Oral history, post-war Britain and the Cold War. Post-doctoral Research Fellow @ustirhistpol. MSc @lsehistory PhD @strathhistory London-based. All views my own.
Glad to share my new article in @GenderHistory
It's been the most positive review process I've experienced.
‘Is Radioactive Iodine Present Equally in the Cream on Milk as in the Milk Itself?’: Lonely Sources and the Gendered History of Cold War Britain' https://t.co/IzSJxtT3XR
@britishlibrary@BLpressoffice thank you to the kind security staff who looked after me 8 months pregnant & needing my bags from the locker during the fire incident today. I don't know their names but they were lovely & deserve a drink #BeKind
Released today @NtlMuseumsScot
3 films featuring unique archives, collections, footage, & expertise to explore how the Cold War impacted & influenced Scottish lives, politics, landscapes & tech.
https://t.co/k3fNLyFcvO
🙏 @SarahAHarper@Holger_Nehring@sjmm_alberti @RadarArchive
Baffling to think this is the first time the Troubles have been addressed uniquely @I_W_M but an impressive first. Especially appreciated the curation notes from Craig Murray - self-reflective & honest about narrative choices.
@DrJennie_Morgan just heard an interview with Barbara Iweins on @BBCWomansHour It has Profusion and Domestic collecting written all over it! In case you haven't seen already: https://t.co/ERzPVPiUzn
Antidote to all things Barbie - Hair: Untold Stories from @HornimanMuseum currently @SheffMuseums
Right to left: human hair Victorian wedding cake (perhaps for widower?), WW1 German ad for hair donations to make transmission belts for submarines, blond hair dress by @JenniDutton
Last week my daughter was sent home from school with a worksheet about WWII, including the question - who were the two main countries?
I’ve been pondering it ever since. Any Twitter wisdom?!
This really is a #1 documentary. It takes an interview methodology of the highest standards to weave together a history of such complexity and still have room for difference, dissonance and personality. The archival work is excellent too @OpenUniversity
https://t.co/wowlTpG8Tb
A constellation of icons @V_and_A#Diva#exhibition
Including actress Ellen Terry's 'Women's speech' book, 1911 from which she regaled audiences with her thoughts on Shakespeare's triumphant women 💪💋
@DrJennie_Morgan @ustirhistpol Thank you as ever! I'm more interested in the use of the word/idea of interpretation in museums so I'll check the ref you just sent me. Have mined your reading lists too 👍
@Holger_Nehring I used to work at the royal society! The staircases with marble sheep details inside are also interesting - the result of the sheep farming magnate who decided it's interior decoration.