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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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Dancing Dames: the Women of the Mayerling Incident Represented in Ballet

Laura Castanheira

Oct 15, 202316 min read

Long 18th century

Dancing Dames: the Women of the Mayerling Incident Represented in Ballet

The Royal Opera House ballet adapts the Mayerling Incident of 1889 where the Habsburg's lost their heir - and the women take centre stage.

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Remembering the Female Pioneers of Early Cinema

Isobel Wright

Sep 30, 202310 min read

Remembering the Female Pioneers of Early Cinema

“There is nothing connected with the staging of a motion picture that a woman cannot do as easily as a man

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Suzanne Césaire: The missing mother of the Negritude movement

Mayu Sadler

Sep 25, 20236 min read

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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Laura Castanheira

Sep 10, 20238 min read

Rose Valland: an overlooked war hero

While some fought Nazis at the front, this French lesbian fought them at Jeu de Paume Museum, secretly cataloguing and saving plundered art.

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Vita and Virginia: Mental Health, Scandal and Bisexuality

Sep 3, 202313 min read

Vita and Virginia: Mental Health, Scandal and Bisexuality

It wasn’t until I rewatched the film for the purposes of this article that I noticed just how well Debicki portrays female queerness.

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New Kingdom Makeup, Beauty, and Appearance; Ancient Egyptian Style and its' Modern Day Influence

Holly Russell

Aug 27, 20237 min read

Archaeology

New Kingdom Makeup, Beauty, and Appearance; Ancient Egyptian Style and its' Modern Day Influence

Thick winged eyeliner and striking colours of blue and gold are utilised in many modern portrayals of ancient Egyptians

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Gemma Craven

Aug 21, 202315 min read

Early Modern

Call Me Mother: Margaret Beaufort

The badass single mum who ended 30 years of battles and started a royal empire

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

Megan Laing

Aug 15, 20236 min read

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

Jillian Ducker

Aug 6, 202314 min read

Medieval or Middle Ages

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

Ayila Houngbo

Jul 29, 20236 min read

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

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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Janey Jones

Jul 9, 20236 min read

Sophia Jex Blake & The Edinburgh Seven

In 1869, Sophia Jex Blake arrived in historic Edinburgh on a heartfelt mission. She wanted to study medicine at Edinburgh University and ach

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Jul 2, 202316 min read

…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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Jun 11, 20235 min read

Queer recommendations for Pride Month

Here’s some recommendations for queer content and queer history that you could engage with this Pride Month.

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Jun 4, 202312 min read

Reviews

Madame de Pompadour and The Doctor

Is historical fiction good or bad for women’s history?

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Mar 30, 20234 min read

Medieval or Middle Ages

Isabella, The She-Wolf of France

The Hundred-Year War started because of a woman.

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"Unbossed and Unbought": Shirley Chisholm

Mar 22, 20236 min read

"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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