Women's History | The HERstory Project

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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Annie Oakley: A Feminine Force in the Masculine World of Sharpshooting

Florence James

Nov 313 min read

American History

Annie Oakley: A Feminine Force in the Masculine World of Sharpshooting

Born towards the tail-end of America’s infamous ‘Wild West’ era, Annie Oakley (1860 - 1929) emerged as a pioneering figure.

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Katie Phillips

Sep 14 min read

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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Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Despot

Phoebe Holmwood

Aug 255 min read

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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'Ar'n't I a Woman?': The Life and Activism of Sojourner Truth

Kathryn Berry

Aug 46 min read

'Ar'n't I a Woman?': The Life and Activism of Sojourner Truth

Within abolitionist and early feminist history, especially Black feminist history, many recognise a single name: Sojourner Truth.

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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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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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Milly Jones

May 52 min read

Etta Palm d'Aelders, Revolutionary, Spy

Well! What could be more unjust! Our life, our liberty, our fortune are no longer ours.

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Hazel Scott: Pianist, Protestor, Pioneer

Kathryn Berry

Apr 146 min read

Hazel Scott: Pianist, Protestor, Pioneer

“I’ve always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know..."

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Olivia Guinness: The Woman behind the Irish Dynasty

Katie Phillips

Mar 296 min read

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

Isobel Wright

Feb 1610 min read

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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Abby Louise Woodman

Feb 410 min read

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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Beth Mitchell

Jan 215 min read

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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Lilibet and Daisy: Defining Modern Queenship

Abby Louise Woodman

Jan 1411 min read

Lilibet and Daisy: Defining Modern Queenship

What does 'queenship' mean in the twenty-first century?

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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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The Death of a Teenage Girl: The Oakridge Cranium and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes Towards Women

Holly Russell

Nov 26, 20237 min read

The Death of a Teenage Girl: The Oakridge Cranium and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes Towards Women

How Anglo-Saxon treatment of women led to the brutal death of a teenage girl.

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“Red hair is my lifelong sorrow”: Reflections on the literary and historical trope of redheads

Anouk Saint

Nov 21, 202315 min read

“Red hair is my lifelong sorrow”: Reflections on the literary and historical trope of redheads

There is pattern across centuries of troubled or troubling women sharing a common feature of red hair.

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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

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