WomensHistNetworkWM

We're the Midlands Women’s History Network & work to promote women’s history for everyone. Follow us for news & events. Retweets intended to be of interest.

[WomensHistNetworkWM @WHN_WM]

Delighted to confirm the date for our ‘Women in Sport’ @whn_wm and @BritSportHisSoc conference @worcester_uni: Saturday, 6 November 2021. Please continue to send us your abstracts #twitterstorians #CFP #sport #women

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

Birmingham has a long history of groups & publications addressing #LGBTQ health & well-being issues, & the 1990s were a time of change with the repeal of Section 28, equalisation of age of consent & in1997 the emergence of #BirminghamPride #LGBTHM21 More: https://t.co/GqINCOptSC

[Education & Activism, Women at Oxford: 1878-1920 @1stoxfordwomen]

The Oxford History Faculty Women's History Month Lecture, 2021 - on Oxford's first women students and teachers, and how we remember them. #WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2021 @OxfordHistory @WHN_WM

[WomensHistNetworkWM @WHN_WM]

'Arts graduates are flexible': why humanities degrees are making a comeback https://t.co/SG9SPx0sI6

[WES Centenary @WESCentenary]

#OTD 16 Feb 1909 #suffragette Muriel Matters took to the air in a #dirigible over #London to leaflet state opening of Parliament with Votes for Women leaflets. Blow off course but made headlines around 🌍 Listen to her story here: https://t.co/rWORPqqnlL  https://t.co/iyB4sJcgzL

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

"Mystery House," inspired by Agatha Christie’s "And Then There Were None," was the brainchild of pioneering video game designer Roberta Williams, born #OTD in 1953. https://t.co/nm6Xy2TBXF

[WomensHistNetworkWM @WHN_WM]

High School writing competition. #InternationalWomensDay
Personalities https://t.co/OAy9eg0wm4

[WomensHistNetworkWM @WHN_WM]

Research Fellow in Periodicals and Print Culture - Nottingham Trent University https://t.co/d36FPw01vh

[TheIrishHistoryShow @IrishHistoryPod]

New Podcast! Irish Revolutionary Women. @lizgillis191623 & @MaryMcAuliffe4 discuss women's role in 1916, the War of Independence & the Civil War #irishhistory #womenshistory https://t.co/MbbGE18t35

[Women's Sport Trust @WomenSportTrust]

How women’s sport can prosper post-pandemic

5 predictions for women’s sport from NZ : the emergence of more player-led content, more collective action, different ownership models, athlete and team activism and a rise in long-term sponsorship deals. https://t.co/wVxmqJ1xu3

[Gender & History @GenderHistory]

We're recruiting!
Check out the advert below for how to apply to join our UK editorial collective 👇 we can't wait to hear from you!

[ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕤🤼‍♀️⛹️‍♀️🤺🏊‍♂️🏏⛸🤸‍♂️ @Playing_Pasts]

New tomorrow on @Playing_Pasts website

@STEPHEN11981196 & @FionaSkillen [Welcome to #PlayingPasts Fiona] with Part 1 of -

Women’s Football in Interwar #Scotland:
Sadie Smith & the Legendary #Rutherglen Ladies FC

#WomenInFootball
@WomeninFootball
@SFootballMuseum
#Football

[Women in Sport and Exercise Conference 2025 @wiseconf]

Excellent article on #womeninsports : 80% of female athletes say growth hindered during pandemic by inequalities with men's sport via @SkySports https://t.co/i9cr0zIdud

[Rural Women Studies @RuralWomenSA]

RWSA 2021 Virtual Conference https://t.co/I5CRIedtBw

[Ms. Magazine @MsMagazine]

"A legend among pioneering women in the U.N., Snyder was traveling and speaking to promote the economic progress of women until her last years," @pass_blue reports:
https://t.co/gWN7GhLw0z

[Time and Tide: Connections and Legacies @timeandtidemag1]

This month, interwar feminist organisation the Six Point Group celebrates its centenary - and together with The Women's Library @LSELibrary we're organising an online panel to celebrate!!

16 Feb, 3-4pm GMT - with @NadiaWhittomeMP and @felicia_willow

https://t.co/niJ30NUdH7

[Dr Laura Noakes @lauranoakes]

And if you're interested in women during wartime, the DPM are hosting a conference. Details here: https://t.co/djzAJhEOZl

[Dr Laura Noakes @lauranoakes]

ICYMI, I wrote a blog post all about women's football during WW1 and the Mossband Swifts (H.M. Factory Gretna's footy team!) #twitterstorians #WW1history #histgender @Devils_Porridge https://t.co/XKUhNX4vZb