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Truly horrifying verdict - 3 children face being without their mother thanks to law passed in 1861. No woman shd be criminalised for ending her own pregnancy. Time to reform our archaic laws so women aren't locked up for their abortion choices. #TimeToAct

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Congratulations Hannah Dawson on this fabulous event!

So excited to announce a colloquium on #feminism and (early modern) history, organised by the extraordinary Hannah Dawson and Hannah Murphy!

Join us on 9 May to think anew about gender, power, marginality, and the lens of feminism in history.

Register: …m-earlymodernhistory.eventbrite.co.uk

ON VIEW NOW: ‘Women Making Books' demonstrates the social, personal, and political possibilities when women take control of a book’s content and structure. From scrapbooking to satirizing, from embroidery to zines, women have pushed at the boundaries of what a book is and can be.

👉🏼 New book on street life in preindustrial Europe with contributions from Fabrizio Nevola Melissa Calaresu Catherine Richardson Maartje van Gelder Suzanna Ivanic 🇺🇦 I stand with Ukraine Marion Pluskota Sanne Muurling & Anne Montenach.
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Oh! IHR Europe 1500-1800 alert! This is the first in our new term and a rare opportunity for #earlymodernists in London to see important work by this leader in the field. We’re all indebted to Chloe Ireton for organising

Spending the day returning to my work on Anne Dowriche, who in 1589 published her work 'The French Historie' about the French Wars of Religion.

I spoke to Suzannah Lipscomb on Not Just the Tudors for History Hit💥 about Anne Dowriche some time ago -
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Episode 1 of 'Living With Feeling' is called 'Rethinking Emotions' and it's a wide-ranging conversation with
Philippa_Perry and Giles Fraser

Here's a mini taster!

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When I explained to my 10yo today what my employer had done with my wages and those of my colleagues this month he suggested I should call the police. Yep.

The pay deductions at Queen Mary University of London are cruel, deplorable and leave staff with £0.00 in their payslips, despite continuing to work

The entire movement now needs to stand behind Queen Mary UCU and help beat back these attacks

A message from Jo Grady 👇

I've not said much on what's happening Queen Mary University of London as frankly it's upsetting.

21 days pay deducted. That includes 3 days of booked annual leave, time spent shortlisting for School & Faculty, Director of Research work, supervising MA diss & PhDs, public engagement, & research. Awful

Hamilton and Heartstopper collide

I had so much fun chatting to Natalie about 'Secrets of Women'... We covered all kinds of recipes about the body, medicine, and sex! Give it a listen and let us know what you think of the episode. #TalkingTudors

You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas!

Revised CFP for 'Gendering News in the Early Modern World': when is something gossip, & when is it cold hard fact? This 1-day conference seeks to reconcile & acknowledge the ways that information is gendered, inviting a fresh consideration of expertise, communication & publicity.