No-one in this whole stupid affair seems to want to admit that the suffragettes WERE terrorists, which - frankly - would have really pissed off the actual Suffragettes. [slide credit to me]

It's incumbent upon all of us, in the face of this recrudescence of racism and in the face of the total absence of anti-racist leadership from government, to do active bystander training. You can find decent training online, or sign up in your local area.

Great to hear from Sophie Fitzpatrick and her work with Art and Feminism with #Wikimedia Ireland to promote #WomensHistory and make women more visible @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Mission control for the @womenshistnet.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference! Lovely to be out of the writing cave for a couple of days, and listening to some great papers (albeit 2 simultaneously) Special appreciation must go to my fluffy assistants for their moral support.

IHR Women's History Seminar Register: www.history.ac.uk/events/beyond-typewriter-gender-work-and-technological-change-city-london-banks-1870-1939 @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @ka-peacock.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social

💥New Working Paper💥 Jane Whittle (@uniofexeter.bsky.social) and I venture in search of research on place in the history of work and find...less than you might expect! #econhist #Econsky ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...

Looking forward to presenting a paper at the IHR Women’s History Seminar on the 21st February!