You can find out a little bit more about our fantastic new accession to the Stirling District Asylum Archive in this month's Archives Hub feature blog: blog.archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/2026/03/02/s...
I can't wait to listen to this, HE SUCKED SO MUCH.
Guess what Caribbean 'creature' is being described here: The soldier, so called from having the fore part armed with a shell like a lobster; the hinder part being naked, which he hides in other fishes' shells, and as he grows in bigness, shifts his cover.
I've become such a Prince Rupert fangirl that I totally get that when Basil Lubbock was writing a biography about him (never published!!!), he chose to title his first chapter: "The Man", because Rupert really was the man.
Imagine receiving a personalised love-anagram.
'Oh I'me all mercy'
From a BL volume that contained very juicy letters alongside the dry naval correspondence I was powering through.
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Just a few more spots available to attend the EHS Women’s Commitee Workshop – Women & Entrepreneurship on Friday 12 December at UCL.
Researchers from all over Europe coming to present and workshop new and innovative research on women. Come discuss and please share!
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Registration for our EHS Women's Committee Workshop: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise is now open.
See the amazing program at the link below and find the register button at the bottom of the page!
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A well wish from James II to his friend Thomas Butler in 1673: '[I] am very glad you escaped so well as you did, I hope it will always be your fortune to do so'.
More backups, MOOOOORE!!!
Portrait by Henri Gascar!
Three more days to get your proposals in for the WomCom Workshop on Women & Entrepreneurship in! See #cfp below (2/2) @echistsoc.bsky.social @ehswomcom.bsky.social
Also, a prime example of female entrepreneurship, in my opinion, is Louise Renée de Kérouaille, who became one of King Charles II's mistresses. In 1681, she extracted £132,000 from the Treasury for her 'Secret Services'. A hussler if you ask me. (1/2)
Applications for the EHS Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students close 16:00 (UK time) Friday, 12 September.
12 part-funded places are available on this course which will be held at the University of Warwick, 3–6 December 2025.
For more info and to apply: ehs.org.uk/society/stud...
Finally, Peggy is featured in the fantastic exhibition at the London Museum of the Docklands: Mudlarking the Thames. Must see!
It is an unusual example, but this is also entrepreneurship! A story of resilience and inventivity. I would love research into women like this in our WomCom Workshop. Sound familiar? Come present on the 12th of December.
#callforpapers in the link (2/2)
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On the subject of Women & Entrepreneurship, the woman of the week is Peggy Jones. A notorious mudlarker who was immortalised in this print. She utilised her knowledge of the river and its tides to scrape a living together. In her special skirt, she gathered valuables and coal, which she sold. (1/2)
Around 20 minutes, followed by discussion!
One more week to get your proposals in for what will be a very exciting day! Share your research, feedback a chapter, pitch your new archival finds at the WomCom Workshop.
Our Call for Papers for the Women's Committee workshop I'm very excited about. Join us in sharing your research on everything Women & Entrepreneurship. Please share widely and reach out if you have any questions!
Great function with such amazing records! In one of my favourite places on earth to boot
RIP the darlings. As in rest in (a different) piece?
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CfP is out! Sign up, share, come visit, very excited about this. Let's get some great female case-studies!
Janice Deul met haar Keti Koti-boekentips voor Athenaeum Boekhandel Zuidoost
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Op Keti Koti dit jaar mag ik in gesprek met een geweldige line-up in het Teylermuseum in Haarlem, en ik hoop dat jullie komen luisteren!
O.a. in gesprek over: Hoe kunnen we Teylers investering in de slavenhandel plaatsen in een breder gesprek over erfgoed, musea, kennis, collecties en nalatenschap?
The real question is, will I make it through a second day in Cambridge without pronouncing Pepys as pep-is i.o. peeps (which I was convinced was correct for years)?
Finally gathered the academic courage to venture to Cambridge, but where to stay for a tiny archiving stint. Any tips for ultimate Cambridge vibes?
* OPEN CALL * for Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency 2025-2026
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