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The 1970 Ruskin Conference: What Can We Learn from the Flaws of Our Feminist Predecessors?

On August 13, 2021 By Daisy Birch In Foundation Myths, New

Daisy Birch discusses the first National Women’s Liberation Conference held at Ruskin College in 1970.

A painting of a WW1 nurse in the centre, haloed by light. Around her are words associated with the article in black and white.

Looking beyond Brittain and Nightingale

On May 24, 2021 By John Stewart In New, Student Voices

John Stewart sheds light on the reality of nurses in World War One, looking beyond the influences of Vera Brittain and Florence Nightingale.

Exclusive Interviews With Influential Female Historians at Oxford

On March 8, 2021 By Molly Archer-Zeff In OHR

OHR interviews two influential female historians at Oxford – Professor Brenda E. Stevenson and Professor Lyndal Roper – on their experiences as female historians.

History and Women

On August 8, 2020 By Elizabeth Down In Opinion

Elizabeth Down discusses the representation of women in the EWH1 module, and why historians still aren’t getting it right on gender.

Women and the Anti-Psychiatry Movement

On August 1, 2020 By Molly Archer-Zeff In OHR, Student Voices

Molly Archer-Zeff discusses how we should be looking for female voices outside of the 1960s anti-psychiatry movement.