Recent Blog Posts
The Girl At The Piano
Sitting at the piano accompanying the choir at my girls’ …
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 …
Projects
Women and Comparative Education, 1800-1980
Amélie Arató’s (1934) study, L’Enseignement secondaries des jeunes filles en …
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 …
Publications
Review: Education, Identity and Women Religious, 1800-1950
Education, Identity and Women Religious, 1800-1950: Convents, Classrooms and Colleges edited …
Women and Education: Major Themes (4 Vols)
Women and Education: Major Themes ( co-edited with Jane Martin) is …
Women and Education, 1800-1980, with Jane Martin
Women and Education, 1800-1980 examines and celebrates the lives, aims, …
Presentations
Suzanne Karpelès and Multiple Femininities
Encountering Suzanne Karpelès: Multiple Femininities, Buddhism and the French “Civilising …
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 …
Resources
Plain Class Cookery
This notebook from the course of Plain Class Cookery at …
Laundry Work 1898
My copy of The Theory and Practice of Laundry Work …
Mary Sumner: Mission, Education and Motherhood
Mary Sumner (1828-1921) was the founder and president of the …