Miranda L. Barnes (@mirandab-oa.bsky.social)

School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’ The role of women in history goes far beyond Elizabeth I or Anne Boleyn, according to a campaign that seeks to add more female lives and achievements to the curriculum taught in England’s schools. Research by the group End Sexism in Schools found that women were largely absent from history taught in key stage 3, the first three years of secondary education in England. Monarchs were among only a handful of women mentioned by name alongside the suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily Davison. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/24/school-history-lessons-minimise-the-role-of-women-report-finds?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu