An image of nurses in a suffrage procession, holding flags and staring determinedly at the camera
Learn more about the crucial role nurses played in the Women's Suffrage Movement with our Historic Nursing Journals. Here's an image of nurses in suffrage procession on the 17 June 1911, just before the Coronation of George V and Mary. ✊
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Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood Monday 22nd June 2026 One day colloquium: Centre for the History of Childhood, University of Oxford Magdalen College Oxford, UK, and online Call for Papers We welcome papers that consider the theme of ‘Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood’ from a wide variety of perspectives. Areas that papers might explore include: • Children’s experiences as recipients of charity and humanitarianism, including in the context of conflict and displacement • Children’s experiences as charitable and humanitarian actors and providers • Representations of childhood within charitable and humanitarian discourses • Institutions and communities that mobilise around charitable and humanitarian relief for children • Memories, intergenerational transmission, and legacies of charity and humanitarianism • Failures, limitations, and tensions resulting from charitable and humanitarian actions • Archives for, approaches to, and public engagement with the study of charity, humanitarianism, and childhood in the past • Conceptual connections between care, vulnerability, and age We welcome papers from any disciplinary or professional background and career stage, including advanced undergraduate and graduate students. We encourage papers that engage with the diversity of children’s and young people’s experiences in any historical period and place. Please send abstracts of c. 250 words for a fifteen-minute paper and a brief bio to sian.pooley@magd.ox.ac.uk by midday on Friday 13th March 2026. We plan to offer in- person and online participation, so please indicate your preference when submitting. Organising Committee: Charlotte Canizo, Joseph Leidy, Siân Pooley, Susannah Wright
Excellent talk yesterday at our seminar by Ian Archer 16thC children's work - some of it under the aegis of charity - beginning a conversation tbc in our colloquium this year - Monday 22nd June, 'Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood' get your abstracts in! deadline 13th March 2026
I thought you did a great job!
Delighted to see @ermerlindaj.bsky.social on Our Hospital Through Time tonight. Marvellous job Kate. I made D watch it too.
And a Friendless Church! Excellent buttresses AND wall painting.
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I saw this at the station which was unexpected. Thank you?
Nice long stomp along the Thames Path, knocking off Windsor to Bourne End and some bits around the back of Little Marlow because the TP was not so much damp as under a full foot of water. There was sunshine and spring flowers so hurrah.
The new floofy kitten will have to take over in Larry’s stead
Most saddened to hear of the demise of the Diplomog. Rest well Palmerston. May the eternal treat jar ever be well stocked.
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Registration for History and Archives in Practice is now OPEN!
We can't wait to host #HAP26 and explore intersections of archives and history!
@unisheffieldlib.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
More info and to register ➡️ tinyurl.com/2skavaty
The special issue of Cultural and Social History on “Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives” (co-ed. w Georgina Brewis & Jodi Burkett) is live - yay! Several articles are OA :) Huge thanks to our contributors & the journal editors!
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Oh, I already wear bilateral hearing aids. It’s just a matter of progressing to even bigger ones and what that timetable looks like.
Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Amazing news Jen. Bravo!
🎉 Wonderful news from our project!
"Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th-Century England and Wales" by PI @drjenniferaston.bsky.social & Olive Anderson has been shortlisted for TWO prizes: the Hart-SLSA Book Prize AND the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize!
#LegalHistory #SocioLegal
My understanding from what I read of Chicago’s history (married into an Illinois family, natch) is that it is indeed quite murdery and I salute your project ambitions.
There is something quietly dispiriting about undergoing a hearing test and being aware that there is probably not meant to be quite such a long gap between the noises. On the upside, my hearing has definitely deteriorated so glad to learn I was correct about that.
Yes, I've dusted off the old blog to post this. Slightly shocked to discover I hadn't posted anything since 2020. Just maybe I will start to add the odd thing again. Maybe.
Very productive day at the Surrey History Centre, doing some research for a forthcoming journal article and uncovered far more than I anticipated which is great and infuriating #research #archives
We're looking to capture experiences of what it means to be queer in the UK today! To do that we're collecting day diaries for 12th February. It doesn't matter what you get up to, or how you record it, we'd love to have it!🧵 (1/4) #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26
Schedule for 'The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering', an online conference on 5 and 6 February. The full programme can be found at the link.
We have now sent out the final programme for our conference to all attendees, which includes Zoom links. If you haven’t received it or if you missed out on registering email us (at the link) and we will send it to you, before we start on Thurs morning voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/20...
Full time AHRC doctoral studentships now available in Arts & Humanities at University of Hertfordshire for October 2026 start - please do share widely!! This includes both History & Heritage Studies among other subjects 🌟😀 www.herts.ac.uk/research/res...
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My morning commute has been much improved by an introduction to Waffles who is very keen to investigate the possibility of snacks from every human in the carriage.
"With a Hey Trany Nony Nony No" KB 33/5/5
An honest to goodness Hey Nonny Nonny in a 1680s King's Bench case. Lovely stuff [TNA KB 33/5/5]
Except as a Latin word. Though, being honest, I’ve only just put the two together as I can’t say I’d spent a huge amount of time dwelling on it.
Good question!
Well, the Agnes (2 of them) I have encountered have pronounced their name Agg-ness, and in one case, shortened to Aggie. I have never heard it with a soft g before
Catching lots of Hamnet content and worrying that I’ve been mispronouncing Agnes for as long as I can remember…
