Liberating History Podcasts
A series of 60 minute podcasts created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s Library and Western University Canada.They document the history, nature and importance of magazines to the women’s liberation movement and feminism from 1960s – 1980s. The site also […]
Sites of Feminist Memory: A Map of Memorials to the Women’s Suffrage Movement
This site was created by citizen science which aims to geolocate on a visual map key sites to feminist memorials worldwide. Key figures involved in the project include Marc Calvini-Lefebvre who curates the blog Sites of feminist Memory: Women & the F-Word. https://doi.org/10.58079/vagc.The site is mapping memorials statues, commemorative plaques and buildings. Entries are being […]
Children and benefits
Global Child Benefits Tracker Save the Children, ILO and UNICEF have developed an online platform to monitor children’s access to benefits worldwide. It includes reports and data on child poverty with country files on child poverty and current social protection policies and programmes. It includes information on funding levels. Full methodology is provided on the website.
Womens history month map
There are new entries on the Women’s history month map for Bolivia, India and USA. https://padlet.com/h_dawson/our-wonderful-world-of-inspiring-women-9ihepb01tusm2mo3
People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society
The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines. The society’s aims are “to make a difference in the world by promoting human welfare, educating others about global issues, and supporting disadvantaged students at the University of Leicester” and their newsletter includes opinion pieces, photojournalism and interviews with […]
Women’s history month: Europeana online exhibitions
Europeana online exhibitions and blogs covering women’s history themes. The essays feature images of material items from Europe’s national libraries. They include national collections and biographies of individuals such as Josephine Baker, Charlotte Bronte, Miriam Makeba and Queen Elizabeth II.
Left Behind
From the USA’s National Deaf Life Museum this website explores the often-forgotten Deaf experience during the AIDS crisis. Includes images, oral histories and accounts.
Women’s history month: 2 padlets
2 padlets for Women’s History Month, being added throughout March.
National Archives: Sexuality and gender identity history
A guide on research on gender and sexuality in the UK National Archives. Emphasis is on their holdings of government, legal and police records. Guidance is offered on other organisations too.
Indigenous Studies Portal
The I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal was launched in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan. Its primary focus is on indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world. There are now over 71,000 records many with free full […]
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