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Anna Lively @annalively.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nice to share some details about my book, Revolutionary Connections, with @socialhistsoc.bsky.social!

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📣Applications for SHS funding now open! ⏰Deadline 1 October! 👉Applicants can now apply for either a Small Research Grant or an Event and Activity Grant. Both schemes are limited to SHS members. Read more and apply here: socialhistory.org.uk/funding/

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The Social History Society currently administers three funding schemes. Our Small Research Grants provide up to £1000 to support direct research costs incurred by members of the Society. Our Events…

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Mark Crail @markcrail.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Tickets are now available for Chartism Day 2026. The £12 ticket price includes refreshments and a light buffet lunch (plus all the Chartism you can eat). All are welcome. #C19th #History #Chartism www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...

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Chartism Day 2026

Join us to discover the latest research on Chartism and get the chance to meet fellow Chartist scholars and enthusiasts. All welcome.

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📣New blog! What does an undergraduate history project look like beyond the dissertation? 📚✨ Read about this fabulous digital exhibition on connections between style, gender and sexuality within Mod, Punk and New Romantic subcultures: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

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Producing an Undergraduate Major Project

Martha Burnett-Cooke, Leeds Beckett University LinkedIn Profile I’m a third year History student at Leeds Beckett University and am interested in public history, youth culture, and the histories of…

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Centre for Gender History @cgh-glasgow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Congratulations to CGH's Rebecca Williamson for winning the prize for best PGR paper at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference, for her paper entitled ‘Wilfully, Wickedly, Feloniously’: Scots Law and Abortion, 1858′! This is a fantastic endorsement of Rebecca's important and timely work

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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Many congratulations to @daviddoddington.bsky.social on receiving the Social History Society 2026 Book Prize 🥳 “Old Age and American Slavery” is a must read!

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📣We had a brilliant conference at the beginning of this month, and were delighted to celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society! 👉Please read more about our 2026 conference here: socialhistory.org.uk/2026/07/13/a...

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A Great Success! Social History Society Conference 2026

The Social History Society’s 2026 Annual Conference brought almost 200 historians to Lancaster University from 1-3 July, marking a particularly special occasion as the Society celebrated its …

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Dylan Neill Andres @dylanneill.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Truly honoured to have had my research recognised among so many excellent papers! Thank you SHS for fostering such a welcoming and supportive space. Communities like this are an encouraging reminder of the strength of our discipline in these difficult times, and I feel privileged to be a part of it!

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Very excited that one of our Women's History Scotland Steering Committee members has been awarded with this prize - well done @rlwilliamson.bsky.social 👏👏🥳

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Dylan Neill Andres @dylanneill.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thrilled that my paper was awarded the runner-up PGR Paper Prize at this year's History Society Conference! Thank you @socialhistsoc.bsky.social. It was a pleasure to share my research with so many engaged and supportive historians and a privilege to have it recognised among so many excellent papers

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Lucy Faire @drlucyfaire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I had a really great time at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference. So many interesting papers and many from MA and PhD students. My co-written paper on 'Feeling the street: touch and emotion in 20th century town and city centre streets' - had some interesting questions!

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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Travelling back from my very first @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference in Lancaster. Such a lovely, welcoming group of people and excellent, wide ranging papers from early career, independent, and established scholars. Amazingly varied historical work on parenthood, disability & anti-racism.

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Maisie Jepson (she/her) @girlinthewrongera.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And so that concludes the end of the 50th Anniversary of the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social at Lancaster University. Thank you for the opportunity to present my research and also chair my first panel It was a great experience! Hopefully I'll be back next year!

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Jana Carpenter @maybeitwasutah.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thank you @socialhistsoc.bsky.social for a wonderful, warm and welcoming conference for the first outing of my PhD research. So many great papers and stimulating conversations. Can’t wait for the next one!

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Lou Bell @louisebell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As always, I had the best time at this year’s @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference! There were lots of excellent papers, lots of old and new friends, and maybe a little bit too much wine at the 70s disco… 😅 #SHS2026

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Lou Bell @louisebell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

And I’m very excited to see what @aayushigupta.bsky.social and @jainahunt.bsky.social continue to do as your current @socialhistsoc.bsky.social PGR reps!

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Lou Bell @louisebell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I might no longer be PGR rep, but I was delighted to be re-elected to the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Committee as an Ordinary Member! Big thanks to everyone who voted for me (and to my fellow Committee members for encouraging me to stand for a new position!)

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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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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I also want to thank the Leverhulme Trust, (@leverhulme.ac.uk) who have supported me on 2 different projects, and without whom I would not have been able to achieve any of this. And its just a massive thank you to the Social History Society! @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 06/07/2026

Huge congratulations to Cardiff University historian and Leverhulme Research Fellow, @daviddoddington.bsky.social whose book has won the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social's Book Prize 2026.

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We had a brilliant time presenting our research at the 50th Social History Society conference last week! Thank you to everyone who attended our panel and thanks for having us @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 😊 #SHS2026

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A colour photograph of a small conference room with a white woman in her twenties presenting to an audience. She is standing next to a large screen and is facing several rows of seated people who are all looking in her direction.

A close-up colour photograph of a large screen which reads 'Voices of Disabled Motherhood in Modern Britain'. To the right of the screen stands a white woman in her thirties reading from a sheet of paper.

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Rebecca @rlwilliamson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Delighted to have been awarded the Postgraduate Paper Prize at this year’s Social History Society conference! @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Amidst cuts, redundancies, and the institutional disavowal of historical research, it was invigorating to engage with scholars who continue doing the Good Work

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Maisie Jepson (she/her) @girlinthewrongera.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fantastic start to the second day of the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social on Print Media and Communities and Making and Breaking Marriages in the UK and Ireland. Yesterday also featured an amazing discussion on social history past, present and future. Looking forward to the rest and presenting tomorrow!

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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Strathclyde history represent! Really enjoyed hearing two excellent papers this morning by my colleagues @annalively.bsky.social (on the Women’s Guild of Empire) and Fearghus Roulston (on anti-dampness campaigns in early 80s Britain). #SHS2026 @strathhumanities.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

Opening PowerPoint slide for Anna Lively’s presentation on ‘Women on the right: anti-communist activism and the Women’s Guild of Empire in Interwar Britain’

PowerPoint slide showing images related to anti-dampness activism in the Divis flats (NI) and Glasgow

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Christina de Bellaigue @cadebellaigue.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

So many very very impressive early career scholars at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference - original, rigorous, inspiring & beautifully constructed papers

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference is exploring a whole range of interesting issues about what the past, present and future of social history is.

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Nicola Edwards @nic-jim-ed.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Very sad to be leaving Lancaster and the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference early, but thank you @manchesterup.bsky.social for the book for the train ride home! #shs2026

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This has been a great conference @socialhistsoc.bsky.social! Photos from Fearghus Roulston paper on social histories of mould and anti dampness and @annalively.bsky.social paper on anti-communist activism and the Women’s Guild of Empire

Photo of a presentation slide showing images of publications by tenants groups and local groups including one with a picture of Yosser from Boys from the Black Stuff with text “Castlemilk sit-in, c’mon gizza goose!”

Cover of the women’s guild of empire bulletin showing women visiting the industries of the Clyde. Group of women admiring a giant propeller

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

As always the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference has been the most welcoming and engaging discussion of a wonderful variety of topics. If you do social history do think about joining and getting involved!

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Sinead Carter @sineadcarter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Presented at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social's 50th anniversary conference yesterday! Was a little nervous as it's impossible to do Greenham and indeed heterotopias justice in ~20 minutes but it was so well received and was a very positive experience!

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Aliyah Kerr @aliyahkerr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Presented my first ever conference paper yesterday at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Annual Conference! As an MA student at @ljmuhistory.bsky.social, I’m so grateful for all the thoughtful conversations and kind feedback on my research, it was all very encouraging! I had a brilliant time #SHS2026

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Jack Cox @jackandrewcox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Day 3 of @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Annual Conference. Great papers by @davehitchcock.bsky.social on imperial charitability, @ellasbaraini.bsky.social on historicising suicidal feeling. As well as a panel with @louisebell.bsky.social, David Cox, Susan Barton & Lucy Barton on conflict and disability

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Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Social History Society 50th anniversary Conference is in full swing! To celebrate, take 30% off a wide range of social history books with free UK postage until 31/8 here: yalebooks.co.uk/social-histo... #history #SkyStorians @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

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Jack Cox @jackandrewcox.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Great first day at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th Anniversary Conference @lancasteruni.bsky.social. Presented my paper today and looking forward to hearing some more tomorrow and Friday.

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Christina de Bellaigue @cadebellaigue.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Urgent & thought-provoking convo at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conf today betwn @davehitchcock.bsky.social, @lucydelap.bsky.social Pat Thane & JC Niala on why we need social history now, and the solidarities, communities, & exchanges it fosters - with JC Niala demonstrating here one such exchange

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amywok1.bsky.social @amywok1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@socialhistsoc.bsky.social cracking panel discussion at SHS Conference on Social History: Its Pasts and Futures; a call to action for all Social Historians #SHS2026

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Anita Hoffmann @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

And we are off! @historianjen.bsky.social starting Panel 1 at #SHS2026

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

⚔️The conference has got off to a cracking start with some medieval re-enactment out on the lawn! We'd love to hear about your conference (panels, papers, entertainment etc.!) - please #SHS2026 ✨

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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Excited to be en route to Lancaster for the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference. I’m particularly looking forward to the 70s disco tomorrow night! 🕺 I’m speaking on Friday at 11.15 about my research on Women’s Information Network as part of this fab panel on Feminist Politics.

Description of panel. Papers by Laura Kelly (Women’s information network and abortion information activism in 1980s and 1990s Ireland), Maisie Jensen (Motherhood and Banner-Making at Greenham Women’s peace camp) and Emily Jane Cowan (‘Only four days for manslaughter’: gender, moral work and sentencing in Victorian Lancashire)

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Alun Richards @alunrichards.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@manchesterup.bsky.social is all set up for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social! Drop by and take a look at some recent titles. Plus, if you recommend our new imperialism and colonialism collection to your librarian you can take a book away for free.

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Kit Barton @kmbarton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Putting the finishing touches to my paper for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference later this week, excited to be talking as part of this great panel on women's networks and communities! Thursday Panel 3 11:15-12:45 if you're around and about and keen to talk bedding

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