Gender History 2/2

Aug 6, 202314 min read

Writing Back the Women Who Wrote, Read, and Renaissanced*

When historians mention European Renaissance literature, there are several names that get tossed into conversation without a second thought.

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Jul 23, 20237 min read

Unveiling Her Legacy: Unmasking the Misgendering of Female Remains in Archaeology

A look at how the role and power of women is being lost through the misgendering of remains by antiquarians.

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Jul 18, 20234 min read

Philanthropist, artist, saviour: Catharine Dowman

Catharine Dowman probably won’t be a name you’re familiar with, unless you’re an ardent fan of early twentieth-century British Maritime lore

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Mar 4, 20236 min read

Mary Frith, Transgressor

Mary Frith, better known as “Moll Cutpurse” is one of those historical figures that often feels too elusive to properly pin down.

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Mar 2, 20234 min read

The "Cripple Suffragette": Rosa May Billinghurst

Militant suffragette might not be a term you’d immediately associate with a disabled teacher

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Mar 1, 20238 min read

Susan and Mrs Stanton

Always “Susan” and “Mrs Stanton” in their letters, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are fundamental in conversations of equality

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