Welcome
Welcome to The West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network. See below for news of our latest events.
The Network was set up to encourage research and interest in women’s and gender history both among academics and the wider community. We hold events, including an annual conference, workshops, film showings and visits to archives throughout the year in different venues around the region.
Latest News….
Our spring newsletter is available here. Essential reading with plenty of events you can view or hear from the safety of you own home.
Look for sites in your area commemorating historical women
Carrie de Silva has launched a women street names project and needs our help. Further details here.
In response the WE&SW WHN have decided to expand the scope of this research to include other commemorative sites with links to historical women, particularly those in our region. This could include buildings such as schools or statues (though not churches) or other places of interest. It is hoped this will enable further discussion about who has been commemorated, by whom and how, as well as a consideration of those not represented. We will also submit the street name entries to Carrie for her project.
So, if you are out on a safe, social distanced, walk for exercise, please keep an eye open for historical women and email the information (with photo if appropriate) to Kath Holden at katherineuna.holden@nullgmail.com. We will publicise the results in due course.
Our first contribution is the famous British Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole who is commemorated in streets, nursing homes and hospital wards throughout Britain including Mary Seacole Court in St Werburghs, Bristol.
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Saturday 3rd October 2020, 10am – 5pm
West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network 27th Annual Conference, Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, SN1 5BL
Women and Transport: Historical Perspectives Call For Papers Deadline Friday 14th June 2020
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The Votes for Women event at the MSHED was held on Sat 30th June 2018. Information about the exhibition and how you can borrow the banners for your institution can be accessed here
Pic: Dawn Dyer of Bristol Libraries with the Votes for Women 100 banners.
[Picture credit: Tim Browning]Credit
