On 29 April 1880 #OTD Catherine Marshall was born. Catherine was a member of many activist societies, from the London Society for Women's Suffrage to the No-Conscription Fellowship.

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Death duty records might sound formal and dry, but can reveal a great deal about a person’s true feelings. What can we learn about the loves and friendships of Bloomsbury Group author Virginia Woolf from whom she left her life's labours to?
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‘See her when she is free…’ Celebrating Joan Eardley by Kirsten MacQuarrie.
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Shoulder to Shoulder, the iconic BBC Drama Series about Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement, is currently available on the BBC I Player to watch for free. We recommend it!

Nurse Catherine Pine looked after Emmeline Pankhurst throughout her hunger-striking years - and after. Here is her suffragette medal. It’s existence once seemed a mystery - read here how that mystery has been solved womanandhersphere.com/2024/04/27/suf…

Learn about 'Everyday Gays, Ordinary Queers, and the National Lesbian and Gay Survey' by Victoria Golding on the blog.

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We (were) here, we (were) queer, and we shouldn’t have to prove it by Anna Dearden.

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This ordinary will from 1587 gives us a glimpse of an Elizabethan woman’s concerns on her deathbed. It includes a word-for-word account of a conversation between mother and son.

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'First, we Eat a Bagel, then, we Smash the Patriarchy: Queer Jewish Women in Late Twentieth Century Britain' by Mie Jensen.

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On 26 April 1905, Lily Parr, was born. Lily was one of the greatest footballers of her generation. #OTD

Learn more in this video by @UKNatArchives
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“No men need apply”: How a Group of “Perfect Little Ladies” Challenged Gender Norms in Turn-of-the-Century New York by Anya Jabour. #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianVisibilityDay

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Partners And Pals by Alison Child. Take a read 👇
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Singleness in Britain, 1960-1990: Identity, Gender and Social Change by Emily Priscott. #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianVisibilityDay
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On National Shakespeare Day we look back at our blog ‘Witty above her sex’: Restoring Shakespeare’s Women to the Record'. #NationalShakespeareDay
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On 22 April 1858 Ethel Smyth was born.
She was a prolific member of Women's Social and Political Union and a composer. Ethel composed the epic WSPU anthem, The March of the Women (1911). Read more about the many aspects of her life, in our journal. #OTD

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During Lesbian visibility week we’ll be sharing some of our blogs and articles with you.
Recovering “Lesbian” Voices in the Middle Ages: Twelfth & Thirteenth Century Germanic Mystics by Hannah Victoria Johnson. womenshistorynetwork.org/recovering-les… #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianVisibilityDay

New on the blog!

Susana Martínez-Rodríguez explores banking advertisements aimed at women in 1960s Spain.
#womenshistory #businesshistory

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Virginia Hall (1906–1982) was an American woman who served with the British Special Operations Executive in France in 1941–1942.

Learn more here:

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