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What's in a word? Understanding the history of queer

7 days ago13 min read

What's in a word? Understanding the history of queer

Queer became an action, a way of living and doing politics by publicly enacting different social structures and ways of life outside sociall

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The Mother Behind one of Georgian England's Most Prominent Prime Ministers

Erin Fetterly

Dec 110 min read

Long 18th century

The Mother Behind one of Georgian England's Most Prominent Prime Ministers

The institution of British government has almost always been dominated by men.

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Katie Phillips

Sep 14 min read

Modern History

Suffrage Pioneers: New Zealand

For many of us in Britain, an Anglo-centric education has positioned Britain and the USA at the forefront of the women’s suffrage movement.

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A Female Odyssey: Women Translating the Homeric Epics

Anouk Saint

Jun 2314 min read

Ancient History

A Female Odyssey: Women Translating the Homeric Epics

If The Iliad was written down in the late eighth or early seventh century BCE, then why did the first translation by a woman take so long?

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Olivia Guinness: The Woman behind the Irish Dynasty

Katie Phillips

Mar 296 min read

Long 18th century

Olivia Guinness: The Woman behind the Irish Dynasty

Guinness will always be one of Ireland’s most famous exports, besides Paul Mescal and Riverdance.

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Roses are red, violets are blue, singular they predates singular you*: the history of non-binary and the use of the pronouns they/them

Gemma Craven

Mar 714 min read

Queer

Roses are red, violets are blue, singular they predates singular you*: the history of non-binary and the use of the pronouns they/them

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article, Gemma, uses she/her pronouns and the co-author and enby Director of The HERstory Project, Abby,...

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Can I love rom-coms and still be a feminist?

Isobel Wright

Feb 1610 min read

Modern History

Can I love rom-coms and still be a feminist?

There must be something special within these films, having cultivated such prolonged popularity, but is it at the expense of feminism?

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“Why you always rap about bein’ gay?” Queerness at the ends of homo-hop.

Michal Emil Delost

Jan 2811 min read

Gender History

“Why you always rap about bein’ gay?” Queerness at the ends of homo-hop.

It is a common belief that hip-hop as a whole has always been firmly anti-queer. In truth, hip-hop is not a monolithic entity

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Beth Mitchell

Jan 215 min read

Gender History

The 2017 Women's March

The start of a new year normally brings feelings of hope and optimism; in 2017, this was not the case.

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Winners Write History: Or Is It Just Men?
The Memory of… Alice Perrers

Phoebe Holmwood

Jan 718 min read

Medieval or Middle Ages

Winners Write History: Or Is It Just Men? The Memory of… Alice Perrers

The phrase ‘winners write history’ helpfully encapsulates how men have treated women throughout history. How is a ‘winner’ defined?

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My Wife the Auxiliary: An Exploration of Women’s World War One & Two Memorials in Britain.

Amy Whatmough

Nov 12, 202312 min read

Gender History

My Wife the Auxiliary: An Exploration of Women’s World War One & Two Memorials in Britain.

There are lots of important women in global services, however, men still greatly prevail.

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And Your Point Is?: Remembering Lella Lombardi

Jillian Ducker

Nov 6, 202313 min read

Modern History

And Your Point Is?: Remembering Lella Lombardi

Where are the women in Formula One?

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The 1960s Asylum Setting: Lived by Women, Hijacked by Men

Megan Laing

Oct 22, 20236 min read

Modern History

The 1960s Asylum Setting: Lived by Women, Hijacked by Men

What do Girl, Interrupted, American Horror Story, and the work of Sylvia Plath have in common?

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Suzanne Césaire: The missing mother of the Negritude movement

Mayu Sadler

Sep 25, 20236 min read

Modern History

Suzanne Césaire: The missing mother of the Negritude movement

Is it the eternal plight of women then, to be erased from the textbooks, the movements, from history itself?

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock-n-Roll

Ayila Houngbo

Jul 29, 20236 min read

Modern History

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock-n-Roll

Easily one of the most overlooked artists of the 20th century, Sister Rosetta Tharpe paved the way for rock-n-roll artists...

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

Holly Russell

Jul 23, 20237 min read

Archaeology

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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Philanthropist, artist, saviour: Catharine Dowman

Abby Louise Woodman

Jul 18, 20234 min read

Modern History

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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Abby Louise Woodman

Jul 2, 202316 min read

Queer

…and they were roommates!

The Ladies of Llangollen, Anne Lister, Anna Seward, and the problem of "Modern History's First Lesbians"

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Abby Louise Woodman

Mar 28, 20234 min read

Queer

Marsha, instigator? activist

‘My life has been built around sex and liberation’

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"Unbossed and Unbought": Shirley Chisholm

Abby Louise Woodman

Mar 22, 20236 min read

Modern History

"Unbossed and Unbought": Shirley Chisholm

‘Unbought and Unbossed’ are the two words Chisholm described herself within the publication of her autobiography, the title her life’s motto

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