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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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Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Despot

Phoebe Holmwood

Aug 255 min read

Long 18th century

Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Despot

Almost three centuries after her birth, Catherine the Great continues to be memorialised and edified in modern media.

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Abby Louise Woodman

Jul 284 min read

Reviews

The Art of Women

What does my MA dissertation and Katy Hessel’s 2022 The Story of Art Without Men have in common?

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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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Abby Louise Woodman

Feb 410 min read

Gender History

Section 28: A Legacy of Censorship

A continually damaging piece of anti-LGBT+ UK legislature was the 1988 passage of Section, or Clause 28.

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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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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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Dump Him <3: Leave Your Man fiction in Pre-19th Century Theatre

Megan Laing

Aug 15, 20236 min read

Modern History

Dump Him <3: Leave Your Man fiction in Pre-19th Century Theatre

How many couples do you know who have split up in the last year? Now, how many celebrity couples? What about divorces?

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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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Abby Louise Woodman

Mar 4, 20236 min read

Early Modern

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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