Maisie Jepson (she/her)
@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social
📚MA History graduate and independent researcher.
Interested in gender, social and cultural history, told through fashion, textiles and oral histories of women.
Usually chatting about banners and all that jazz.
Interested in gender, social and cultural history, told through fashion, textiles and oral histories of women.
Usually chatting about banners and all that jazz.
My first publication based on my Masters dissertation features in History Workshop today. Thank you @beckierutherford.bsky.social for the opportunity to publish in @historyworkshop.org.uk #banners #materialculture #greenhamwomenspeacecamp #greenhamcommon #womenahistory
"The camp was most known for its non-violent direct action, including women ‘embracing the base’, chaining themselves to and cutting the fence, staging ‘die-ins’ and organising blockades."
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
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Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
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Motherhood and Banner-making at Greenham Women’s Peace Camp
How did making banners help women to express themselves at Greenham Common Peace Camp? Why was motherhood was such a prominent theme?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My first publication based on my Masters dissertation features in History Workshop today. Thank you @beckierutherford.bsky.social for the opportunity to publish in @historyworkshop.org.uk #banners #materialculture #greenhamwomenspeacecamp #greenhamcommon #womenahistory
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#OnThisDay, 6 Aug 1926, American Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel.
She was an Olympic swimmer, and had held five world records in swimming.
Watch a silent newsreel: www.youtube.com/watc...
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
She was an Olympic swimmer, and had held five world records in swimming.
Watch a silent newsreel: www.youtube.com/watc...
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 6 Aug 1926, American Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel.
She was an Olympic swimmer, and had held five world records in swimming.
Watch a silent newsreel: www.youtube.com/watc...
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
She was an Olympic swimmer, and had held five world records in swimming.
Watch a silent newsreel: www.youtube.com/watc...
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
Reposted by Maisie Jepson (she/her)
In 1976, Jayaben Desai led South Asian women in the Grunwick strike, demanding dignity, fair pay & union rights.
Their courage reshaped labour history.
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #StrikersInSaris
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Their courage reshaped labour history.
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #StrikersInSaris
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai walked out of the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratory in the London Borough of Brent. Taking a stand against racism, low pay and limited...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In 1976, Jayaben Desai led South Asian women in the Grunwick strike, demanding dignity, fair pay & union rights.
Their courage reshaped labour history.
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #StrikersInSaris
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Their courage reshaped labour history.
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #StrikersInSaris
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...