Beverley Cook

Curator of Social History @LDN_Museum. Ask me about the Museum's Suffragette collection, printed ephemera and London's social history 1850-1945

[Kate Willoughby 💜🕊💚 + 💙 @katewilloughby8]

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!

[LSE @LSEnews]

🎉 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
https://t.co/TfYQyOldVB

[Dr Dan O'Brien @drdan_o]

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:
https://t.co/l3JJzDd339

[Elizabeth Crawford @womanandsphere]

An excellent Suffrage Sale at Bonhams (see link). If interested in suffragette memorabilia, why not take a look at my latest catalogue. https://t.co/ceiJQxexC3 . Or DM me your Wants List… https://t.co/HKdPVNwTuD

[Beverley Cook @Beverley_bcook]

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

[Glasgow Women's Library - follow us on Bluesky @womenslibrary]

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!

[Tom Hunter @TomHunterArt]

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

[Jill Liddington @JillLiddington]

You can now listen to the English Heritage podcast of Tuesday's unveiling of blue plaque honouring the Women's League. Just go to https://t.co/WhCeFDm4fq and click on Votes for Women A/V. Enjoy listening!

[Elizabeth Crawford @womanandsphere]

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 https://t.co/ceiJQxexC3

[Beverley Cook @Beverley_bcook]

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

[Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn @WomensHistNet]

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 https://t.co/Wf5mlrGCV2

[Flora Fyles @FloraFyles]

📢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:
https://t.co/U2RqELHFD0

Happy to answer any qs by DM
@UKregistrars

[Lee Jackson @VictorianLondon]

pleased to find DICKENSLAND now has three dimensions ... available in UK on 22nd August https://t.co/wj3t7xIkJh

[Jose Aguiar FRSA @Tabacaria]

@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 https://t.co/NIz31upOiT

[Ashton Bainbridge @ashtonfaye1]

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.

https://t.co/9JUtlhdz73

[Elizabeth Crawford @womanandsphere]

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
https://t.co/JY5xC2aB1s

[Mari Takayanagi @satisfactory20]

I had a brilliant time talking to @BBCNuala on @BBCWomansHour about #NecessaryWomen - catch up here, my bit starts 46.30 https://t.co/EE5pzVrz6h