The Suffrage Postcard Project

🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨 Nasty Women and Bad Hombres, an exciting new volume about the 2016 US presidential election, features a chapter by @Suff_Postcards' @DrAnaStevenson about woman #suffrage postcards and @HillaryClinton #memes Check it out: boydellandbrewer.com/nasty-women-an…

"This article traces the development of #feminist thought about #sex work through the International Feminist Network Against Female Sexual Slavery (#IFNAFSS)." New article online now from Rosa Campbell and Ana Stevenson: doi.org/10.1080/014365…

In our latest blog Dr Kate McAnelly explores the underpinnings of refrigerator mother theory and how it was incorrectly used to blame and vilify mothers as being the cause of their children's autism. Find it here: auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-an…

It's a Women's History Month miracle! We are SO delighted to share the publication of our 2024 issue of Lilith! Featuring a wide array of fascinating articles, including some on the theme of our 2023 symposium 'Gender & Joy', we hope it was worth the wait! press.anu.edu.au/publications/j…

VIDA editorial assistant and PhD candidate Michael Stockwell introduces a new blog series exploring historical and contemporary experiences of vilification through gender, sexual orientation and roles associated with them. Fin the post here: auswhn.com.au/blog/vilificat…

Suffragette-defaced Edward VII penny, defaced with subversive political graffiti for the women's suffrage cause - early twentieth century, from the UK (with thanks to @ JoDQC for the images of her coin) #womensart

On the eve of #IWD2025, we showcase films of our authors in @Sociale_History talking about suffrage memory. Visit our StoryMap created by the awesome @clemloz on our ARC DP website ~ @DrAnaStevenson, @veramackie & @AndreaWitcomb ~ archivingsocialmovements.com/sites-of-femin…

Did you know we offer #fellowships for scholars at all stages of their careers? Apply by Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. Learn more: bit.ly/3IrWOsO

DEADLINE EXTENDED! If you were thinking about submitting a piece for Lilith 2025 but weren't sure you'd have it ready for Friday, we have good news! Our deadline for papers for our 2025 issue has been extended to COB MARCH 14! If you've got something, we'd love to hear from you!

Happy Valentine's Day! 💕 The Library's Prints and Photographs Division is home to lots of vintage greeting cards, including these adorable World War I-era valentines, all made by the A.M. Davis Company in Boston.

What a fab day I had @WarwickHistory @uniofwarwick helping local Coventry children with their learning about #lego #suffragette & #Coventry #Votesforwomen campaigners - printing bags, doing drama & a VR suffrage #museum. Thanks to brill colleagues for helping make this happen!

🌟 Exciting news! The call for proposals for the Berkshire Conference has been extended to February 28, 2025! Don't miss your chance to showcase your groundbreaking ideas and connect with brilliant minds. Dive in and submit your proposal today! 🚀

Interested in teaching about women in politics and the history of woman suffrage? Consider submitting a chapter proposal for our edited book! womenshistoryinhighschool.com/teaching-women… CFP #twitterstorians #suffrage #sschat #civics

Nice to see Suffrage, Capital, and Welfare: Conditional Citizenship in Historical Perspective online and open access. @FiaSundevall and Ragnheiður Kristjánsdóttir are model academics who organised a generative workshop from which these papers emerged: #overview" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Australia was a trailblazer from the inception of International Women's Year. But despite the gains, there are still forces pushing back against women's empowerment. @OurANU theconversation.com/1975-was-decla…

The CfP for the 5th Biennial Conference of The Society for the History of Emotions is now OPEN! "Emotions at the Border" is to be held at La UNAM in Mexico City, Oct 28-30, 2025. The deadline for abstracts is Feb 15. Full details available on our website: societyhistoryemotions.com/she-conference…

📢New WHS Blog Post! Explore the complex history of Glasgow's Lock Hospitals, institutions aimed at "unfortunate females." Anna Forrest delves into their role, societal impact, and the lives of women affected. Read the full story ➡️tinyurl.com/3a7jffp4

There's been some talk this week about our friends at @USNatArchives needing help from folks who can read cursive to transcribe historical documents. We could use your help with that, too! We launched our crowdsourcing transcription program By the People in fall 2018. 🧵

Applications for the next round of CDH Visiting Fellowships – to be held in the in the 2025/26 academic year (October 2025 to June 2026) – are open until 1 April 2025. Find out more and apply ⬇️ buff.ly/4fXLtPt

DON'T FORGET!! The next edition of Global Histories is still accepting papers 📜 Research and Methodology Papers and Book Reviews accepted. Deadline January 31, 2025! #callforpaper #globalhistory #researchpaper #studentopportunity #humanities #academic

🥁Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive