It's 100 years since the General Strike! If you are interested in women's history, trade union history and are around Manchester, do join us for a morning of talks, tea and banners (of course) on 14th March at the Mechanics Institute. FREE www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...

I remember posting this headline before the US election and someone said to me: “what happened to you?! You used to be the weird medical historian and now you have TDS. We don’t want your political opinions.” As if a historian could stay quiet in this moment. Anyway, keep shouting everyone.

It's 100 years since the General Strike! If you are interested in women's history, trade union history and are around Manchester, do join us for a morning of talks, tea and banners (of course) on 14th March at the Mechanics Institute. FREE www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...

You can still REGISTER to join me @womenshistnet.bsky.social Conference 📢 Thurs 4 & Fri 5 Sep 2025 This year 'tis FREE 💰 & online 🖥️ Looking forward to @helenantro.bsky.social @satisfactory20.bsky.social among many others! A #WomensHistory feast of papers womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...

You know what the best part of my job is? Being in museums before they open

Intruiged by a graveyard of ships, local hauntings and some marine archaeology? Listen to the latest episode of #BackWhen, the @nationaltrust.org.uk history podcast! www.instagram.com/reel/DKOvBrJ...

This week in 1584 Manchester Court Leet banned single women of the town from carrying out their own trades including selling ale or bread, as these activities were ‘to the great hurt of the poor inhabitants having wives and children’. The punishment was a fine or imprisonment.

Camogie sportswear has evolved dramatically, reflecting broader changes in women's sportswear and celebrating strides towards equality and functionality. NMI Curator Siobhán Doyle dives into camogie kits' history and current controversies. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

If you're a #scifi fan, this is the Back When episode for you - exploring the history of #HGWells and his family ties to Uppark House. How did the twists and turns of this country house inspire his writings? Tune in!! open.spotify.com/episode/75cs...

Can't wait to read, congratulations @corinnefowler.bsky.social!

Join historians @helenantro.bsky.social and James Grasby as they unveil the stories behind history's remarkable people, places, and events. From the Great Stink of London to Britain's space race, explore the tales that shaped our past and define our present. From @nationaltrust.bsky.social.

IT'S HERE! #BackWhen has landed on all good podcast platforms! In this episode we go from the @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social to the High Down testing facilities on the Isle of Wight, tracing the story of the Black Arrow rocket. Listen, rate, comment, share! open.spotify.com/episode/5JmA...

IT'S HERE! #BackWhen has landed on all good podcast platforms! In this episode we go from the @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social to the High Down testing facilities on the Isle of Wight, tracing the story of the Black Arrow rocket. Listen, rate, comment, share! open.spotify.com/episode/5JmA...

We are delighted to be a part of the #GeneralStrike 100 anniversary national partnership with other museums, libraries, archives and groups. Find out how you can support this partnership here: bit.ly/GeneralStrike100 #GeneralStrike100

Somebody needs to tell the Mail Online that the plot details for Wuthering Heights were unfortunately leaked over 150 years ago

Somebody needs to tell the Mail Online that the plot details for Wuthering Heights were unfortunately leaked over 150 years ago

🎉 80 YEARS OF LOSE HILL The industrial working classes of Sheffield & Manchester were imperative to the early aquisitions of the National Trust, and GHB Ward - rambler, activist & steelworkers - embodies that story. Follow his journey to Lose Hill: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-d...

#DYK that years before some women were given the franchise in 1918, one woman, Lily Maxwell, actually voted in an election? Find out how in this article, originally posted on the @victoriancommons.bsky.social website: #WHM historyofparliament.com/2025/03/14/l...

Last week, People's History Museum invited me to give a tour, selecting my favourite objects on display. I had to pick the Suffragette's Home poster and, from almost 100 years earlier, Cruikshank's 'Belle Alliance'. So pertinent to the misogyny and rollback to 'trad-wives' we see today.

It's #WomensHistoryMonth 🎉 As usual, I'll be sharing ordinary women's stories. I like writing about these women. They didn't do anything the world would deem spectacular. They were just everyday people going about their lives. Surviving the way they knew best. #History

Happy publication day @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social! Kerri's books have inspired so much of my own work, and I cannot wait to read her stunning memoir.

It's here! The trailer for #BackWhen, a new podcast from the @nationaltrust.bsky.social, which I'm presenting with the wonderful James Grasby. Join us as we encounter shipwrecks, satellites, plague and so much more... Arriving in April! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

It's here! The trailer for #BackWhen, a new podcast from the @nationaltrust.bsky.social, which I'm presenting with the wonderful James Grasby. Join us as we encounter shipwrecks, satellites, plague and so much more... Arriving in April! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

The 19th-century Gaelic poet & songwriter Màiri Nic a’ Phearsain (Mary MacPherson) – known as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Great Mary of the Songs) – was born #OTD, 10 March 1821. Much of her work was political & was especially focused on the struggle for land rights 1/3 www.thenational.scot/news/1914541...

Maternity pay in the UK is an absolute shambles, with statutory maternity pay at around 45% of minimum wage and 3months with no entitlement even to that:

Bridestones Moor on a hazy Sunday morning.

researching the histories of open space activism in Manchester & Salford has changed how I connect with my hometown, a place where I once thought my love for hills, heather, moorland and open air was irrelevant. I'm excited to share some of these stories on 19th March: www.wtlgi.co/programme-of...

News | Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024 – arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation (@livingwageuk.bsky.social) reveals

National Trust membership for a family costs £14.05 a month. A Telegraph subscription costs £104 a month. And don’t get me started on the quality of the product.

researching the histories of open space activism in Manchester & Salford has changed how I connect with my hometown, a place where I once thought my love for hills, heather, moorland and open air was irrelevant. I'm excited to share some of these stories on 19th March: www.wtlgi.co/programme-of...

suffrage & pancakes 🥞

Paging @nationaltrust.bsky.social & @celiarichardson.bsky.social - courtesey of Manchester Archives, here's a 50 year old membership card belonging to Shena Simon, feminist pioneer, big National Trust fan, and distant relation of a certain Miss Potter! Such chic membership cards in the 70s...

Such a special day at work. Talking all things plague, 17th century lockdowns, myths, folklore and community. It has to be Eyam...

a week in the Peak ❤️

@manchesterup.bsky.social are too kind, sending me three stunning advance copies to get my teeth into. Starting the week with Wildly Different by @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social, a book that I've been very much looking forward to!

16 February 1753 Jacobite Thomas Deacon died. His tomb, in St Ann’s churchyard, Manchester declares him ‘the greatest of sinners’. The head of his son, executed for his role in the 1745 Rebellion to reclaim throne, was displayed on Manchester Exchange as a warning to potential traitors.

Beatrix Potter's 'The Tale of Two Bad Mice' comes to life at her former farmhouse, Hill Top in Cumbria 🐭 Over 300 hours of conservation work has recently been carried out on Potter's former doll's house, which has seen scenes from the 1904 novel come to life 🧵

This daffodil detective article made me smile so much this morning 🏵️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The aim of the WHN’s 33rd annual conference is to explore & celebrate the challenges & opportunities of uncovering the presence of women within archives, libraries, museums & personal collections. See the call for papers here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #WomensHistory #GenderHist #CPF

In heaven seeing this portrait of Elizabeth Craven depicting the most deliciously beautiful 17th century embroidery. Butterflies, flowers, bugs and birds feature in the design. Imagine if the dress had survived? 🦋 🐛🐌🌺🐞 Powis Castle, @nationaltrust.bsky.social

In heaven seeing this portrait of Elizabeth Craven depicting the most deliciously beautiful 17th century embroidery. Butterflies, flowers, bugs and birds feature in the design. Imagine if the dress had survived? 🦋 🐛🐌🌺🐞 Powis Castle, @nationaltrust.bsky.social

#OTD 1918, The Representation of the People Act received royal assent. The Act gave the parliamentary vote to some women for the first time as well as millions of previously excluded working men. This article by @emmapeplow.bsky.social explains all:

Calling all #Manchester #history friends - please do join us at the Mechanics for the Margaret Ashton Lecture. We love celebrating women's lives across Greater Manchester who so often are overshadowed - Shena Simon was a true trailblazer and we can't wait to champion her story! t.co/4R9TS2dsuB

a magical morning on the moors 🌅 we are so lucky having the Pennine Way on our doorstep #Yorkshire

Blue sky on bluesky

I'm writing about a special place on the shores of Derwentwater for an upcoming talk. Dreaming of being there & living through #BeatrixPotter's Derwentwater sketchbook, painted on holiday of 1903. Exquisite. www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/242727 @nationaltrust.bsky.social