My latest article for Nation.Cymru Ask not what your museum can do for you #LGBTHM #Pride nation.cymru/feature/pride-…

Described by the Birmingham Post as the ‘queen of Jamaican theatre’, Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919–2006) was a poet, performer, folklorist, writer and educator. Records held in the National Archives shine a light on her early studies.

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If you'd like to know about c.400,000 Welsh women who signed a 1923 peace petition & would like to do some creative interpretations - fiction/non-fiction, poetry, lyrics, artwork, etc, come to this workshop & appear in the eBook eventbrite.co.uk/e/gweithdy-gei…

Today we join over 100 countries that mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia to fight against discrimination.

Check out some of our articles and blogs about LGBTQ+ lives on the website womenshistorynetwork.org/?s=lgbt

#IDAHoBiT2024

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WEN Wales are looking for a freelance consultant to support our research, policy and partnership work in the run-up to the launch of our Feminist Scorecard in autumn 2024.

Find out more and apply here ⬇️
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With limited information about Welsh tip women, it is pleasant to get a glimpse into the life of Eos Vach with her simple Welsh melodies flowing from her ‘rude throat.’ Womens Archive Wales Taith Pyllau Glo Cymru | Welsh Mining Experience Welsh Music Podcast | Podlediad Miwsig Cymreig Music Theatre Wales Cerys Matthews WomensHistNetworkWM library.wales/news/eos-vach

Who was Eos Vach?
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'She had been taken by her parents to sing for Ieuan Ddu when he, ‘charmed by her voice’ determined to provide musical training to the ‘little mine tip girl’ and taught her some Welsh airs.'
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ALL WRITERS - In 1923 a Peace Petition was signed by c400,000 Welsh women. We're running a writing workshop to bring these women to life. Come see the exhibition, join the free workshop, see your story published Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales Academi Heddwch Cymru eventbrite.co.uk/e/gweithdy-gei…

Learn about the 'fallen' women of the real Albert Square #WomensHistory #GenderHist

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New on the blog!

Réka Krizmanics explores Mária Nagy’s recollections of the Hungarian medical assistance to North Korea in the 1950s

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Read it here:
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Interested in women's history and want to share your research? Then why not blog for us!

Our blog is a forum for researchers at any career stage. We'd love to hear from you! Find out more here:
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For International Nurses Day, read about Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) and how she was a pioneer of hand washing and hygiene for health by Dr Richard Bates.

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#BestOfNursing #NursesDay

Have a few gigs this week, so excuse the self-promo of the next 3 tweets...

HENO, i godi arian i'r eglwys Darowen fel canolfan cymunedol, 7pm, efo seidr gwych lleol!

TONIGHT, to raise cash for Darowen church as a community space, 7pm, with lovely local Tydecho cider.

For International Nurses Day, read about Jeannette Washington: Pittsburgh’s First Black Public Health Nurse, by Adam Lee Cilli.
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Really looking forward to this - there's some great writing on women in Wales so do pop along and chat to some of the authors.

I went to the opening - brilliant, you should go.

If you've missed the other 25 talks on women in Welsh coal mining, there's another at Cyfarthfa Park 14 May 14:00, love to see you if you can make it. Pen & Sword Books P&S History
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Off on Wednesday to do my 25th talk on women in Welsh coal mining - people love these women!! Pen & Sword Books P&S History #WomensHistory WomensHistNetworkWM

Queer Britain, and representations of Blackness in Queer History, A.S. Francis. History Matters Journal Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2024), p. 8. historymatters.online/journal. Hakim Adi A to the S @Claudia_writes Aleja ዓለጃ Tionne danny thompson