Maria Scott

@AmyRigby Loved the show in Bristol tonight. You were great. Thank you.

The thing is to keep going! And I am - to Bristol, Swansea and Hereford this week, Hastings later this month, California..UK & US dates beyond. This pic depicts the endless juggling act "glasses on, glasses off" when combining reading and playing songs, and that's what I'm up to

@AerLingus @picsbymaurice @ShannonAirport Oh dear.

@picsbymaurice @ShannonAirport Hello Maurice, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We kindly request that you reach out to us via direct message so that we may provide further assistance with this matter.

This year had started on a huge set wobble. But in the last few months things have been getting more positive. I have managed to finally purchase my own car so with no hesitation, the photography is back on track. Here's a recent snap from @ShannonAirport of an @AerLingus 😎

One of our fabulous executive committee members, Susan McCready, will be talking about her new book, Commemorative Acts: French Theatre and the Memory of the Great War, at the next NCFS Unbound session on 20 March. Register here: southalabama.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

@rhymeswithditto @OUPAcademic Congratulations! I love the fact that Goodnight Moon features in your picture too.

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Makes me sick to my stomach.

@sineadtweet Great to see this, Sinead! Such a beautiful piece of film.

Our wonderful NCFS colleagues are accepting proposals for their 52nd annual conference, which will be on the theme of ‘Voice and Silence’. Deadline for abstracts is 15 March and you can find more info here: cpe.vt.edu/ncfs2026.html

@redwithoutwhy This sounds excellent

My study of The Flowers of Evil — Baudelaire's Shadow: On Poetic Determination — is out today from Fordham University Press. fordhampress.com/baudelaire-s-s…

🚨 Last call for registrations 🚨

US immigration officials picked up a blind Rohingya refugee last week in Buffalo, NY. Then, realizing they had no basis to deport him, they released him five miles from his home. He needed a walking stick and died trying to make his way back to his house: investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/bli…

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Glasgow is pleased to offer three Peter Davies PhD Scholarships in French and Francophone Studies tenable from 1st October, 2026. Details on how to apply here: #peterdaviesphdscholarshipsinfrenchandfrancophonestudies(2026-2029)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/st…

Le rez-de jardin de @laBnF s'éteint, littéralement, en silence. Les places en rouge sur ce schéma ne sont plus éclairées et l'on nous apprend que les ampoules, devenues obsolètes, ne peuvent être remplacées. "Democracy Dies in Darkness", comme on le sait au Washington Post.

@annasamwel7 I'm not sure how this works so I think the best thing is for you to email me -- you can find me at the University of Exeter.

@MariaClareScott Yes, please!

This photo, supposedly by Félix Nadar, supposedly of Jeanne Duval, has just shown up on Wikipedia. I know I'm not the only person interested in this woman to be seeing it for the first time. Does anyone know anything about it, or why it has been so hidden until now?

In December 1968, a young mother in Ireland wakes from a four-day coma, her body ravaged by her third pregnancy in less than two years. The twins she delivered are healthy, but May McGee has nearly paid for them with her life... Her doctor's words are blunt. Another pregnancy could kill her. He writes a prescription for a diaphragm and spermicidal jelly, contraceptives she cannot legally obtain in her own country. The only option is to import them from the UK. When the package arrives at Irish customs, it's seized. Officials deliver a chilling warning to the McGees: attempt this again, and face prosecution. May McGee, just 24 years old with four children born in 23 months, is told by her government that her life is less important than a law written in 1935. She refuses to accept it. "I was livid that somebody in government could tell us how to live our lives," she would later recall. "I wasn't going to back down." With support from their doctor and the Irish Family Planning Association, the McGees file a lawsuit. The High Court rejects them in 1972. But they appeal to the Supreme Court, and on December 19, 1973, something remarkable happens. In a 4-1 decision, the court rules that married couples have a constitutional right to privacy in family planning decisions. The moment that crystallized the case came during testimony. When asked how he felt about his wife using contraceptives, Shay McGee answered with devastating simplicity: "I'd prefer to see her using contraceptives than be placing flowers on her grave." Years later, Supreme Court Justice Gerard Hogan would call it the court's "single most important decision" in nearly a century, one that ignited "a social revolution." Yet that revolution moved painfully slowly. Politicians didn't pass legislation allowing even limited access until 1979, and only for married couples with prescriptions. Full unrestricted access to contraception didn't arrive until 1993, twenty years after the McGees won their case. The Sunday after their victory, May and Shay attended Mass in Skerries. From the altar, they were publicly condemned. They walked out and never returned to the church. May McGee never sought recognition for what she had done, but her refusal to back down transformed Irish society and opened doors for generations of women who followed. © Reddit #archaeohistories

@annasamwel7 Do you mean Therese Dolan's article?

@MariaClareScott Do you mind sharing the article in my DMs, as I don't have access to it? Thank you in advance 🙏🏿

🎉 Registration now opened 🎉 Coming to the 24th Society of Dix-Neuviémistes annual conference taking place in Cardiff from 8 to 10 April? Register before Monday 2 March via our website: uksdn.co.uk/health-and-hap…

I wrote about The Irish Proust for @lithub @TCDsllcs @BloomsburyAcad lithub.com/an-enduring-so…

Blown away by the quantity (and quality) of dix-neuviémiste research here… congratulations to all! This is such a striking showcase of the exciting and important work going on in our field at the moment!

Submissions for the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Publication Prize 2026 close this Friday! This is our annual prize for the best journal article published by a postgraduate student, or an early-career researcher in the 2025 calendar year. More details below: