There's still time to sign up for Dr Sorcha O'Brien's online public lecture on Tues 18, 7-8pm! She will be talking all about Irish Countrywomen's Association activism and craftivism around rural electrification in Ireland 💡⚡️🧶🧵 Sign up via the link here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lectu…

Ahead of Dr Sorcha O'Brien talk on Irish Countrywomen's Association & rural electrification for Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network project, in a FREE public lecture next Tues. 7-8pm (online) 👇, it fascinating to see its importance acknowledged at the 1933 AGM. ⚡️Evening Herald, 7 April 1933. WHAI eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lectu…

Just had a fantastic lecture by ⁦Dr Sorcha O'Brien⁩ on @lrelandica & rural electrification for ⁦Arts and Humanities Research Council⁩ Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network. Impressive turnout & brilliant questions. Plan to make this available as a webinar, it was that good! Watch this space 👀. #womensgrassrootsactivism.

New dawn & new publication 🙂. My article for Women's History Review on amazing HHH & her life long activism is now available open access. Hope her spirit shines through & her life & work helps us think #BeyondWLM. 1/4.. @womenhist SocialHistorySociety School of LSS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations team 👏. Sorry not to be there but great to see our Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network project themes being shared at SocialHistorySociety #SHS2024. @AnneFHLoganKent Rachel Collett @annamuggeridge Dr Ruth Davidson

78 years ago, on July 25th 1946 the first meeting of #Soroptimist #tunbridgewells was held at 9 Queen's Road. Officers were elected, and work began to charter our club. #archive #herstory Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network @SIGBI1

📢Delighted to announce our Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network London South Bank University - LSBU Public Lecture with Dr Sorcha O'Brien on Irish Countrywomen's Association activism & craftivism re rural electrification is now available to watch online! @SIGBI1 SI Tunbridge Wells Women's Institute WHAI Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn Clodagh Finn, now on Instagram youtube.com/watch?v=ggrNZO…

Anyone who missed my recent public lecture with Prof Caitríona Beaumont’s Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network project, it’s now available to watch online! I’m mostly talking about my Electric Irish Homes research on the Irish Countrywomen's Association and rural electrification ESB Archives

We are now able to share the public lecture by Dr Sorcha O'Brien from June, about the ICA and rural electrification of Ireland This is part of the Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network which we as a club are very proud to be part of maria teresa imbo youtube.com/watch?v=ggrNZO…

Delighted to announce our Arts and Humanities Research Council London South Bank University - LSBU online panel event on women's grassroots activism and material culture, 25 Sep 2024, 5:30pm, with Grace Heaton Maisie Jepson (she/her) and Na'ama Klorman Eraqi. Sign up for free tickets here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-grass…

We have a fantastic line up of 3 papers on visibility, material culture & activism as part of Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network. Join us on 25 Sept. 5.30pm online. Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn SocialHistorySociety WHAI London South Bank University - LSBU eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-grass…

Happy to be in Black Country tonight ahead of Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network workshop at Dudley Archives & in fantastic company of reps from National Council of Women GB Women's Institute @SIGBI1. Looking forward to 2 days of discussion & participatory research re activism for gender equality. London South Bank University - LSBU School of LSS

Excited to be here in Dudley for our 4th workshop on visibility in women’s grassroots groups. Kicking off with a wonderful roundtable discussion, hearing from members of our partner orgs Women's Institute @SIGBI1 Irish Countrywomen's Association

Here are Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network London South Bank University - LSBU workshop 4 Dudley Archives hearing from @_zoethomas on making visible the ‘history making’ of women’s groups 1928-1960. These groups include Women's Institute @SIGBI1 whose members join us here today. #womensgrassrootsactivism

A beautiful example of material culture from our @SIGBI1 Stourbridge members Jane & Su who joined us for Arts and Humanities Research Council School of LSS Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network workshop today focusing on ‘visibility’ of female activism. Builds on our previous workshop at National Museum of Ireland with Scéal Heritage Consultancy.

We finished off first day of our Arts and Humanities Research Council London South Bank University - LSBU Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network workshop with a visit to the Black Country Living Museum infant welfare clinic & a reenactment of a 1961 antenatal class, those were the days! Here is our workshop group pic & more great conversations to look forward to tomorrow.

Here at Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network London South Bank University - LSBU Workshop 4 Dudley Archives we have just had a fantastic presentation by Women's Institute Harborne Village WI & Walsall WI about their work & campaigns. Brilliant insight into #womensgrassrootsactivism

Now at Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network School of LSS Workshop 4 we have three fab ECRs Maisie Jepson (she/her) Grace Heaton & Rachel Collett sharing their experiences of ‘doing’ oral history & how making stories of female activism more audible also makes this activism more visible.