100 years ago this month, the extraordinary ‘Electrical Age for Women’ magazine was launched by the UK’s Electrical Association for Women. Here is a co-authored blogpost about it (see link below for a new analytical tool to help navigate the millions of words) ietarchivesblog.org/2026/06/08/l...

For Hertha’s birthday today #makingmarks

In 2026, a group of Hertha (Marks) Ayrton enthusiasts are shining a light on her achievements and the ripple effect she had on the twentieth century and beyond. Why now? This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Royal Society awarding Hertha Ayrton its Hughes Medal for outstanding research.

For International Women’s Day - great to collaborate with the International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists on this project! www.inwes.org/herstories/

Exciting News: Conference Website Launched! icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr

It's our regular Monday announcement... New podcast episode! Graeme Gooday explores the history of the physical sciences 150 years ago, and why they were core subjects first taught at the Yorkshire College of Science #histsci #skystorians #chemistry #physics open.spotify.com/episode/5Dln...

Collaborative PhD history of science/technology studentship now available at University of Leeds on the marvellous Caroline Haslett and her international networks wrocah.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

An inspirational talk from Dame Julia King for our difficult times. @wes1919.bsky.social @graemegooday.bsky.social youtu.be/C2n8hLKDNkE?...

I fear there is deep truth here.

Fantastic afternoon and a huge thank you to Dr Katie Carpenter & Professor Graeme Gooday from @universityofleeds.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social who came to speak to Selby College Engineering & Electrical Installation Students about the history of women in engineering.

Meditations on perpetual motion machines and sustainable energy (& inescapable thermodynamics…) iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#OTD 12 November 1924 a meeting in a drawing room attended by leading figures in the UK's electrical world was inspired by Mrs Mabel Matthews' idea to form the Electrical Association for Women. The event was commemorated on EAW's 40th anniversary #teatowels in 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electri...

Published today to mark centenary of the Electrical Association for Women’s foundation, 12 November 1924! Commissioned by Nature Physics Reviews editor, Ankita Anirban, who was wonderfully enthusiastic about EAW history at this year’s BSHS annual conference in Aberystwyth rdcu.be/dZTVy

Tomorrow, 12 Nov, @graemegooday.bsky.social is leading the centenary celebrations of the Electrical Association for Women and @kingtekkers.bsky.social is speaking at the @museumsassociation.bsky.social conference. It’s all happening! #histsci

Square saucepans with diagonal handles at Bristol’s Stradling Collection (borrowed from the local Electricity Museum). Why? Apparently developed in 1930s by the Electrical Association for Women for efficient use of square electric hot plates!

Great to see this in Bristol: one of many markers for centenary of UK’s Electrical Association for Women. stradlingcollection.org/all-electric...