Jane Robinson
@janerobinson.bsky.social
Social historian; 13 books include 'Bluestockings', 'Ladies Can't Climb Ladders' & 'Trailblazer' (a biog of Barbara Bodichon). FRHistS, FRGS www.jane-robinson.com
Much looking forward to my visit @somervillecollege.bsky.social #Oxford on 12 Oct to talk about Victorian #badass #BarbaraBodichon www.some.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Much looking forward to my visit @somervillecollege.bsky.social #Oxford on 12 Oct to talk about Victorian #badass #BarbaraBodichon www.some.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LymeRegis? Fossils, yes; #MaryAnning, yes; #JaneAusten, yes; #ShuteLiteraryFestival YES! I’ll be there on Saturday at 2 to talk about the #Trailblazer #BarbaraBodichon. Do join us if you can.
September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#LymeRegis? Fossils, yes; #MaryAnning, yes; #JaneAusten, yes; #ShuteLiteraryFestival YES! I’ll be there on Saturday at 2 to talk about the #Trailblazer #BarbaraBodichon. Do join us if you can.
www.some.ox.ac.uk/news-events/.... Come and join us if you’re anywhere near #oxford on 12 Oct. #BarbaraBodichon #WomensHistory #WomenArtists #WomensRights
Sundays at Somerville: Jane Robinson and Trailblazer - Somerville College Oxford
We are delighted to welcome Jane Robinson (English, 1978) to talk about her most recent book, Trailblazer, a life of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, the first feminist to change our world. Professional ...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
www.some.ox.ac.uk/news-events/.... Come and join us if you’re anywhere near #oxford on 12 Oct. #BarbaraBodichon #WomensHistory #WomenArtists #WomensRights
New post on my website - rare as hen’s teeth - about what’s happening at the moment: namely, trying to get the first draft of #LunaticWomen finished in time to set up & run this year’s #AlderneyWeek #EscapeRoom. Happy summer, everyone.
July 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
New post on my website - rare as hen’s teeth - about what’s happening at the moment: namely, trying to get the first draft of #LunaticWomen finished in time to set up & run this year’s #AlderneyWeek #EscapeRoom. Happy summer, everyone.
Reposted by Jane Robinson
In the new episode of @shewrotetoo.bsky.social I had a fascinating conversation with author @janerobinson.bsky.social about the subject of her latest biography - 19th-century educationalist and women’s rights campaigner Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon.
Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
An interview with biographer Jane Robinson about this pioneering 19th-century feminist
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May 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In the new episode of @shewrotetoo.bsky.social I had a fascinating conversation with author @janerobinson.bsky.social about the subject of her latest biography - 19th-century educationalist and women’s rights campaigner Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon.
Enjoy: Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
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open.substack.com/pub/shewrote...
Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
An interview with biographer Jane Robinson about this pioneering 19th-century feminist
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Enjoy: Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
open.substack.com/pub/shewrote...
open.substack.com/pub/shewrote...
Know why Jean-Francois Millet’s ‘Louise Jumelin’ (Art Gallery of Ontario) is looking so glum? Because she missed the chance to buy ‘Trailblazer’ for an astonishing 99p on Amazon Kindle (April offer)
April 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Know why Jean-Francois Millet’s ‘Louise Jumelin’ (Art Gallery of Ontario) is looking so glum? Because she missed the chance to buy ‘Trailblazer’ for an astonishing 99p on Amazon Kindle (April offer)
Delighted to announce that ‘Trailblazer’ has been chosen by Amazon as April’s #KindleMonthlyDeal. Only 99p! Take a look www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0C6...
Trailblazer: The First Feminist to Change Our World eBook : Robinson, Jane: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Trailblazer: The First Feminist to Change Our World eBook : Robinson, Jane: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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April 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Delighted to announce that ‘Trailblazer’ has been chosen by Amazon as April’s #KindleMonthlyDeal. Only 99p! Take a look www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0C6...
Publication Day Today! 💃🥂🎈#Trailblazer’s now available in paperback. Enjoy the company of a remarkable, life-enhancing pioneer. www.penguin.co.uk/books/443503...
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Publication Day Today! 💃🥂🎈#Trailblazer’s now available in paperback. Enjoy the company of a remarkable, life-enhancing pioneer. www.penguin.co.uk/books/443503...
New ‘news’ post on my website www.jane-robinson.com, including the publication date on the paperback below. Take a look over coffee…
February 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New ‘news’ post on my website www.jane-robinson.com, including the publication date on the paperback below. Take a look over coffee…
Waiting for me when I got home today: advance copies of my new #Penguin paperback, due out on 20 Feb. It’s a biography of the #WomanArtist and #Activist #BarbaraBodichon. Love the way it looks! #Trailblazer #Feminist #WomenPioneers
January 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Waiting for me when I got home today: advance copies of my new #Penguin paperback, due out on 20 Feb. It’s a biography of the #WomanArtist and #Activist #BarbaraBodichon. Love the way it looks! #Trailblazer #Feminist #WomenPioneers
This beautiful painting’s in the Boverie Gallery in Liege. Look carefully. What’s the story? #Women&Books WomenInArt
#ReadingWomen #WalterMacEwen
#ReadingWomen #WalterMacEwen
January 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This beautiful painting’s in the Boverie Gallery in Liege. Look carefully. What’s the story? #Women&Books WomenInArt
#ReadingWomen #WalterMacEwen
#ReadingWomen #WalterMacEwen
And so the new working year begins. Notebooks? Tick. Candle? Tick. Sugared almonds? Tick. Brain in gear? Well…Good luck, everyone who’s resuming the routine today.
#WomensHistory #WomenWriters #LunaticWomen
#WomensHistory #WomenWriters #LunaticWomen
January 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
And so the new working year begins. Notebooks? Tick. Candle? Tick. Sugared almonds? Tick. Brain in gear? Well…Good luck, everyone who’s resuming the routine today.
#WomensHistory #WomenWriters #LunaticWomen
#WomensHistory #WomenWriters #LunaticWomen
And just for good measure, St Lucy, patron saint of #ophthalmologists, with a nice pair of eyes in a dish.
December 3, 2024 at 8:18 PM
And just for good measure, St Lucy, patron saint of #ophthalmologists, with a nice pair of eyes in a dish.
Here’s Catherine of Siena with her book in the #Accademia #Venice…
December 3, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Here’s Catherine of Siena with her book in the #Accademia #Venice…
Today’s inscrutable #LearnedWoman with a book, in the #PinocatecaNazionale in #Bologna #WomensHistory #ArtHistory
December 3, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Today’s inscrutable #LearnedWoman with a book, in the #PinocatecaNazionale in #Bologna #WomensHistory #ArtHistory
I really need to do a book about surprising historical images of women…
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I really need to do a book about surprising historical images of women…
Working in #Siena today. Look at these Sibyls from the floor of the Duomo. #WiseWomen from #Diverse backgrounds WITH BOOKS! I love them.
November 29, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Working in #Siena today. Look at these Sibyls from the floor of the Duomo. #WiseWomen from #Diverse backgrounds WITH BOOKS! I love them.
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Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
A nice Christmas filip: on.ft.com/4i2hgRE
Best books of 2024: History
Tony Barber selects his must-read titles
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November 21, 2024 at 2:23 PM
A nice Christmas filip: on.ft.com/4i2hgRE
Looking forward to visiting #SomervilleCollege @universityofoxford.bsky.social on Saturday to take part in a #literaryfestival, talking about the incomparable #BarbaraBodichon. Always good to talk #books with booky people!
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Looking forward to visiting #SomervilleCollege @universityofoxford.bsky.social on Saturday to take part in a #literaryfestival, talking about the incomparable #BarbaraBodichon. Always good to talk #books with booky people!
My current project is a history of the perception and treatment of 'mad' women, focusing on 5 extraordinary C19th & C20th female reformers. Any pre-1948 stories of madwomen in the family welcomed, to help me contextualise. #lunaticwomen #mentalhealth #medicalhistory #psychiatry #womenpioneers
November 19, 2024 at 9:08 AM
My current project is a history of the perception and treatment of 'mad' women, focusing on 5 extraordinary C19th & C20th female reformers. Any pre-1948 stories of madwomen in the family welcomed, to help me contextualise. #lunaticwomen #mentalhealth #medicalhistory #psychiatry #womenpioneers
Thanks Anna!
That's wonderful 😊
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Thanks Anna!
…and here they are in a miniature version, made by one of my wonderful sons for my granddaughters to keep them going till they can read! #library #feminism #socialhistory #family #love
November 18, 2024 at 10:02 AM
…and here they are in a miniature version, made by one of my wonderful sons for my granddaughters to keep them going till they can read! #library #feminism #socialhistory #family #love