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Women's Studies Group 1558-1837
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New article!
'Seeing Women in the Early English and Dutch East India Companies' is now available as an Advance Article with Historical Research.
It's been years of work, but I'm proud of this one. I hope #earlymodern #skystorians enjoy it!
Some context below:
academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
So pleased to be starting this new project on royalist exiles in Paris attached to Queen Henrietta Maria's court, 1644-60. Thank you @britishacademy.bsky.social for funding this research! @openuniversity.bsky.social
Historian Sara Wolfson has been awarded a BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant to explore royalist exiles in France, 1644-60.
A reminder that our event is taking place this coming Thursday - please get in touch if you'd like to attend! (DM, comment, or email us at [email protected])
We're delighted to be hosting Paterson Joseph
at a special Zoom event next Thursday 14 May, 7pm - 8.30pm (BST). He'll be in conversation with Karen Lipsedge talking about Charles Ignatius Sancho. Would you like to join us? /1 of 2
We are excited to announce the publication of a new collection of essays by WSG members, Women and Transnational Cultural Exchange, 1550–1850, edited by @breerob-kirk.bsky.social and @louiseduckling.bsky.social
Congratulations to everyone involved! womensstudiesgroup.org/2026/02/19/p...
We're delighted to announce our event
@foundlingmuseum.bsky.social 8 March 2026, London, 2-4pm: "18th-Century Women, Struggle, Fame or Fortune". Talks will be in the Picture Gallery (free with Museum admission). Full list of speakers via link:
foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/women-...
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Paterson will be talking about the public and domestic life of Sancho and reading from his latest book 'The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho'. If you're not a WSG member and would like to come, please DM or reply below to be added to the guest list /2 of 2
Congratulations to WSG member Brianna Robertson-Kirkland for her excellent essay on Domenico Corri, featured recently on BBC Radio 3.