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
Women and Comparative Education, 1800-1980
Amélie Arató’s (1934) study, L’Enseignement secondaries des jeunes filles en …
Rosa Branson, Art, Life and Education
The focus of the book project, entitled Rosa Branson: Art, …
Alys Russell: A Life in Education and Public Service
Alys Russell (1867-1951): A Life in Education and Public Service …
Publications
Review: Education, Identity and Women Religious, 1800-1950
Education, Identity and Women Religious, 1800-1950: Convents, Classrooms and Colleges edited …
Special Issue: Empires at Home and Empires Overseas
Empires at Home and Empires Overseas is the special issue …
Girls Secondary Education in the Western World
Girls' Secondary Education in the Western World: From the 18th …
Presentations
Historians and Archivists: Conversations in Common
This keynote lecture aimed to stimulate discussion of the overlapping …
Looking to the Future, Looking to the Past: Shaping GWI Peacebuilding and GWIs Future with IFUW’s History
This plenary lecture looks towards GWI’s future by honouring the …
Working For Displaced Persons and Refugees
Edith Morley was appointed Professor of English Language at Reading University …
Resources
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 …
St Felix School Southwold: Play Summer 1930
This image comes from an album of photographs and cards …