Can't believe I published 3 books this year. - yes, I'm exhausted! - no, I'll never do that again. - above all, I'm hugely grateful to my co- authors, collaborators, contributors, editors, reviewers... No one creates a book alone!

Agree. And lovely to see Women in Media featured and The Women's Library.

Lovely to see Anne Summers, Sally Alexander and Anna Davin in these photos. Looking forward to this series.

Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

It's this Wednesday at 2.30pm in LSE Library. Do come along!

Do come! Based on research done last year on Baldwin papers @theul.bsky.social supplemented by Women’s Library @lselibrary.bsky.social collections

Join us on Wednesday 10 December at 2.30 pm at LSE Library for a talk by Dr Mari Takayanagi @satisfactory20.bsky.social, historian and former Senior Parliamentary Archivist, on the subject of The 'Flapper': Lucy and Betty Baldwin in 1920s press cartoons. If you'd like to join on zoom, DM us please.

You'd be working with some excellent material and with our wonderful Chair, Anne Summers.

I don't understand what is meant by 'unsealed' in this story. Since the 1980s Levy's papers were owned by Camellia plc & were open to researchers. Christine Pullen's biography of Levy, The Woman Who Dared (2010) was based on them. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Mrs Spencer Graves's scrapbook is such a gem! Thank you Elizabeth for highlighting the importance of biography.

Article updated with wonderful new info from the archives of both Pierre Frey (Paris) and The Women's Library@LSE. wp.me/p2AEiO-245

'The University of Cambridge has announced it has acquired and for the first time unsealed Levy’s personal archive, including letters, draft manuscripts, photographs and diary entries. It is expected the material will inform a wealth of new scholarship on her life, work and mental health.' 1/2

We're delighted to announce our winner of the LSE 3rd year dissertation prize was Philippa Fletcher of @lsehy.bsky.social who made use of TWL's collections. Her subject was 'The international feminist issues of "Outwrite Newspaper" , 1982-1988'. Well done!

IT'S TODAY! Come along if you're free.

#histnursing #WW1

We will also be announcing the winner of our LSE undergraduate dissertation 🥇

Next week, Fiona Garwood is speaking on the Scottish Women's Hospitals. There will be a chance to view a rare Scottish Women's Hospitals' medal awarded to Philippa Strachey. More info: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/events/ 🗓️ Wed 12 Nov 2025 🕛 2.30 – 4:00 PM 📍 LSE Library

NEXT WEEK: Thu 30 Oct 4-6pm: The London Scandal: sexuality, exploitation and law reform in 1885. Explore the dramatic events and the people involved that led to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 with @carolinederry.bsky.social and @drcisme.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-london...

🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history! Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community. Deadline: 16 January 2026 womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse... #WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist

As it's #newfriendsday, why not think about joining the Friends of the Women's Library? We hold monthly talks on zoom and in-person at LSE Library, sometimes purchase items for the collection and hold an annual essay competition. Find out more here: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/join-us/

Thank you Kelly for an interesting talk featuring many women who were in the Women's Social and Political Union and what they did next after being granted partial enfranchisement in 1918.

Check out the new Friends of the Women’s Library website! Lots of background information and details of forthcoming events. @fotwl.bsky.social friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk?fbclid=IwdGR...

Our first talk of the term is next week. Kelly Bosomworth is talking about the campaigns of the Six Point Group from 1921 to the early 1980s. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 🕛 Time: 2.30 – 4:00 PM 📍 Venue: LSE Library More details here: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/fotwl-events...

Our first talk of the term is next week. Kelly Bosomworth is talking about the campaigns of the Six Point Group from 1921 to the early 1980s. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 🕛 Time: 2.30 – 4:00 PM 📍 Venue: LSE Library More details here: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/fotwl-events...

We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference! 📍Online via Zoom 🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026 ⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025 See our website for full details 👇 voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project

Our latest donations to The Women's Library at LSE. The book on the right uses material from the Women's Sports Foundation. Archives are held in The Women's Library if you'd like to do your own research.

Welcome to Bluesky, @fotwl.bsky.social ! I recommend a follow for this new account if you like #womenshistory

Hello Bluesky! We are an independent group of Friends that support The Women's Library at LSE through fundraising, donations, publicity, advice, and activities. Find out more about our history and our work here: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk