Cinderella (1922) was created by pioneer of silhouette animation Lotte Reiniger

So excited to have passed my transfer! Glad my ramblings made sense to at least two people 😅

Loved being able to visit the house of film historian Josef Kazda on the Golden Lane in Prague!

‘The silent film was considered by female audiences to hold a feminine universalism, transposing onto silent film the value of femininity.' In today's blog, Rachel Bogush explores the British “talkies” and their impact on women’s voice. Read it here: historymatters.group.shef.ac.uk/british-talkie…

Naturally decayed film from early 20th century cinema

After several days of getting massive trolleys full of books like this, the librarians at the British Library archives groan when they see me arrive :(

Amazing day at the BFI today, getting to load the reels myself and watch these 100 year old films!

After 7 months research, reading and logging 14,600+ magazine editorials and adverts, and watching 50 films, I’ve collected 160,000 words worth of quotes and I can finally begin writing my thesis! 😮‍💨

Excited to promote an upcoming talk by myself and Sophie Turbutt, where we discuss our research on interwar “trash” romance fiction in British and Spanish women’s magazines and ideas of the “model” modern woman! ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/events…

Women, Gender and Sexuality seminar: Sophie Turbutt and Rachel Bogush | School of History | University of Leeds ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/events…

Had a wonderful time presenting at the #CSJConference24 and hearing all the interesting panels! I only got lost once so an all round excellent day ✨

Such a fun and interesting day presenting my paper about interwar women workers at the SocialHistorySociety conference! Met loads of fascinating people with such unique research that I can’t wait to read 👏🏻💪🏼✨

Such an amazing time presenting at the Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn conference! Everyone had such interesting research I’ve got a very long list of things to read now! ✨