John Locke’s journals
Bodleian Library launch a digital version of John Locke’s journals: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/search/?q=%22MS.+Locke+f.%22 Some details on the holdings of the philosopher which are stored at the library can be found at: https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/9195
Palestinian Feminist Reading list
https://palestinianfeministreading.org/list A resource curated by the Palestinian Feminist Reading List Collective comprised by specialist librarians and Palestinian authors. It recommends English language books written by Palestinian authors and directly about the Palestinian experience which have been published in the last 5 years. Sections include memoirs, non fiction history and fiction.
Gender dynamics within the UN Security Council
The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library has completed a project to provide statistical data on the gender composition of the UN Security Council from 1946 onward. Access and utilize this dataset to gain deeper insights into the gender dynamics within the UN Security Council. The csv file is derived from the UN Digital Library personal names […]
Liberating history testimonials
This website was created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s Library & Western University Canada. It documents the history, nature and importance of magazines to the women’s liberation movement and feminism from 1960s/80s. The site also includes magazine guides, oral histories and […]
Re-presenting the People
A practice based investigation into the hidden history of the Portsmouth Suffragists’ campaign for equal rights, explored through the lens of visual communication design. This project is funded by the University of Portsmouth Heritage Hub in partnership with the Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery and the Portsmouth History Centre.The site has been created by Sarah Houghton, PhD […]
Picturing Lincoln
The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has digitised more than 1,000 images of the American president. They cover his home life, his time in office and his assassination.
The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists
Searchable resource biographies of members of The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists. This organisation was founded in 1882 by eight women who were some of the first female students at the Glasgow School of Art and gives insight into women artists of the period. The site is a work in progress from Academic scholar Dr Karen Mailley.
Black History timeline: enslavement, resistance and abolition
Created through a collaboration between Black Cultural Archives and Royal Holloway, University of London this timeline includes chronologies and digitised documents from the BCA and includes enslavement and abolition.
Hub for African Thought
Created at the London School of Economics, the hub aims to showcase African academic authors, offering profiles, reading lists and reviews.
UoL Historian wins double book prize
Clare Anderson, Professor of History and Director of the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, has won the Social History Society Book Prize 2024 and the Australian Historical Association’s biennial Kay Daniels Award 2024, for her book Convicts: A Global History. You can access the book via the library.
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