Very sad to be leaving Lancaster and the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference early, but thank you @manchesterup.bsky.social for the book for the train ride home! #shs2026

Quite sobering to think this what I would’ve been lugging around as an oral historian if I hadn’t waited until my 40s… #SocialHistorySociety #SocialHistorySocietyConference2026 #SHS2026 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great couple of days 😀

Also, mature students - those of us with kids, older parents, or other caring responsibilities - not to mention disabilities and/ or long-term illnesses 🫥

Looking forward to presenting my paper at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Conference next week, about the experiences of working-class girls in the Tripartite Secondary School System in the West Mids during the late 1950s-1960s… not least because the weather in Lancaster is looking wonderfully mild…

📣Less than a week to go until our 50th anniversary conference! Our full programme is out now, please find it here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop weaponising horrific attacks: Don't let the far right divide us. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Northern Ireland has a very high level of gender based violence, mainly committed by white Northern Irish men. I’ve yet to see riots after a woman has been violently attacked or killed. Seems like the issue isn’t qwhite about violence but who gets to commit it! www.ulster.ac.uk/research/res...

Thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts for our New Voices in Midland History Conference. We had a fantastic response and are delighted to share the final programme 👇 Join us on 6 June at the National Civil War Centre for what promises to be a fascinating day of all things Midland History

Looking forward to Saturday!

Those who wish to destroy History teaching in schools and universities don't want social cohesion

Just spent a wonderful couple of hours with one of my participants, hearing about her life in West Brom in the 1960s. I am still recruiting, so if you or anyone you know fits the bill and is interested, please get in touch #1960s #womenshistory #workingclasshistory #twentiethcenturyhistory

At long last, some much needed good news today that swearing is good for us 🤬. For those of us (especially me) who are very sweary excellent to learn that swearing is a ‘calorie-neutral, drug free, low-cost’ way to boost performance. Thank **** for that then 🥳.

In today’s episode of ‘Things I Never Thought I’d Say’ - just having a stroll around South Kensington before work 🤣

Take me back to Camden Market

#OTD 20 August 1976, a group of mainly South Asian workers led by Jayaben Desai, walked out in protest against their treatment at the Grunwick photo processing factory. The dispute became a critical moment for trade unionism and social change. #GenderHist www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

I have just taken these ‘non-iron’ shirts out of the packet and they need ironing 😒

Call for participants 📢 if you or someone you know fits the bill and is interested please send over an email #oralhistory #workingclasshistory #womenshistory #twentiethcenturyhistory #1960s

Three fantastic days in one of my favourite places! Had a great time at #SHSConf2025 with some fabulous people. Thanks to @historicalmeredith.bsky.social at @manchesterup.bsky.social for the book that I have been eyeing up for a while 😀 @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

A fantastic second day at #SHSConf2025 - presented my paper so I can relax and enjoy everyone else’s research tomorrow 😀 Luckily this bus gets me close to home 😂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social

The quietest I’ve ever seen @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social - behind me are dozens of hungry historians queuing for their chippy tea @socialhistsoc.bsky.social #SHSConf2025

Really looking forward to this next week 😀

Tomorrow is our 17th (😳) wedding anniversary 😊 we’ll be off-grid tomorrow so Happy Anniversary Matt 🥰🥰🥰

Good morning rainy Manchester 😀 perfect weather for sitting in an archive all day 😉

A gloriously sunny day spent at the “Ordinary Lives, Everyday People” conference at UAE with Subcultures Network, took part in a fascinating panel and met some great people. Fantastic work by everyone involved 😊

Finally arrived at the University of East Anglia after an afternoon spent on trains and there are ACTUAL FROLICKING RABBITS RUNNING AROUND CAMPUS. Why don’t we have them at Wolves 🤣 🐇

Date night at BCLM

So many great papers, so little time 😩

Birmingham in the sun is good for the soul, who knew 🌞 #researchday #birminghamlibrary

After reading updates about last year’s conference while languishing in a hospital bed, I’m delighted to be presenting a paper here this year 😀 the fact that it will be at BCLM is the icing on the cake 😁

Very excited to be presenting a paper as part of this amazing line-up next month! www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

Bargain find in Walsall antique shop 😍 I take back everything I ever said about Walsall being a shithole 🤩

My evening sorted 😍

Infusion time! 3 hours left to kill 😩 revisiting this beaut

Pre-birthday treat ❤️

Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Women are only after one thing and that thing is a beautiful new pair of Docs 😍 also more sleep would be nice

60 years of Jackie magazine 😍 hopefully this will keep me going until I can get back in the archives 🤞🏻

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨ We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025! Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️ Please share widely! socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...