Mary Middleton
On campaign. This page from English Heritage by historians Andrew Roberts and Lisa Berry-Waite recounts the life of one of the early women political campaigners, Mary Middleton, who sought to be elected in 1924. Her story reveals how the pre-war period and the First World War created new opportunities for women politicians but also the […]
Monitoring and Impact Assessment of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
A UN online Tool to monitor the negative impact of sanctions imposed on a country on human rights i that country.The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, has launched a tool for monitoring and assessing the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures. Users can look at the map of sanctioning […]
NAACP Legal Defense Fund records
A major resource documenting the funding and activities of the NAACP fighting for Black civil rights in 20th Century America. It includes materials relating to key cases including:
Conflict, Justice and Peace platform
The LSE have launched the Conflict, Justice, and Peace (CJP) platform https://www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/cjp This provides free access to resources – news, blogs, papers and recordings from scholars based at the London School of Economics and their associates. It is arranged by region and also has a directory of specialist academics and researchers.
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 […]
Real-time crime index, USA
An initiative to provide real-time updated data and mappings of crime in the USA. It has been built by AH Datalytics and supported by Arnold Ventures. It includes data by state with national comparison and data on trends of types of crime over several years. The latter include murders and rapes. Data can be downloaded […]
Portal on Gender-Based Violence in Africa
Created by Alt Advisory, based in South Africa, this website provides information on and mapping of responses to gender-based violence in African nations. Currently covered countries include Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria and Uganda. Each country file includes statistical information on trends, policies, and legislation.
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 […]
A history of general elections
A history of General Elections online exhibition based on LSE Library archives. It has images of artefacts and blog postings on the history of parliamentary elections from 1838 onwards. It highlights the founding of the Conservative and Labour parties, women’s suffrage and electoral reforms. Contributions are written by specialist curators and there is an accompanying […]
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