystorians
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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
📣 Funded PhD at York with the National Trust: ‘At Home with Angelica Kauffman: The Material and Print Culture of an Eighteenth-Century Artist’. Co-supervised by Chloe Wigston Smith @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social & Rachel Conroy @curatorrachel.bsky.social #18thC wrocah.ac.uk/cda-projects...
First page of the advert for the funded PhD at York, with the National Trust. Follow the link in the post for full info about the funding.
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ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts @abojournal.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Any ABO readers attending #SEASECS 2025 in Savannah? Don't miss out on ABO Editor @lauralrg.bsky.social's presentation, "Behn and Song." Hope to see you this Friday the 7th at 4:30 in the Chippewa Suite! #aphrabehn #theater #music #restoration
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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Getting ready to practice our commonplace book-making skills ahead of our #ImagineBelfast festival workshop @ Crescent Arts at the end of March. Check out the programme: imaginebelfast.com/about-the-fe...
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Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 28/01/2025
#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Kat Rawling and I will be speaking on 31 Jan 9am PST/ 12 Noon EST/ 5pm BST on The Ethics of Medical Photography Network as part of the Photography Network events online. Register here if you're interested in seeing how the project is going! #photohist #histmed #ethics us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Ethics of Medical Photography Network. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
In this presentation, Dr Beatriz Pichel and Dr Katherine Rawling will talk about their project “The Ethics of Medical Photography: Past, Present and Future”, a multidisciplinary network supported by t...
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Olwen Purdue @olwenpurdue.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Northern Ireland’s historic houses have a complex and contested past. But can they become spaces today for exploring understandings of identity and belonging and building social cohesion? That’s what our new public history project is exploring. Read more here treatiedspaces.com/historic-hou...
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ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts @abojournal.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Calling all grad students working on Fanny Burney (or her family)! The deadline for the Burney Society’s Hemlow Prize is January 31. Details here: burney-society.org/the-hemlow-p... Good luck, applicants! #18thCentury #C18th #18thC #francesburney #fannyburney #burneysociety
Burney Society Hemlow Prize
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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We are very excited to announce the #cfp for our #PGR #ECR conference on 'Facades' - 30/31 July at Bath Spa University Please send 250 word abstract + short bio to postgrad@bsecs.org.uk by the 21 March 2025 Full details for screen readers in the thread below 1/5 #BSECS2025 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
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Jennie Batchelor @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I am SO happy to share that Women’s Periodicals and Print Culture in Britain, 1690-1820s which I worked on with co-editor and human being extraordinaire @nushpowell.bsky.social is our in PAPERBACK with @edinburghup.bsky.social #C18 1/
A yellow and brown book cover featuring the book title and an engraving of a woman reaching for book by candlelight
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Excellent resource on deciphering 18th & 19th century handwriting highlighted below - a free book-length guide available as a pdf from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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