Category: Women

Let’s Go Lesbians! (Lesbian Visibility Week 2023)

A very happy Lesbian Visibility week to all that celebrate! Lesbian Visibility Week takes place on the last week in April and is (according to the official webpage) a week dedicated to celebrating lesbians, whilst still showing solidarity to all LGBTQ+ and non-binary people - a sentiment I wholeheartedly share. Lesbian Visibility Week is the … Continue reading Let’s Go Lesbians! (Lesbian Visibility Week 2023)

Settling into Feminism (and my adult brain) – IWD 2023

Four years ago I wrote a blog post for International Women's Day entitled 'Celebrating Angry Women', where I encouraged everyone to embrace the rage of feminism, to not be shocked or embarrassed but emboldened by it. At the time I was studying in my 3rd year at University and was in the process of discovering … Continue reading Settling into Feminism (and my adult brain) – IWD 2023

Why ‘A League of Their Own’ is the BEST example of Public History

I have been a massive fan of Abbi Jacobson for years. Her TV show Broad City, which she co-created with her best friend Ilana Glazer, will forever be my favourite series and her book I Might Regret This was so inspiring and important to me. When I heard Jacobson was creating a new series about … Continue reading Why ‘A League of Their Own’ is the BEST example of Public History

3 Historical Dramas I want to see get made

In recent years, we have been spoiled by some truly terrific female-driven historical dramas on our TV screen. As someone who is obsessed with TV and with gender history, I have devoured many of these series, and have written extensively about them in these blogposts. There is a definite turn in the way that historical … Continue reading 3 Historical Dramas I want to see get made

Public/Gender History and the rise of the new ‘Historical Woman’

Over the last 18 months, I have been investigating a (relatively new) sub-genre of Public History that I have named Public/Gender History. Public/Gender History represents avenues of Public History (museum exhibits, statues, documentaries, books, films, TV shows, podcasts etc.) that are determined to tell new and improved stories about the history of gender, and more … Continue reading Public/Gender History and the rise of the new ‘Historical Woman’

My Top 5 Female Driven History Dramas

I am unsurprisingly a massive fan of Historical dramas, whether it is based on fictional characters and events (such as the highly anticipated new Netflix show being released on Christmas Day - Bridgeton) or on real life people from history (think the Tudors or Reign). I am also (unsurprisingly again) a massive feminist, and I … Continue reading My Top 5 Female Driven History Dramas

The First Feminists (Early Modern Empowerment)

Sometimes when I'm browsing in Waterstones, Foyles, or other similar shops, I come across books entitled 'Famous Feminists of History', or 'A Complete Guide to Feminism's History' or even '10 Women in History'. I am unfortunately always disappointed to learn that these books only ever go back as far as the 19th and 20th centuries. … Continue reading The First Feminists (Early Modern Empowerment)

Justice for Katherine Howard (International Women’s Day 2020)

Happy International Women's Day everyone! As more and more people begin to celebrate IWD in small, different ways, it is starting to become one of my favourite days of the year. My social media is filled with declarations of love for womankind. For an entire day, I get to scroll through artwork, poetry, articles and … Continue reading Justice for Katherine Howard (International Women’s Day 2020)