Alex Shepard
@AlexShepard10
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Feminist historian, widowed parent, coffee addict.
University of Glasgow
Joined November 2012
Hearty congratulations to @knott_sarah and Oxford University on this wonderful appointment!
We're delighted to announce with @OxfordHistory that @knott_sarah has been appointed to the Hillary Rodham Clinton Professorship of Women’s History. She will hold a Professorial Fellowship @StJohnsOx. https://t.co/uARXtfp45E
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Introducing Rhoda McWhannell (1898-1996): extraordinary diarist, indomitable spirit, and source of inspiration:
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Rhoda McWhannell ran her Waikato farm almost single-handedly when her husband went to war during WWII. She wrote a journal of her daily struggles, weaving in her wry observations about war and love...
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We're hiring up to four postdoc researchers to work on #WrittenWorlds in 17th-century England at Birkbeck, led by Sue Wiseman (PI) and me (CI), focusing on non-elite writers. £42K pro rata; 0.5FTE for 25 months, starting mid-Nov. Apply by 22 Oct: https://t.co/QQRkAsZ9NN
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Heart breaking read by @foreigncorr1 Afghanistan: The Taliban’s war on women is 'gender apartheid' NB - The Home Office has a ‘safe’ route announced in 2021 but has only issued 22 visas. So small boats only ‘viable’ option to freedom
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Education, employment and travel curtailed, barred from parks, gyms, and other public spaces, torture for those that disobey, the oppression of…
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‘I had spent years in the archives trying to gain some intimacy with the past, and suddenly there I was, being penetrated by the Enlightenment.’ @ErinMaglaque in our new issue: https://t.co/eALZ70BiCk
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‘What do you do?’ a midwife asked as she helped me to the bathroom. We were in the postnatal ward for people who...
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Delighted that this piece--on the work of care--is now out! Thanks to @HistoryWO for making it such an enjoyable experience to publish with them.
Delighted @HistoryWO got to publish @AlexShepard10’s superb piece on 18th mothering via the Old Bailey records
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A gender-inclusive history of work! The fruits of a most enjoyable collaboration, made possible by an International Network Grant from the @LeverhulmeTrust
3/6 New Books: The Whole Economy - Work and Gender in Early Modern Europe, by Catriona Macleod, @UofGGenderHist, @AlexShepard10, and Maria Ågren, @UU_University
https://t.co/kERnXNtP2A
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For @TimesSport: The incredible story of Gordon Perry, the first men's wheelchair winner of the London Marathon in 1983
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It was inevitable. The song is a mess, like the situation the BBC has found itself in. But this one's dedicated to all the dudes showing solidarity with @GaryLineker on @BBCMOTD. ⚽️🎶 #IStandWithGary
#GaryLineker
#BBCQuestionTime
#WatfordFCManagementApproachNeeded 🐝
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Gender equality still ‘300 years away’, says UN secretary general. Another reason why we must study women's history to understand how we got here today, and so that we can begin to imagine a radically different future.
Let's not wait until 2300 to reach gender equality! Volunteers have the power to make a lasting impact, transforming communities & empowering future generations of women. #ActForGenderEquality #PowerOn #WomensDay2023
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Proud of my nephew who is doing great stuff with sporting archives!
Lucky to have access to such an amazing photo archive, including this picture of Stanley Matthews - playing for Arsenal! Read more below:
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A wonderful evocation of widowhood and bereavement's mash-up of time.
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Some extremely important new research published in the Lancet today. The conclusion: if we want to secure a climate-safe future *and* ensure decent living standards for all, we need unprecedented reductions in inequality, and North-South convergence.
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Resolving the contradiction between the current global economic system (with its inherent inequalities) and the need for planetary and human health necessitates transformational change. Reflecting on...
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Save Glasgow Food Train From Closure - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/lHCI4WQsLL via @UKChange
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Save Glasgow Food Train From Closure
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Women's History Scotland have 2 awards of £300 for researchers working on women's & gender history. All are welcome to apply, but I'd love to read applications from those working on pre-1800, LGBTQ+, Black and minority ethnic, & working-class history. Deadline is 31 May.
*Women's History Scotland's Bursary 2023* We have two awards of up to £300 for researchers working on women’s and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or working on Scottish themes. DEADLINE: 31st May 2023 For more details see: https://t.co/jY1sx1mtoB
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Blog Theme 6: Rethinking Wage Labour The 3 posts below bring fresh and challenging perspectives to a classic subject of economic and social history: waged work in preindustrial Western Europe.
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The first article to appear online in @UofGknitting SI on Creativity in Knitted Textiles addressing replication in fair isle and aran patterns
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