Ginny Dawe-Woodings
@helloginnybatty.bsky.social
Archivist with a love for #histmed, surgical, sexual health, and #histsex collections; if it's in a jar I'll probably love it. She/her. Aprendiendo español.
New wrong spelling of my name just dropped - Gynny. Amazing it’s taken so long to get to this variation
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 PM
New wrong spelling of my name just dropped - Gynny. Amazing it’s taken so long to get to this variation
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Oh please no. I don't want to start 2026 with the ripperologists
Pray for me!
Pray for me!
BBC running Ripper-adjacent Victorian murder mystery doc followed by a Titanic sinking reconstruction in one evening?
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Oh please no. I don't want to start 2026 with the ripperologists
Pray for me!
Pray for me!
Festive walk through the village 🐬🧜🏻♀️🎄
December 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Festive walk through the village 🐬🧜🏻♀️🎄
The xmas cake has been iced! In December 1901 Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu Beach in Cornwall to Signal Hill in Newfoundland Canada - depicted here in cake and fondant 📡🎄🎅🏼
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The xmas cake has been iced! In December 1901 Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu Beach in Cornwall to Signal Hill in Newfoundland Canada - depicted here in cake and fondant 📡🎄🎅🏼
Left Paddington at 17.03 and I am only now crawling into Redruth station…Knackered.
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Left Paddington at 17.03 and I am only now crawling into Redruth station…Knackered.
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ChatGPT could NEVER.
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ChatGPT could NEVER.
Second week of my first archive job, a piece of mercury- preserved intestine fell out of a book and into my lap. I knew I'd found my dream profession 🫀🦴📑
www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-...
www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-...
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Second week of my first archive job, a piece of mercury- preserved intestine fell out of a book and into my lap. I knew I'd found my dream profession 🫀🦴📑
www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-...
www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-...
In Europe less than 5% of collections have been digitised. There are millions and millions of pages to identify before you even consider the prohibitive costs and pre-digitisation conservation work
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In Europe less than 5% of collections have been digitised. There are millions and millions of pages to identify before you even consider the prohibitive costs and pre-digitisation conservation work
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He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
Picking up my archival sword to fight in this blessed and divinely sanctioned war
slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Picking up my archival sword to fight in this blessed and divinely sanctioned war
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Astonished at the number of creative intelligent discerning people who casually use “I asked Chat GPT” when talking about their daily lives.
AI is bad, the work of bad people, who hate you, normalised with bad intent.
You wouldn’t say “I wrote to the Daily Mail”
I wish people had more shame.
AI is bad, the work of bad people, who hate you, normalised with bad intent.
You wouldn’t say “I wrote to the Daily Mail”
I wish people had more shame.
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Astonished at the number of creative intelligent discerning people who casually use “I asked Chat GPT” when talking about their daily lives.
AI is bad, the work of bad people, who hate you, normalised with bad intent.
You wouldn’t say “I wrote to the Daily Mail”
I wish people had more shame.
AI is bad, the work of bad people, who hate you, normalised with bad intent.
You wouldn’t say “I wrote to the Daily Mail”
I wish people had more shame.
The visitor who said he was going to report us for not having the flag (on top of our building) flying at half mast for the queen's death, and took me outside to show me, only to realise he hadn't been standing far enough back to actually see the flag - which was flying at half mast
The request to borrow a fork; the request to get their post redirected (post was not from the library); the request to use a toaster; the guy warning about the end of the world (that was a cathedral library) - so many
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The visitor who said he was going to report us for not having the flag (on top of our building) flying at half mast for the queen's death, and took me outside to show me, only to realise he hadn't been standing far enough back to actually see the flag - which was flying at half mast
My school had this software on the computers and it made it impossible for the art and photography students to complete coursework because it couldn't distinguish between porn and, say, the work of Durer and Botticelli
exactly, we should go back to the good old days when if you wanted to see nudity you had to take a a holiday to Florence
UK to push for nudity-blocking software on devices to protect children
Home Office expected to encourage companies to introduce controls
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My school had this software on the computers and it made it impossible for the art and photography students to complete coursework because it couldn't distinguish between porn and, say, the work of Durer and Botticelli
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In March 1468/9 the five bells of St Nicholas Shambles Church were hallowed and named - Thomas, Margaret, Trinity, Marie and Nicholas 🔔🔔
Some of the parish's archives were acquired by Barts after the transfer of the endowments of the parish to the Hospital in 1547.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells
Some of the parish's archives were acquired by Barts after the transfer of the endowments of the parish to the Hospital in 1547.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells
![SBHSNC/1 - A photo of a piece of parchment with intricate handwriting on it. The starting letter, I, has been drawn intricately in red and blue with many swirls and drawings coming off it. The text reads - In the year of our Lord 1448 and in the year of the reign of King Edward the 4th after the conquest the 9th year in month of March the 15th Day Master John Pyththe Suffagan of London hallowed solemnly be note in the Church of Saint Nicholas of Fleshhammels. 5 Bells now hanging in the stepitt of the said church the which 5 bells be hallowed and named like as it appeareth here following be waiting. The left bell is hallowed and named Thomas in the worship of St Thomas of [scratched out, probably Beckett]. The 2nd bell is named Margaret in the worship of St Margaret. The 3rd bell is named trinity in the worship of the blessed Trinity. And the 4th bell that is to say the main bell is named Marie in the worship of our blessed Lady. And the 5th bell is named Nicholas in the worship of St Nicholas. And the little housling bell is named Thus. in the worship of the holy name of Thus. And at the time Thomas Eyre being person of the said church and John Wright and William Abett being church wardens.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kpxxiqvlbi3oovm5uue5sbnh/bafkreigyb6p5c2nafpbic5dotdzrlg5pwc4dt2fk5v4jmm6togqgmygddi@jpeg)
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In March 1468/9 the five bells of St Nicholas Shambles Church were hallowed and named - Thomas, Margaret, Trinity, Marie and Nicholas 🔔🔔
Some of the parish's archives were acquired by Barts after the transfer of the endowments of the parish to the Hospital in 1547.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells
Some of the parish's archives were acquired by Barts after the transfer of the endowments of the parish to the Hospital in 1547.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells
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Looking at the papers and broadcast media today having read the press summary of the Sandie Peggie judgment is wild.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Looking at the papers and broadcast media today having read the press summary of the Sandie Peggie judgment is wild.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
I always love these photos 👽🚀🎄
When we think of classic nativity scenes, we think of the traditional festive moon base on Ward 10 at the German Hospital over you’re standard nativity display 🎄🚀
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Archives #Natvity #HistNursing #Decorations #Christmas
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Archives #Natvity #HistNursing #Decorations #Christmas
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I always love these photos 👽🚀🎄
Oh god I've got overly invested in The Marvellous Miniature Workshop and now I'm crying over a cardboard colliery
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oh god I've got overly invested in The Marvellous Miniature Workshop and now I'm crying over a cardboard colliery
Lovely winter walk 🌲🍂🌞
December 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lovely winter walk 🌲🍂🌞
I am so into this. What an amazing resource!
Plus I found a 'Woodyng' on the list, which almost never happens.
Plus I found a 'Woodyng' on the list, which almost never happens.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am so into this. What an amazing resource!
Plus I found a 'Woodyng' on the list, which almost never happens.
Plus I found a 'Woodyng' on the list, which almost never happens.
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Very excited to read today that the big daddy of archives, Sir Hilary himself, visited the Bart's hospital archives in 1938
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Very excited to read today that the big daddy of archives, Sir Hilary himself, visited the Bart's hospital archives in 1938
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Its quite striking to me the similarity with the no more jury judgements thing Labour wants to do how they say “criminals shouldn’t get juries“ when the reality is that its “people wouldn’t get juries“
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Its quite striking to me the similarity with the no more jury judgements thing Labour wants to do how they say “criminals shouldn’t get juries“ when the reality is that its “people wouldn’t get juries“
Oh bloody hell
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Oh bloody hell
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.