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 …
Educational Cinema, Empire and Internationalism
In 1931 Suzanne Karpelès, founding director of the Royal Library …
Women and Comparative Education, 1800-1980
Amélie Arató’s (1934) study, L’Enseignement secondaries des jeunes filles en …
Publications
Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England
When Women, Educational Policy-Making and Adminstration in England (co-edited with …
Women and Education, 1800-1980, with Jane Martin
Women and Education, 1800-1980 examines and celebrates the lives, aims, …
Internationalism religious et activism éducatif: les femmes du Bureau International Baha’i, à Genéve et ailleurs
This chapter (in French) in L’internationalismes éducatif entre débats et combats …
Presentations
Working For Displaced Persons and Refugees
Edith Morley was appointed Professor of English Language at Reading University …
Suzanne Karpelès: Entangling the Human and the Non-human
Suzanne Karpelès (1890-1969): Entangling the Human and the Non-human in …
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 …
Mary Sumner: Mission, Education and Motherhood
Mary Sumner (1828-1921) was the founder and president of the …
Plain Class Cookery
This notebook from the course of Plain Class Cookery at …