Our women's history month special. materials from a recent ALISS workshop. alissnet.com these focused on recommended by @womanandhersphere.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

Women's History Month Feature Week 4 this week a member of the Glasgow 4 and the first woman member of RIBA (architecture). alissnet.com/wp-content/u... @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social

Happy St Patrick's Day with a suffrage special on the Queens of Ireland from the Vote (Women's Freedom League) . Mar 17 1916 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... #stpatricksday #irish @lselibrary.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

What did May Morris think of the vote for women? 1909 letter @lselibrary.bsky.social digital.library.lse.ac.uk/documents/de... @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social

For #InternationalWomensDay, @socialscience2.bsky.social recommends seven books based on a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of The Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social @fotwl.bsky.social @gillianmurphy.bsky.social #IWD

Spring forecast march 2026 Here are some useful resources for social scientists I am sharing these in case you find them helpful! See them all here Research blog: Spring Forecast 2026 alissresearch.blogspot.com/2026/02/forc... @lselibrary.bsky.social @lseechist.bsky.social

Just for fun whm 2026. I am creating a set of biographies of amazing Arts and Crafts women inspired by this book. alissnet.com/aliss-womens... alissnet.com/wp-content/u... #whm #womenshistorymonth @lselibrary.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social

ALISS womens History online show case- 19th march (pm) alissnet.com/aliss-womens... theme material culture and activism. details on website. Presenters include: Elizabeth Crawford @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @fotwl.bsky.social

latest issue of ALISS quarterly articles disability well being. library and archive support alissnet.com/aliss-quarte... Inclusivity Glasgow Women’s Library as a place of sanctuary Disability and well being Chill Out Space Glasgow Clyde College alissnet.com/join-aliss/

recent @fotwl.bsky.social event Christiana Herringham. worked with Mary Lowndes. contributed indian textiles for suffrage banners. album in @lselibrary.bsky.social digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De.... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

women's @lselibrary.bsky.social centenary. Vera Douie librarian. kept records of requests from users on filing cards. LSE lecturer Eileen Younghusband in 1930s/40s. asked for materials for a social admin course @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social

Our next hybrid talk is on 19 Feb at 2.30pm at LSE Library. Henrietta McBurney's talk is 'Christiana Herringham: suffragist and suffragist patron'. For those in person, there will be a chance to see some of the banners designed by Mary Lowndes. To come, email [email protected]

100th anniversary of the Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social Yesterday I saw for the first time these amazing original resources. In 1936 Librarian wrote to Virgina Woolf asking for donations @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

A belated thank you to everyone who joined us at our one-day event to mark 100 years of The Women's Library. We are planning other talks through the year which will be posted on our website. friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk

Women's @lselibrary.bsky.social centenary. Myra Sadd Brown( 2nd right back row). 1938 Myra Sadd Brown Memorial Library created in her memory. large number of books on South Asia www.lse.ac.uk/library/coll... @lsegender.bsky.social @lsesouthasia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

100th anniversary of the Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social the Women's Library was created in 1926 find out more in this insta reel www.instagram.com/p/DTxRuk6DTLU/ @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social 1 d

centenary of Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social first Librarian, Vera Douie. Readers sent letters for items to be posted and researched. Vera made a copy & filed it digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social

Wonderful event to celebrate the centenary of the womens library @lselibrary.bsky.social organised by @fotwl.bsky.social @womanssphere.bsky.social amazing images like this from her forthcoming book @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social

women's @lselibrary.bsky.social centenary. Vera Douie first full-time librarian. 1950s digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out today ✨📬 with a reading list on polarisation, an interview with the author of a book on Nvidia, reviews on tech and democracy, and the countdown of our top posts in 2025. Read 👉 ow.ly/fIli50XW1SY Subscribe 👉 ow.ly/ORJy50XW1SZ

On #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay, a look back to the BBC’s first daytime Women’s Hour (1923–24), when women on air discussed everything from infant welfare to journalism. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/early-radio-... #WomensHistory #RadioHistory #GenderHist

Centenary Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social created London and National Society for Women’s Service. 1926 annual report 6-7. digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

suffrage new year resolution @lselibrary.bsky.social Womens Franchise 1909. to make the women's vote the first issue of the new year they tried to meet at Westminster. digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social

Happy New Year(from 1912 Votes for women) @lse.library Joan of Arc "May the new year bring votes to women and may the old sex inequality be altogether swept away!" @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

female students awarded ad eundem degrees at Trinity College Dublin,1904- 1907, when their own universities refused to confer degrees upon women Women's Franchise March 1908 over 800 were awarded digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

female students Oxbridge were awarded ad eundem degrees Trinity College 1904-7, as their own universities refused to confer them. Women's Franchise March 1908 mentions over 800 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @womenshistnet @protestsandsuffragettes @lsegender

Congratulations to graduates @lsesu.bsky.social from @lselibrary.bsky.social. women graduates in a suffrage procession 1910. digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De.... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

find out about xmas vacation support from @lselibrary.bsky.social www.instagram.com/heatherdawso... @lsepbs.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social

@lselibrary.bsky.social is celebrating the end of term with a chance to win a newly published [email protected] Share a library tip (add as a reply Let's Talk Forum of Library Moodle). Sign up to LSE Press Newsletter entries by 12 December 2025. @lsepbs.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

disability history @lselibrary.bsky.social Rosa May Billinghurst – wheelchair user shocking forced feeding while on hunger strike in prison for suffragette activities ee digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Who wrote this ? disability history @lselibrary.bsky.social Rosa May Billinghurst 1912, arrested Emmeline Pankhurst encouraged her to defend herself in this letter digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social

Just for fun advent calendar – favourite sites of the year for women’s womens history app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... 1st window well-loved site with amazing manuscripts @lselibrary.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

today is budget day free links @lselibrary.bsky.social government documents, newspapers, submissions from organisations alissresearch.blogspot.com/2025/11/autu... historic @thefabians.bsky.social pamphlet 1892 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsesu.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social

Seeking reading material? For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

disability history @lselibrary.bsky.social exploring Rosa May Billinghurst wheelchair user, militant suffragette blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... padlet links padlet.com/h_dawson/dis... @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social #disabilityhistorymonth

Today @lselibrary.bsky.social friends event friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk Scottish Women’s Hospitals for Foreign Service during WWI . The Common Cause obituary Elsie Inglis digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsegender.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social

Dont panic about citing and referencing. @lsesu.bsky.social academic integrity week. Quick tips from @lselibrary.bsky.social via our video www.canva.com/design/DAG4I... @lsepbs.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

Suffragette Guy Fawkes Day event from November 1907. in Clapham suffragette effigy being paraded with placard i want the vote! see @lselibrary.bsky.social digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... #guyfawkes @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

View the latest free bibliography on Disability, Libraries, higher education, teaching and learning alissnet.com/wp-content/u... useful articles and reports alissnet.com/disability/

Fireworks night @lselibrary.bsky.social amazing guy from 'Street Life in London', 1877 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/... British tradition to make effigies www.flickr.com/photos/lseli... @lsemedia.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social

Black history month. @lselibrary.bsky.social amazing oral histories black women NGO leaders. 16 collected womens resource centre digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/... #blackhistorymonth @lsemedia.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

🎓 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

from @lselibrary.bsky.social colonial office reports& Caribbean newspapers enable you to 'surface' black viewpoints #blackhistorymonth www.instagram.com/p/DQBbK7kDeMK/ @lseid.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social

10 things you need to know about Women, Peace and Security on the 25th anniversary of the WPS agenda coming into action. wilpf.org.uk/2025/10/13/1...

#blackhistorymonth inspired by our book @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social Find out about Una Marson @lselibrary.bsky.social 1930s int feminism www.instagram.com/p/DPvYfEBjRH8/ @lsegender.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

we want @lse.library to be for everyone. Find out how we welcomed the @lsegender.bsky.social students with our womens history archives www.instagram.com/p/DPdYxQ7jW2x/ @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

"Knowledge should not be locked behind paywalls. We owe it to our students, and to learners everywhere, to open the doors" 👏👏👏 Great article by @lsepress.bsky.social MD @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social on why OERs should be central to the public mission of universities.

Welcome to #BlackhistoryMonth from @lselibrary.bsky.social padlet page padlet.com/h_dawson/lse... where I am highlighting useful LSE databases. including Sources journal articles global south , historic docs @lsepbs.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

place on LSE campus that makes you proud #partoflse Women Social and Political Union They produced the newspaper votes for women . their offices @lselibrary.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social #lsefreshers @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Great read📝'What Does It Mean to Be Information Literate for an Autistic Librarian in the Academic Library Workplace?' from our very own @nlisn.bsky.social secretary @ahaire.bsky.social ⬇️ eric.ed.gov?id=EJ1473988 #HE #Academia #LibraryWorker #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Employment #Autism