Beverley Cook

Feeling inspired thanks to @satisfactory20 and Sir Lindsay Hoyle after attending the Speaker's Women's History Month Reception. Was great to catch up with/meet so many inspiring women + learn about the phenomenal Caroline Norton @UKParliament. Left with a spring in my step!

🎉 Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with a special late-night event @LSELibrary! Join us for behind-the-scenes tours, networking drinks & short talks by guest speakers on their research 📚 Book a space on a tour & get more info 👇 #WHM #IWD #WomenInHistory lse.ac.uk/library/events…

This Saturday I will talking about funerals on the streets of 18th century London in an exciting day at @Southwarkcathed - Join me for stories of coffins, undertakers and mutes on the capital’s streets. Tickets & info: eventbrite.co.uk/e/funerals-cem…

An excellent Suffrage Sale at Bonhams (see link). If interested in suffragette memorabilia, why not take a look at my latest catalogue. wp.me/p2AEiO-2aV . Or DM me your Wants List… bonhams.com/auction/29249/…

@SueJohnGWL @womenslibrary I can imagine!! I only had one small item to bid for & that was stressful enough! Fortunately we were also successful!

We're thrilled to have secured the Maud Joachim hunger strike medal at auction. This was made possible by a grant from the Scottish Government’s National Fund for Acquisitions & an incredible £28,000 raised in individual donations from around 500 people. Thank you to everyone!

Two prints by the great Colin O’Brien of Irish Travellers just of London Fields in #hackney are part of the ‘At Home in Hackney, A Community Photographed 1970-today’ open now at the @HackneyMuseum free entry and no need to book #photography #exhibition #London

You can now listen to the English Heritage podcast of Tuesday's unveiling of blue plaque honouring the Women's League. Just go to jliddington.org.uk and click on Votes for Women A/V. Enjoy listening!

Here's my latest catalogue of books and ephemera by and about women - with a lengthy Suffrage section at the beginning, Women in the First World War at the end - & all manner of women in time and space in between wp.me/p2AEiO-2aV

@NaomiPaxton @JillLiddington An inspiring start to the day!! Lovely to see you both x

We are delighted to share details of the upcoming WHN Conference, Women and Migration which takes place online via Zoom on 1 and 2 September. Please see below for the panel sessions on Friday 1 September, find out more and register for your FREE ticket at womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-history…

📢Job Alert📢 @MuseumofLondon is looking for a new Assistant Registrar to join our team. Working on exhibitions, acquisitions, and of course, prep for our move to a new museum. Further details/apply online: jobs.museumoflondon.org.uk/vacancy/assist… Happy to answer any qs by DM @UKregistrars

pleased to find DICKENSLAND now has three dimensions ... available in UK on 22nd August amazon.co.uk/Dickensland-Cu…

@MuseumofLondon collaborated with @HMPPentonville on a project that captures the ‘societal, cultural and economic change in post-World War II London’ through text and art.@Beverley_bcook @_HelenaBaptista #prisoneducation museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/chang…

It's not often you can see clothes worn by Dot Cotton and Princess Diana in one place but we live to serve at @MuseumofLondon. 🎟 Tickets for Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style go on sale today. Exhibition opens 13th October 2023. metro.co.uk/2023/07/12/dot…

For your leisurely weekend perusal here is my new catalogue of books and ephemera by and about women. 428 items - with a lengthy suffrage section at the beginning, Women in the 1st World War at the end, and all manner of women in time and space in between womanandhersphere.com/2023/07/07/boo…

I had a brilliant time talking to @BBCNuala on @BBCWomansHour about #NecessaryWomen - catch up here, my bit starts 46.30 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…