A Medieval She-Wolf: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine is considered to be one of the most powerful and formidable women of the High Middle Ages (c.1100-1300); she was brave, outrageous, artistic, adventurous, and political.
Amy Bennett
The Lost Sister: the topic of cultural repatriation and the demand for the British Museum to return Athens’ stolen treasures.
Last year, an AI generated video went viral across social media platforms depicting a caryatid, currently displayed in the British Museum, springing to life as she runs back home to her waiting ‘sisters’ in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
Sophia Charchalou
Catch Me If You Can: Nancy Wake Playing Cat & Mouse with the Nazis
Defying the stereotypical, misogynistic social conventions of her time and standing as a fierce advocate for humanity, Nancy Wake’s fiery spirit and bravery instilled fear in the supposedly "fearless" Nazi regime.
Alicia Gruenert
The Authority of White Landed Caribbean Women on Plantations
Who were the landed women who owned colonial era plantations?
Catherine Williams
Susie Wolff: Pioneering Change in Motorsport for Women
Motorsport has never been a welcoming space for women. But that never stopped Susie Wolff.
Melissa Shahabi
The Evolution of Female Bartenders: A Historical Perspective
As the summer turns to autumn, sunny pub gardens and rooftops bars filled with drinkers fizzle out. I find myself thinking of those friends in the hospitality industry, asking myself ‘What does a bartender do?’.
Amy Whatmough
