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The first session of our Summer Seminar Series will take place on Tuesday, 5 May at 4pm GMT. Our speaker for the session is Dr Sophie Horrocks David, a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Leeds. Sophie will be talking to us about her research on the history of female theatrical entrepreneurs in […]

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We are awarding £250 for the best undergraduate dissertation on women’s or gender history written in the 2025–2026 academic year. Entries need to show original research and be submitted to a UK university, graded 2.1 or higher, with a strong focus on women. Applicants must be members to apply. The winner will also receive free […]

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Whilst preparing social media content for LGBTQ+ history month I came across the Welsh County LGBTQ+ timelines. Scanning the Newport timeline, one individual caught my eye – Amelia Vella. The timeline wrote how Amelia’s mother, Fanny Vella, was in the Abergavenny Asylum. Knowing that we hold this collection at Gwent Archives, I started to explore. […]

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We are thrilled to announce the programme for our Summer Seminar Series 2026 and hope you will join us for this wonderful line up of seminars and roundtables. The sign-up link for each session will be publicised here on our website and on our Bluesky account 1-2 weeks before each session is due to take […]

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Late Imperial China is often described as a society structured by strict gender hierarchies. Elite women were expected to remain within the domestic inner quarters, devoted to family duty, moral virtue, and household management, while public life and most forms of cultural authority – such as court roles, participation in cultural production, and physical mobility […]

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