Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her)
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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her)
@beckierutherford.bsky.social
Historian of disability, gender and sexuality in modern Britain | Research Fellow @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social | Editor @historyworkshop.org.uk
'Inventing Japanese Braille' by Wei Yu Wayne Tan
Inventing Japanese Braille
Our understanding of Braille is often shaped by narratives from Western Europe and the United States. Wei Yu Wayne Tan explores the significance of inventing Japanese Braille.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Politicising Disability Through Zines' by Richard Amm (@richamm.bsky.social)
Politicising Disability Through Zines
How can zines be used to communicate disability history through a non-medical lens?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Disabled People's Activism in Victorian Britain' by David Turner (@profdavidturner.bsky.social)
Disabled People’s Activism in Victorian Britain
Long before the modern disabled people's movement, people with impairments were claiming disability as a social and political identity.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Forming the Chinese Deaf Community' by Shu Wan (@shuwan1.bsky.social)
Forming the Chinese Deaf Community
What happens when we challenge the Eurocentric narrative that has dominated Chinese Deaf history? Shu Wan explores.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM