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Early Life Mary Anne Theresa Whitby was born in 1783. She was the daughter of a naval officer named Thomas Symonds and had seven siblings. Marriage and Meeting Admiral Cornwallis In 1802, Mary married a naval officer named John Whitby who was sent by the admiralty to break the news of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson’s […]
The Summer 2026 issue of Women’s History Today is now available. This open issue of the journal includes a broad range of feature articles, alongside the more conventional academic articles that are peer-reviewed. Although this is an open issue, much of its content focusses on the biographies of fascinating women. The digital version of this […]
Our Summer Seminar Series draws to a close soon, but we are delighted to end what has been wonderful, insightful and stimulating series with a fascinating paper by Dr Eleanor Peters, titled: ‘The Miracle of the Nuclear Age’ and the Electrical Association for Women. The seminar will take place via Zoom on Tuesday 18th August, […]
This blog is also available in French. Read the French translation below the English version. On the 29th of May 2026, I was at the City Hall in Vannes, a city one hour from Rennes, in the Northwest of France, for a very special and unique ceremony. Across the country, on Mother’s Day weekend, some […]
Sign up to our next seminar, ‘Mammy’s Tricks: Maids & Madames, Buckling Hierarchies, and the Badger Thief ‘Panic’ in Urban Brazil, 1948-1954′ where we will be joined by the brilliant Dr Cassie Osei. The seminar will take place on Tuesday 4th August 2026, 4pm-5pm BST, including a Q&A session following the talk. We hope to […]
Did you know that until April 1975 women in the UK were banned from marathons and all races longer than four miles? Back in the 1960s, women started to break the rules and ‘crash’ men’s road races, challenging discrimination and showing that they were perfectly capable of running marathons – or even further. In her […]
In April 1877, Owens College’s Court, the governing body of the only higher education establishment in Manchester, and the only incorporated college of Victoria University (Manchester), announced its decision not to accept women students. Its members believed that doing so would be detrimental to both men and women students.[1] As a result of the Court’s […]
In 1902, readers opening Sarah Tyson Rorer’s New Cook Book were instructed to wash vegetables carefully, keep utensils clean, and avoid serving spoiled milk. [i] To a modern audience, these directions feel routine, even obvious. At the turn of the twentieth century, they were anything but! For many households, the kitchen was a space shaped […]
We’re very excited to announce our next seminar, which will be a panel event titled ‘Western Epistemologies of Women’s Sport and Fitness’. We have two speakers, Renhui Feng (Chengdu Sport University) and Professor Jacqueline Brady (Kingsborough Community College), speaking on the topic with the following papers: Renhui Feng: The Historical Impact of the Translation of […]
The Women’s History Network 34th Annual Conference Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library and 100 Years of Women’s History (1926-2026) 3-4 September 2026, LSE Library & Friends House (Euston Road) See more information and register here Full programme Our 34th annual conference coincides with the centenary of the founding of The Women’s Library, and […]