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Undergraduate Students Celebrate 75 Years of the Reading-Düsseldorf Association!

Posted on June 13, 2022 by readinghistory

Part One: UG student Eleanor Dyer reflects on her placement at the Berkshire Records Office, in collaboration with Reading-Düsseldorf Association. Our much loved Discovering Archives and Collections Module enables students to test and develop their interest in careers in the … Continue reading →

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Podcasting Material Culture! Our MA history Students Get to Grips with Historical Items in the Archives

Posted on May 23, 2022 by readinghistory

Episode One: Fin Barringer asks, ”Who Put That There?’ Finding Letters of Robert E. Lee in Reading Archives’ For the MA Historical Skills and Resources Module, our brilliant students were asked to put together a podcast or vlog on an … Continue reading →

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So here we are again… sex and misogyny in Parliament, by Dr Jacqui Turner

Posted on April 26, 2022 by readinghistory

So here we are again, after a weekend of press and parliamentary misogyny, the subsequent outrage will inevitably simmer down and go away until the next time…and the next time… and the next time. Angela Rayner called out “sexism and … Continue reading →

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The census: a treasure trove of material for social historians, by Peter Jolly

Posted on March 18, 2022 by readinghistory

Originally posted on READING HISTORY:
“The release this January of the 1921 records is doubly important not only in showing the impact of World War 1 on communities, but because these are the last to be revealed for thirty years,…

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Women’s History Month: Mary Turner Wolstenholme, by Dr Jacqui Turner

Posted on March 9, 2022 by readinghistory

During Women’s History Month we often focus on great women and women pioneers. But for Women’s History Month 2022, here at the Department of History, we are privileged to be able to concentrate on one of our own, Mary Turner … Continue reading →

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