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May Hobbs: Organising the Nightcleaners, by Amy Longmuir
May Hobbs was born in Hoxton, East London in 1938. Like many other working class women, by the 1960s she found work as a nightcleaner in the ever-increasing number of high-rise office blocks in central London. Much of this work… Continue reading
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Women’s History Month 2024: A Student Spotlight on British Class and Gender
During the spring term, students taking Dr Jacqui Turner’s module, “Rebel Girls” were tasked with making their own digital, or physical, scrapbooks. They were required to select a woman who they viewed as a rebel girl, and compile their research… Continue reading
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Student Celebration: Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Over the Summer Vacation last year, we had three undergraduate students working with History colleagues on discreet research projects as part of the UROP programme at Reading. Here, they reflect on what they learned from the experience and share their… Continue reading
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“It’s the thought that counts”: Gifting in History – by Professor David Stack
If you are stuck for gift ideas this Christmas, why not give a book? For as long as there have been books, books have been given as gifts. The Roman poet Martial included ‘A Parchment Copy of Homer’ in his… Continue reading
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Reflections on the Stenton Lecture – by John Jenkins
Mass-Observing: Time, Temporality and Feeling in Everyday Life. Presenter: Professor Claire Langhamer, Director of the Institute of Historical Research. Having on several occasions during my undergraduate degree been directed to the Mass-Observation database for source material, I was looking forward… Continue reading
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