Recent Blog Posts
Household and Domestic Science: The Personal and The Professional
Winifred Egan’s testimonial in 1961 from the headmistress of Wellington …
Empire, Internationalism and Peace in The Woman Teacher
Editorials, articles, and conference accounts in the Woman Teacher illustrate the …
The Girl At The Piano
Sitting at the piano accompanying the choir at my girls’ …
Projects
Alys Russell: A Life in Education and Public Service
Alys Russell (1867-1951): A Life in Education and Public Service …
Women and Comparative Education, 1800-1980
Amélie Arató’s (1934) study, L’Enseignement secondaries des jeunes filles en …
Educational Cinema, Empire and Internationalism
In 1931 Suzanne Karpelès, founding director of the Royal Library …
Publications
Willystine Goodsell (1870-1962) and John Dewey (1859-1952): History, Philosophy, and Women’s Education
This article explores the work of history and philosophy in …
Turning and Twisting Histories of Women’s Education: Matters of Strategy
Written with Sue Anderson-Faithful, Turning and Twisting Histories of Women's Education: …
Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England
When Women, Educational Policy-Making and Adminstration in England (co-edited with …
Presentations
Working For Displaced Persons and Refugees
Edith Morley was appointed Professor of English Language at Reading University …
‘Though We Have the Vote We Still Have to Fight Every Point of Equal Opportunity and Equal Status’:
Alys Russell, Suffrage Campaigning and Work for Graduate Women, 1888-1930. …
Suzanne Karpelès and Multiple Femininities
Encountering Suzanne Karpelès: Multiple Femininities, Buddhism and the French “Civilising …
Resources
St Felix School Southwold: Play Summer 1930
This image comes from an album of photographs and cards …
Plain Class Cookery
This notebook from the course of Plain Class Cookery at …
Mary Sumner: Mission, Education and Motherhood
Mary Sumner (1828-1921) was the founder and president of the …