An important historical example for these darkening times. Sounds like a great exhibition!

'The thread that runs through the exhibition is this: no matter the context [...] as individuals, as people, we can come together, we can organise, and there's power to that.' Historians and archivists on the LSE Library's new exhibition on trades union history.

What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change? Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.

I'm delighted to be included in this, thanks @richmondbridge.bsky.social!

I stand in the debt of @oksanadudko.bsky.social, I build here extensively on our mutual ideas from @historyworkshop.org.uk academic.oup.com/hwj/article/...

How have History Workshop Journal articles been used to teach history over the past 50 years? From the French Revolution, to policing in early modern England, to LGBTQ+ histories, these reflections highlight the HWJ archive as a valuable resource within many different classrooms.

History Workshop has a great podcast, too. #History

The last week of our History of Freedom module isn’t *quite* ‘the @historyworkshop.org.uk week’, but it’s getting there, thanks to so many articles that help teach ♀️/ 🏳️‍🌈/ ♿ activism in late c20 🇬🇧…

How have History Workshop Journal articles been used to teach history over the past 50 years? From the French Revolution, to policing in early modern England, to LGBTQ+ histories, these reflections highlight the HWJ archive as a valuable resource within many different classrooms.

#HistoryEducation fascinating article

This year, History Workshop Journal will celebrate two milestones: its 50th anniversary and its 100th issue. To mark the occasion, eleven historians share how they've used the journal in their own teaching.

Finding myself in some excellent company here as I recommend once again @momoulton.bsky.social's brilliant "Both Your Sexes" article for the classroom....

It was exciting to be invited to help celebrate @historyworkshop.org.uk’s anniversary, especially as it gave me yet another reason to rave about teaching with Michaela Kalcher’s work on trauma, the Terror, and an incredible diary doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

Includes a short reflection from me on how I used History Workshop articles in modules designed for the MA in Black British History. Many congratulations to @historyworkshop.org.uk on this milestone year. #HWJ100

This year, History Workshop Journal will celebrate two milestones: its 50th anniversary and its 100th issue. To mark the occasion, eleven historians share how they've used the journal in their own teaching.

Didn’t get my submission in this year unfortunately but a great list again from the HW team. If I had have, my top read was Polly Barton’s translation of Saou Ichikawa’s award winning “Hunchback”, a short book with a mighty punch as it tackles ableism, sex and agency, all in 100ish pages.

Now an annual tradition at History Workshop, members of the team share their "Radical Reads" for 2025.

Here, for @historyworkshop.org.uk I discuss the history of a refuge for trans women. I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans. I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women. academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Now an annual tradition at History Workshop, members of the team share their "Radical Reads" for 2025.

It's that time of year again... the History Workshop team present our "Radical Reads" for 2025! www.historyworkshop.... Image source: Openverse.

Today we are launching a new series of articles and podcasts to mark the 100th issue of History Workshop Journal 🎉✊🗃️ In this introductory article, Barbara Taylor reflects on a picnic she shared with other editors in 1984, and what it meant to be part of the HWJ collective.

I've been developing this series since I joined the @historyworkshop.org.uk team two years ago and I'm thrilled to finally kick it off with this fantastic piece by Barbara Taylor! Keep an eye out for lots more articles and podcasts after Christmas 👀

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

Maybe you need to know the people involved, but if you have ever met Anna Davin or Sally Alexander or Barbara Taylor or Gareth Stedman Jones, you will enjoy these photos of them at a picnic in 1984. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/practice-his...

"Being an editor was intensely sociable as well as stimulating ... I loved being a History Workshop editor and the intellectual excitement that came with it." Barbara Taylor on the social and political fervour of History Workshop Journal in the 1980s.

While on the topic of @historyworkshop.org.uk issue 100, I was really pleased that Hiro Matsubara from Rekiken accepted our invitation to write about some exciting new initiatives in Japan. More cross-border and cross-linguistic historical knowledge sharing please! academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Issue 100 is being launched in London in January. Get along if you can! www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

One of the most rewarding aspects of my UK professional life has been participating in the HWJ editorial collective. That might have been a few decades after Barbara and this picnic but the spirit captured in these images continues. Looking forward to more in this series marking our issue 100!

"Being an editor was intensely sociable as well as stimulating ... I loved being a History Workshop editor and the intellectual excitement that came with it." Barbara Taylor on the social and political fervour of History Workshop Journal in the 1980s.

This is so awesome! Looking forward to the big event in January!

The work of these folks shaped my own so deeply. ❤️🗃️

Do you recognise anyone in these photographs? We would love to hear your stories in the comments!

Do you recognise anyone in these photographs? We would love to hear your stories in the comments!

When I could find him, my undergraduate dissertation on EP Thompson was supervised by Gareth Stedman Jones, so it’s nice that he could sufficiently organise himself to attend this picnic! bsky.app/profile/hist...

Today we are launching a new series of articles and podcasts to mark the 100th issue of History Workshop Journal 🎉✊🗃️ In this introductory article, Barbara Taylor reflects on a picnic she shared with other editors in 1984, and what it meant to be part of the HWJ collective.

Held between 20-24 October 1975, the World Congress for the International Women's Year in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) saw sex equality as inseparable from struggles against other systemic forms of violence, such as racism, colonialism, and global economic inequalities. #FeministHistory

Out of the dark, light! Japanese American National Museum awarded 20 million by Mackenzie Scott in recognition of its refusal to stay silent as Trump undermines democracy. Learn more about JANM & like-minded museums in my article "No Going Back" @historyworkshop.org.uk share.google/ngZzopbneqlX...

How are soldiers who volunteer for foreign causes commemorated in the countries they served? @ninajanz.bsky.social on foreign fighters and the struggle over memory.

Modern military culture often frames soldiers' deaths through the lens of martyrdom. But what happens when the soldier fought for a nation not his own? @ninajanz.bsky.social considers inclusion, exclusion, and the politics of memory.

So happy to help spread the word about the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year in East Berlin in the History Workshop :) @historyworkshop.org.uk

The author of our latest article @natalicinelli.bsky.social has just joined Bluesky - welcome Natali!

"Returning to the emancipation project discussed during the World Congress offers a fresh perspective on longstanding systemic challenges and reminds us that there are solid foundations in our not-so-distant past from which to build." Natali Moreira considers a People's Congress fifty years on.

"Returning to the emancipation project discussed during the World Congress offers a fresh perspective on longstanding systemic challenges and reminds us that there are solid foundations in our not-so-distant past from which to build." Natali Moreira considers a People's Congress fifty years on.

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What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year? Natali Moreira explores this overlooked event using the Women of the Whole World journal archived at @fotwl.bsky.social 🗃️✊

What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year? Natali Moreira explores this overlooked event using the Women of the Whole World journal archived at @fotwl.bsky.social 🗃️✊

HWJ is 50 years old next year and we're about to launch a fab new series of articles and podcasts all in celebration of the 100th issue! Come along in January and wish us a Happy Birthday 🥳

It’s going to be fabulous. Come and join us for the celebrations, and thoughtful conversations.

Next year we are co-hosting a celebration event with @rshc.bsky.social to mark the 100th issue of History Workshop Journal. 📍Birkbeck, University of London 🗓️Saturday 31 January 2026 ⏱️14:00-18:00 Everyone welcome! Please make sure to book via the link below.