This is one of my favourite objects in #FashionCity. It was an honour for us to tell the story of Anwara Begum in the exhibition - do go and see her machine and listen to the oral history of her daughter, Asma, explaining so beautifully why it matters. You have until Sunday!

unicorn in the spandrels at St Mary, South Creake (Norfolk) 15th century south aisle roof

Wednesday’s focus on women designers. Two greats of British fashion, on display V&A collections: L Mary Quant (1930-2023) dress, 1959. Glazed cotton with starched petticoat. R Zandra Rhodes (b1940) outfit, 1982. Printed silk, net.#dresshistory #fashionhistory

Costume Society Members-be sure to grab your free ticket to attend the Annual General Meeting this Saturday! If you already have a a ticket to the 60th Anniversary Day, the AGM is included in your ticket- along with several other exciting events. #costumesociety

We have a fabulous new MA in history of women and gender Queen Mary University of London - study Gender, Magic & Witchcraft in Middle Ages, Gender & Islam, Women, Selfhood and Sexualities, Gender work and love in Modern Britain, Under and War in Modern Europe. Sparkling line up & not too late to apply.

Seminar Claxon! Join us on Wednesday 24 July, 4pm BST for our next seminar 'Subaltern Victorias: The Queen and Her “Poor Little Princesses”' featuring Chandrica Barua. Sign up details here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Illustrations by Parisian artist A E. Marty (1882-1974), a long time contributor to La Gazette du Bon Ton and a juror for the 1925 Expo des Arts Deco, his illustrations appeared in most of the major magazines, Vogue, Harper's and Vanity Fair.

Join our archaeology curator Bristol Libraries tomorrow (2 - 4pm) for a Festival of Archaeology edition of Special Collections Sunday! ow.ly/yMqT50SGwzZ ArchaeologyUK

Come hang out here with me, Kateiles and some old books - tomorrow 2-4pm. 📚 Special Collections Sunday: The Festival of Archaeology edition. archaeologyuk.org/festival/festi…

Gertrude de Ferranti (1869–1959) campaigned for electricity in the home, through Electrical Association for Women & her work with husband Sebastian de Ferranti. 1936 1 of only 2 women to attend World Power Conference as UK reps. New wiki pg wikiwomeninred en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_…

The programme for the WEWSWHN Annual Conference on Women & Fashion is out now! Keynote Dr Serena Dyer on ‘Making Historical Fashion: Women, Creativity, & the Crafting of Fashion’s Past’. 12 October 2024, Bath. Programme and booking form. weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/conferences/ #fashionhistory

WEWSWHN Annual Conference Women and Fashion 12 October 2024 in Bath. With talks on seamstresses, munitions workers, politicians, fashion artists and more! All welcome. Programme and booking form. weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/conferences/#f…

WEWSWHN Annual Conference Women and Fashion 12 October 2024 in Bath – with talks ranging from royalty to factory workers, & keynote by Dr Serena Dyer All welcome. Programme and booking form. weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/conferences/#f…

Frills and flowers and buttons and bows - WEWSWHN Annual Conference on Women and Fashion, 12 October 2024 in Bath. All welcome. Programme and booking form. weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/conferences/#f…

Just under one month until we are hosting a one-day conference on the topic of maps and buildings in local history! Find out more here: ow.ly/ggcv50SE3fm #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

WEWSWHN Annual Conference on Women and Fashion - Keynote Dr Serena Dyer on ‘Making Historical Fashion: Women, Creativity, & the Crafting of Fashion’s Past’ . All welcome. Saturday 12 October 2024, Bath. Programme and booking form. weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/conferences/ #fashionhistory

In April of 1915, 1,300 feminists from twelve countries held a historic summit at the Hague. Out of this meeting the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom was born. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/a-century-of-f… #InternationalDayOfPeace #PeaceDay

A work visit to Arlington Court this week was also a reintroduction to the Carriage Museum, a national collection. If you had money and statue in the 1840s you could get about in style in one of these, like the Chichester family. #Transport #Victorian #horse and carriage

You may have noticed that things look a little different over at womenslibrary.org.uk. Our shiny new & improved website is now live! Check it out & let us know what you think!

A Bristol Women’s Walk, originally published 1989, by Ellen Malos, Janet Brewer and Sarah Braun, is now available on our website as a free download, in honour of Ellen Malos (1937-2023), pioneering feminist & long standing WESWWHN member. Find out more at weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk