Women’s History

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Bringing Nineteenth-Century Women to Life in Present-day Uruguay

by Karunika Kardak on November 7, 2019

As a cultural studies scholar, my work on historical novels from Uruguay at first glance seems to stand out from a website titled ‘History Matters’. Whilst many consider historical fiction to be the frivolous sibling

One film, one story: exploring perspectives of Suffragette on International Women’s Day

by Helen Morris on March 10, 2016

Tuesday, the 8th of March, was International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and further the rights of women

Comrades, our holiday has arrived! Reframing International Women’s Day

by Hannah Parker on March 8, 2016

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Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day which, since its conception, has been wrought by ideology, affecting

On the language of ‘authoritarian’ regimes

by Hannah Parker on February 25, 2016

On February 12 2016, Steph Wright (who works on veterans of the Spanish Civil War) and I held a conference on ‘The

Suffragette: Towards a Richer Picture

by Helen McCarthy on November 13, 2015

In her fascinating reflection on the making of Suffragette in Women’s History Review, director Sarah Gavron expresses a hope that

Suffragette: A reply to its critics

by June Purvis on November 11, 2015

Why have some women historians been so critical about a recent considerable feminist achievement? It is a question that has preoccupied me over the last few weeks as I have read some very negative comments

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