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Lesley A Hall
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Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@erinacean@h-net.social
www.lesleyahall.net
https://lesleyahall.blogspot.com/

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 6h
I think it's probably All More Complicated, but there are undoubtedly people around who know more about this question than I do.

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Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social · 7h
"documents found at the local record office showed sign language was used in a marriage ceremony at St Martin's Church on 6 February 1576.
According to the transcript of the wedding certificate, Thomas Tilsye was deaf and married his wife Ursula Russel with signing assistance"

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Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social · 8h
I don’t know what extremism is anymore. There are extremist movements and mainstream movements that have adopted extremist positions by claiming they have popular support. Pseudoscientific beliefs are circulated with the British establishment.
grahammacklin.bsky.social Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 8h
🚨CALL FOR CHAPTERS!🚨

@amaramarasingam.bsky.social and I are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
forms.gle

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Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 8h
Huh?

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE622/p...
PhD Studentship: Permissible Population Policy as a Means of Averting Harmful Climate Change at University of Essex
Explore the PhD Studentship: Permissible Population Policy as a Means of Averting Harmful Climate Change on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for higher education. Apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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James Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 8h
So I was under the impression, from conversations I've had with a few historians, that London did not have a university until the early ninetheenth century because the work that universities did was already being done elsewhere - for example in the Inns of Court?

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 8h
📢FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY📢

❓Celebration of 50 years of the Social History Society
📅 Fri 24 April
📍 Senate House, London
🫰£30 (£10 non members)

Join us for panel discussion, stalls & tours, plus keynote from Prof. Naomi Tadmor.

🗃️ #EarlyModern

socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...
Festival of Social History
To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…
socialhistory.org.uk

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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 9h
anyway the consultation shuts tomorrow, one minute to midnight UK time: www.gov.uk/government/c... Amnesty have some good guidance here. Go on: media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/Am...
media.amnesty.org.uk

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 9h
“By demanding that economics education should be more pluralist ethically conscientious, historically aware & oriented towards the real world, Rethinking Economics exposed the staggering deficiency in how economists are educated & induced significant changes in economics teaching around the world”
Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught
Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
www.theguardian.com

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 9h
“Epstein’s passion for injecting eugenics into conversation after conversation in his emails should shape the way we think about his role in funding scientific research and development—and steering richer men’s money in that world”
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h
Evil men like Epstein are, in the simplest form, obsessed with eugenics because they believe that their ill-gotten gains are the product of some innate superiority.
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 9h
Vinay Prasad has refused to review Moderna's application to license a new updated flu vaccine for the USA- why - this is puzzling because he basically made up a reason as he claims a trial was not done that was in fact performed. This has huge implications for licensing new vaccines in the States
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com

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David Brady @antiprofessor.bsky.social · 9h
"Even after the revamp, the museum has been accused by academics and historians of showcasing stolen artefacts and whitewashing Belgium’s colonial past."

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 9h
Nice summary by @wonkhe of how much mileage REFUK is getting out of lying about "freeze peach"...

And here, how they are threatening to apply England-only rules to Bangor... wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Steven H. Seggie

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 10h
Imagine being presented with these accounts of stark unfairness and insecurity caused by the earned settlement plans and your response being ‘It is a privilege not a right to settle in the UK and it must be earned’ - the Home Secretary needs to go www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Rebecca Sear

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 21h
Just a few more weeks to get those submissions in for the special issue on pronatalism!
karenguzzo.bsky.social Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · Oct 2
Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context Participating journal: Population Research and Policy Review Call for Papers Low and declining birth rates across the world have consequences for countries’ population size and structure. Concerns over the potential economic effects of population aging have spurred many countries to engage in efforts to raise birth rates. At the same time, there is growing concern about the social and cultural causes and consequences of low birth rates. Pronatalism – an ideology based on the belief that birth rates are too low, and societies should work to raise them in the interest of economic productivity and cultural preservation – has re-emerged as an increasingly visible and powerful force across different settings. The dynamics of low fertility – such as fertility decline, postponement, and changing patterns of family formation – have been common topics in population science over the last 25 years, but pronatalism has received considerably less attention from the field. This Special Issue will provide an opportunity for population scientists to contribute to the conversations about pronatalism throughout the world. We welcome critical, theoretical, descriptive, and empirical submissions that explicitly focus on some aspect of pronatalism. Further research is needed on the evidentiary base upon which pronatalism rests; the social, political, and cultural inspirations and implications of pronatalism; and the support for, and effects of, pronatalist policies. Evaluation of alternative approaches (besides raising birth rates) for addressing changes in population size and composition is also warranted. Submissions that discuss the causes and consequences of low fertility but do not directly engage with pronatalism fall outside of the scope of this issue.

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 22h
Oh yes, no automated tills, you had to do it in your head and count it out.

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 22h
I am not in the least surprised to hear this.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Lesley A. Hall, Peter Campbell

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Padraig Reidy @padraigreidy.bsky.social · 1d
Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...
Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university
Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...
nation.cymru

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d
Age verification: in my first job as a Saturday girl at Woolworths I was giving change in pre-decimal currency.
hawkwinglb.bsky.social Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 1d
Age verification? I remember getting my money as punts, and the euro is more than old enough to vote now.
ryanvanloan.bsky.social Ryan Van Loan @ryanvanloan.bsky.social · 1d
Age verification?

I can replicate the exact sounds of dial-up internet.

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d
But there are probably lots of chemicals affecting water supplies with potential effects on fertility, child health, etc, and is that a matter of any concern to such moral panicers? (I am inclined to think not....)

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d
Are they going to test for other chemicals with deleterious effects which could include causing miscarriages? An instance of lead leaking into the water-supply in Sheffield during the 1890s led a) to a local epidemic of miscarriages and b) local women subsequently taking lead pills to self-abort.

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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 1d
The internet has failed me. Please can any literary guys on here please point me to a complete list of Maria Edgeworth's works? Thanks.

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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 1d
Age verification? I remember getting my money as punts, and the euro is more than old enough to vote now.
ryanvanloan.bsky.social Ryan Van Loan @ryanvanloan.bsky.social · 1d
Age verification?

I can replicate the exact sounds of dial-up internet.
clpolk.com C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 1d
Age verification?

I played Pong.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 1d
Is your research related to Asia or Africa?

Join us on Friday 27 February for an open day exploring our Asian and African collections as well as those of @soasuni.bsky.social , @sas-news.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Book your place here: link.bl.uk/ctf
A chunk of flat stone with a worn away inscription

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 1d
👀 Vacancy: "Based within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and reporting to the Principal Planning Officer ... providing expert advice and guidance to development management colleagues and others in relation to heritage and urban design."

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/gla...
Heritage & Design Officer - (Fixed-Term) - GLA14892 | Glasgow | myjobscotland
View details and apply for this urban planning role in with Glasgow on myjobscotland
myjobscotland.gov.uk

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Alborz Dianat @alborzdianat.bsky.social · 1d
🚨We are looking for deputy editors to join the editorial board of Architectural History, the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Apply by 16 March - please spread the word with anyone who may be interested!🚨
www.sahgb.org.uk/features/cal...
Call for Deputy Editors - SAHGB
Deputy editors are sought for Architectural History , the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Successful applicants will be appointed to the editorial board from spri...
www.sahgb.org.uk

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”

hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d
The moving story of a woman of geenyus who died young will always be preferred to the one with a lifetime's massive achievement I fear.

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Margot C. Finn, Dolly Jørgensen

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 1d
#jobfairy this is an intriguing one - 18 month research fellowship for an object-focused historian, museums studies person or similar at Chatsworth House! £48k + £11k travel, outreach etc #skystorians
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK358/d...
Devonshire Collections Research Fellow at Chatsworth House Trust
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Devonshire Collections Research Fellow opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d
Let me tell you about people bigging up those 'forgotten' women of science Rosalind Franklin and Ada Lovelace (I am Teams Dorothy Hodgkin and Mary Somerville, significant contemporaries of each of the above, go and look them up if you haven't heard of them.)
brianbergstrom.bsky.social Brian Bergstrom @brianbergstrom.bsky.social · 2d
Bookstagram is an amazing place where someone will say they are posting about the "unheralded," "underrated" books they wish to boost, and then the first book they talk about will literally be a Booker Prize winner

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 1d
Dr Cara Gathern will be speaking at the next IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster.

📍 Senate House, London / Online
🗓️Tuesday 17 February 2026
⏱️5:30-6:30pm

Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
'Unobtrusive But Not Unimportant': Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870 - The History of Parliament
Dr Cara Gathern of UK Parliament Heritage Collections, will be discussing representations of women and sovereign power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870.
historyofparliament.com