Tag Archives: gender history

Challenging the ‘Cistem’: The Importance of Diversity in Trans Representation, by Amy Austin

Posted on February 2, 2023 by readinghistory

The policing of gender is nothing new, but in recent years the escalation in attacks against transgender and non-binary communities has seen fierce battles over the definition of ‘man’ and – more pointedly – ‘woman’ and who can be accepted … Continue reading →

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Battleaxes and Benchwarmers’ Trip to Parliament

Posted on March 22, 2019 by readinghistory

By Beckie White, 3rd Year Archaeology & History student On Tuesday 12th March 2019, a group of final year History students at the University of Reading took a trip to Parliament. This trip was undertaken by students enrolled on the … Continue reading →

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Midnight Mass, the Stone Roses, and ‘cuddling boys’: Recollections of Christmastime and New Year’s Eve in teenage girls’ diaries, 1970-1998

Posted on December 20, 2018 by readinghistory

by Amy Gower, PhD student. Christmas evokes a sense of nostalgia in many of us, as a holiday wrapped up in tradition, family, and the home. Through my research into the diaries of teenage girls from the 1970s, 80s and … Continue reading →

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Hidden Voices: Enslaved Women in the South Carolina Lowcountry

Posted on August 24, 2018 by readinghistory

by Siân David, UROP student. I am a second-year History student who took part in the University of Reading Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) this summer. Over the last six weeks I have co-authored an online exhibition with Professor Emily … Continue reading →

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“I will miss the House; the House won’t miss me.”* The resignation of Nancy Astor MP (1919-1945)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by readinghistory

By Shira Kilgallon, Lauren Rhydderch and Jacqui Turner     In July 1945 Nancy Astor left parliament under a cloud of personal and professional regret. Her exit was fraught, blighted the remainder of her life and her relationship with her … Continue reading →

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