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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For all the people saying that the forthcoming same-sex relationship between two women in Bridgerton would occlude the infertility/struggling to have children narrative, please go & watch Season 2 of Gentleman Jack (Episode 8) where this topic is navigated sensitively, albeit somewhat inaccurately.

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M Beattie, PhD @thanatos-kalos.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I use this clip every time I teach research methods: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahgj...

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For and Against National Service | Yes, Prime Minister | Comedy Greats

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Your regular reminder that right wing pundits and governments demean "Media Studies" as a worthy area of study because it directly teaches people to spot bullshit like this

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

📣 Call for Papers! Join us for the Women’s History Network Annual Conference, celebrating 100 years of The Women’s Library. Open to scholars, independent researchers & heritage practitioners. Full info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... Deadline: 29 March 2026 #WomensHistory #GenderHist

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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Today is the day! Record your day and be part of recording queer lives and histories in the UK. Sketch, type, write, or photograph your day. Even if you think your day isn't very interesting we'd still love to have it in our collection! All types of days, boring or brilliant are welcome #LGBTplusHM

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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The second way you can get involved is by responding to our directive questions! These are inspired by questions asked by the National Lesbian and Gay survey in the 1990s and 2000s. Again, there's no set way to respond to these and you only have to respond to whatever you're interested in 🧵 (3/4)

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If you get the opportunity to go see #LoveLetters at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy take it take it take it! The diversity of relationships represented in this exhibition is phenomenal and there really is something for everyone.

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I am terrible at promoting my own stuff, but I was recently on a very cool podcast with absolute delights @krheyam.bsky.social and Ann of @vulgarhistory.bsky.social talking all things Anne Lister! It really does get rather vulgar...

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary "employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class." www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...

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Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

For those lucky enough to be near London ⤵️

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The irony that every time I taught as a PhD student, I was addressed as Dr and Prof, and now I have the PhD, I keep getting called Miss 🙄

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I remember helping run a hp quiz at the bookshop I worked at yrs ago. Group of grown adults arrived late, demanding to be allowed to compete against the room of 9-year olds. They won by 1 point and were the worst winners, checking their quiz sheet bc they thought there should be a wider margin. 💀

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

#CFP for the Spring 2026 special issue of NCGS! Corresponding with the bicentenary of the Chatterton Massacre, this issue aims to examine connections between gender & martyrdom & how the lives & afterlives of women who engaged in industrial & political mobilisation in the 19thC have been recorded.

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The sign up link for our roundtable 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View', ft. @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social, @norenashopland.bsky.social, @sazwingrove.bsky.social, and Prof Lisa Weston, is now LIVE. Please visit our website to register: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Semi-regular reminder that if you want to understand and combat our current transphobic moment in the UK, then 'TERF Wars' from @notrightruth.bsky.social and many other incredible activists and academics is essential reading - and nearly all available for free: ruthpearce.net/books/terf-w...

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TERF Wars

“A powerful, exciting and much-needed salvo in one of the most urgent battles against bigotry.” – Sandy Stone The emergence of trans-exclusionary movements raises many questions for feminism …

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I am absolutely delighted to be speaking about ways of doing lesbian history alongside @norenashopland.bsky.social, @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social and Professor Lisa Weston next month!

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Incredible work!! I am intrigued by the ability to toggle between a modern transcription and the semi-diplomatic version on the project website. This is something still being debated in Lister studies circles with regards to readability and access, and the option to simultaneously view both is fab.

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

So grave! This might be one of my favourite comparisons, seeing their different perspectives so clearly and their later resolution. This also isn't the first time I have seen AL describe how frightened AW is by a situation and AW not mention it at all 😆 Is one exaggerating or the other hiding..?

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Looking forward to attending! And I recognise that handwriting from somewhere...

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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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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Phenomenal work! I was absolutely captivated listening and learning more about Byron's ancestral home and his antics whilst there!

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

ACADEMIC READING ALREADY COMES WITH A SUMMARY IT IS CALLED THE ABSTRACT

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I cannot express how excited I am for this!

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Shout out to the unexpected fire alarm test that not only scared the wits out of me mid-interview with a research participant on video call but also made me give off pure Joyce Byers vibes as he couldn't hear the ringing bells on his end or see the flashing lights 😱

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a woman is standing in a room with christmas lights on the wall and a surprised look on her face .

ALT: a woman is standing in a room with christmas lights on the wall and a surprised look on her face .

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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's so funny Trump says Zohran Mamdani looks TERRIBLE because when I saw Mamdani at my bodega, before I realized who he was, I was like "What a handsome man in an impeccably tailored suit!" And I'm one of those lesbians who usually proceses men like the faceless WAH WAH adults in a Peanuts cartoon.

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Emily Hamilton @emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Sacre Bleu! According to the BBC absolutely nothing happened in Westminster hall today, hundreds of Trans people definitely did not undertake a mass lobby and MPs certainly didn't hear from their constituents about why the EHRC is a liability. Meanwhile in France... www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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Trans campaigners descend on UK parliament to protest 'bathroom ban'

Hundreds of transgender people and their supporters flocked to the UK parliament on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to oppose new guidelines that would deny them access to certain single-sex spaces.

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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 16/06/2025

Lovely Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp writing about Tove Jansson's wonderful Moomins: 80 years of anarchism, welcome & care. In Moominvalley, no one is illegal.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🏔️ Our Summer Summit is almost here! Whether you’re an #AnneLister scholar, a history or genealogy enthusiast, or simply curious about her life, this Summit is the place to connect, learn, and share. 🗓️ Sat, June 21 📍 Free online!

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Anne Lister Research Summit - Summer 2025

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Don’t think I’ve ever muttered the words “fuck me sideways” quite so much reading a story as this one.

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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Conclusions now I’ve had a break: - EHRC aren’t trying to hide that they’re transphobic & their interpretation of the Supreme Court judgement makes no sense - MPs regularly cited what they’re hearing from members of the public in their questioning. Keep writing to them. They’re listening.

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It is so 2025 that a film with a trans storyline that the trans community fucking despises wins some of the most prestigious film awards in the world and the cisgender winners don’t even mention what’s happening to the trans community in the very country they’re accepting the awards in

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

On the 11th October 1820, Anne Lister declared that she was 'the best doctor' (WYAS, SH:7/ML/E/4/0089). I'm delighted to say that as of yesterday morning, I might not be the best, but I *am* a doctor!

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Excited to be speaking on the panel, Reading for Pleasure: Sexuality, Morality, & Erotic Literature of Anne Lister with Prof Deborah Kamen & Jann Kraus! In this, I will be discussing Lister's reading of de Sade. Join us for this phenomenal #OpenAccess conference, returning for its fifth iteration!

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:

Don’t make me tap the sign. Strikes are supposed to be disruptive

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Deadline has been extended to Dec. 20 for those who are interested!

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Infuriating. Please note that this decision only applies to trans kids— cis kids going through precocious puberty still get to have them. Because they’re only experimental and dangerous when used for a purpose some people find icky

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

6th December 1824, #AnneLister had a meeting with Guillaume Dupuytren, who was treating her for venereal disease - 'asked what he thought the complaint was. "Would you have me give you a long dissertation on it now?" said he...however he said he had no doubt this plan would cure me in a month'

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Whilst I don't have a physical advent calendar this year (though the cat has somehow wound up with one...), I am thoroughly enjoying @dianewatt.bsky.social's Margaret Paston Advent Calendar each day. Check it out and learn more about this fascinating medieval lady of letters!

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 06/12/2024

Sasha worked with TBIJ to successfully expose a conversion therapy group working with Westminster to undermine protections for trans children and sharing tips amongst themselves on abusing their kids. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

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‘One day they may thank us for that “abuse”’: Inside the Bayswater…

On Discord, parents discussed destroying their children’s belongings and blocking access to Childline to ‘stop’ them being trans

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I cannot wait for the opportunity to read this!!

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

LOVE Lynn's work on Lister and Walker. I never knew they visited Chatsworth so this was an enlightening read!

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

doctor dog treating sick cat, 15th century

a medieval drawing of a dog standing upright wearing a hood and holding a bottle. beside him is a cat laying in bed wearing what looks like a nightcap. both have distraught expressions on their faces.

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Been here a while but thought it's worth a proper intro - hello, I'm Sarah! I'm an interdisciplinary scholar who has recently submitted her PhD thesis on heritage, queer mobilities and Anne Lister! I have a website if you'd like to have a look (sarahwingrove.com) & I'd love to make new connections!

sarahwingrove.com

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 20/11/2024

In 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was founded by US activists Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Nancy Nangeroni, and Jahaira DeAlto to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman who was murdered the previous year. Her murder remains unsolved.

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Remembering Rita Hester, Who Changed What It Means to Remember Trans Lives

Rita Hester’s 1998 murder inspired a movement, but it’s just as important to remember her life as her death.

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Very miffed that I came all the way to midwest America and it snows in England first 😭

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 16/11/2024

Clarification for anyone who needs it: Transfeminism isn't just general positive affect towards trans women as a category of human being, nor is it anything that a trans woman happens to say she supports.

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John Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Reading the google books preview with exaggerated nonchalance so it can't sense which parts to omit

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