@wsguk.bsky.social
Multi-disciplinary international group promoting the study of women and gender in the early modern period and long eighteenth century.
https://womensstudiesgroup.org/
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@wsguk.bsky.socialFunding opportunity! Check out these fellowships from @lewiswalpolelib.bsky.social
@matthewsteggle.bsky.socialReposted by @wsguk.bsky.socialFor Day 7 of #lisafest, I’m stepping in to talk about @aidannorrie.bsky.social's fabulous chapter, “On the Edge of History: Elizabeth I on the Jacobean and Caroline Stage”.
@wsguk.bsky.socialFull details of our 17 October seminar can be found here:
womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/
Please share details with anyone you think might be interested. We'd love to see you there!
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@wsguk.bsky.socialOur final two speakers are: Angela Escott, ‘I swung and walked a great deal upon deck’; women at sea; Peter Radford, A rediscovered, but untitled, anonymous, and old (but undated) engraving of women playing cricket – the search for its ‘meaning’. /3
@wsguk.bsky.socialOur speakers include: Abigail M. Carr ‘This poor woman’: the importance of compassion and perception for Wet Nurses of the London Foundling Hospital; Amory S. Zhao 'The Automated and the Autonomous: Frances Burney’s Scribulerations'; /2
@wsguk.bsky.socialOur new seminar season starts soon! If you're interested in the history of women, why not come along? Join us at the Foundling Museum in London on Saturday 17 October. We have four great papers lined up, and you'll receive a warm welcome. Image courtesy Met Museum (Item 17.3.257) /1
@wsguk.bsky.socialWSG member Brianna Robertson-Kirkland (@breerob-kirk.bsky.social) gave this stunning performance yesterday - please enjoy this snippet! Brianna is also a talented musicologist, so please follow her for updates and news on her research into 18th century musical culture.
@wsguk.bsky.socialWe're back! Our seminar programme kicks off in October and we have some amazing events lined up. We're excited to share them with you. Keep your eyes peeled for news, events, and funding opportunities in the next few weeks.
