Louise Duckling
@louiseduckling.bsky.social
Editorial Services for Academics | www.louiseduckling.com Intermediate Member of the CIEP | Literary Historian (18c women writers) | Reviews editor for Women's Writing journal
Research funding opportunity! This is an excellent bursary for those working on any aspect of women's studies - it's designed for those who need it most (ECRs, indie scholars, PhDs). Do check out the details at @wsguk.bsky.social and apply!
📢Funding announcement! Applications for our bursary are now open (deadline 15 December 2025). £750 for ECRs, indie scholars or PhD students working on any aspect of women's studies in the period 1558 to 1837. Full details available on our website:
womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
#funding #ECR #PhD
womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
#funding #ECR #PhD
WSG Bursary Scheme
Applications for 2025-2026 open on 1 November 2025 WSG is offering a bursary of £750 to an early career researcher*, independent scholar or PhD student who is a member of the WSG. The bursary is in…
womensstudiesgroup.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Research funding opportunity! This is an excellent bursary for those working on any aspect of women's studies - it's designed for those who need it most (ECRs, indie scholars, PhDs). Do check out the details at @wsguk.bsky.social and apply!
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🎙️ Running an Editorial Agency—a live panel with four agency owners sharing their different models.
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ Running an Editorial Agency—a live panel with four agency owners sharing their different models.
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
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A reminder that @societyofauthors.bsky.social offers a lively programme of events for #writers, online and in person: societyofauthors.org/events/ #WritingCommunity
Events Archive - The Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is a company registered in England and Wales number 00019993 and an independent trade union. VAT registration number 239542840 The Society of Authors, 24 Bedford Row, London…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A reminder that @societyofauthors.bsky.social offers a lively programme of events for #writers, online and in person: societyofauthors.org/events/ #WritingCommunity
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The Chevalier d'Eon, the Man-Woman, from the frontispiece to The Mysteries of Sex : Women Who posed as Men and Men Who Impersonated Women by C. J. S. Thompson (1938). Available on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/...
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Chevalier d'Eon, the Man-Woman, from the frontispiece to The Mysteries of Sex : Women Who posed as Men and Men Who Impersonated Women by C. J. S. Thompson (1938). Available on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/...
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Hey folks - no birthday on our lists for today so instead we're just going to remind y'all that our series of books on the history of #WomenInSTEM are out there and available, and that all proceeds go to keeping the Archive funded and free to access for Everybody!
#BookSky #AstroSky #MedSky 🧪🧮🧠🔭
#BookSky #AstroSky #MedSky 🧪🧮🧠🔭
October 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey folks - no birthday on our lists for today so instead we're just going to remind y'all that our series of books on the history of #WomenInSTEM are out there and available, and that all proceeds go to keeping the Archive funded and free to access for Everybody!
#BookSky #AstroSky #MedSky 🧪🧮🧠🔭
#BookSky #AstroSky #MedSky 🧪🧮🧠🔭
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A3 - Good writing mindset comes over time. It is a bit like editing a book - practice. Determination is another quality needed for life in general can disturb the thought pattern.
#WomenWritersNet
#WomenWritersNet
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A3 - Good writing mindset comes over time. It is a bit like editing a book - practice. Determination is another quality needed for life in general can disturb the thought pattern.
#WomenWritersNet
#WomenWritersNet
Just catching up with the #WomenWritersNet chat from last night. This month's theme was writing mindset. If you struggle to get into the writing zone, you may find these responses helpful.
Q2 What are the optimum conditions for you to get into a good writing mindset?
Over the course of the year, do you find that you need to reset your writing mindset?
#WomenWritersNet
Over the course of the year, do you find that you need to reset your writing mindset?
#WomenWritersNet
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Just catching up with the #WomenWritersNet chat from last night. This month's theme was writing mindset. If you struggle to get into the writing zone, you may find these responses helpful.
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Who are @womenwritersnet.bsky.social anyway? We’re an international team dedicated to supporting our fellow #WomenWriters through our social media presence.
Want to know more? You can read all about us thanks to
@Pen_to_Print. pentoprint.org?s=women+writ...
Want to know more? You can read all about us thanks to
@Pen_to_Print. pentoprint.org?s=women+writ...
a woman wears a black mask with rhinestones on it
Alt: a woman wears a black mask with rhinestones on it
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February 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Who are @womenwritersnet.bsky.social anyway? We’re an international team dedicated to supporting our fellow #WomenWriters through our social media presence.
Want to know more? You can read all about us thanks to
@Pen_to_Print. pentoprint.org?s=women+writ...
Want to know more? You can read all about us thanks to
@Pen_to_Print. pentoprint.org?s=women+writ...
Calling all women writers - come along to this online chat if you're free on Thursday. The discussion is always illuminating - and friendly!
Can you make our Skychat this week? We’re talking about women writers and mindset. Can you join us? @arleneandrews.bsky.social @sunisamara11.bsky.social @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @louiseduckling.bsky.social @jolloyds.bsky.social @heathertweed.bsky.social @nicolawriting.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Calling all women writers - come along to this online chat if you're free on Thursday. The discussion is always illuminating - and friendly!
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“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.
phys.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
I'm looking forward to catching up with friends old and new at this WSG seminar this Saturday, at the Foundling Museum in London. Come along and say hi?
It's this weekend! Our seminar series begins this Saturday afternoon, 4 October, in London. Come and join us - you'll receive a warm welcome and enjoy 3 great papers from Julia Hamilton, @pilarbotias.bsky.social and @georgianfun.bsky.social
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October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm looking forward to catching up with friends old and new at this WSG seminar this Saturday, at the Foundling Museum in London. Come along and say hi?
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Very much this. The IHR really is open to everyone and this includes our common room and our library as well as our wonderful seminars. All free, all welcome!
History curious? You don't need to be in London (or the UK) to attend many Institute of Historical Research seminars, although if you're in Bloomsbury you'll enjoy doing so. Most are hybrid (online/in person). They're free, usually fortnightly and open to the public.
Starting this week:
Starting this week:
Events
Stay up to date with the upcoming events organised or hosted by the Institute of Historical Research
www.history.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Very much this. The IHR really is open to everyone and this includes our common room and our library as well as our wonderful seminars. All free, all welcome!
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I gave my first lecture in my first-year undergraduate course tonight
I talked at some length about AI, giving my rationale for my categorical no-AI policy, encouraging them to think about what its (non)use implies for their own educational experience, and closing with Joseph Fasano's poem
I talked at some length about AI, giving my rationale for my categorical no-AI policy, encouraging them to think about what its (non)use implies for their own educational experience, and closing with Joseph Fasano's poem
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I gave my first lecture in my first-year undergraduate course tonight
I talked at some length about AI, giving my rationale for my categorical no-AI policy, encouraging them to think about what its (non)use implies for their own educational experience, and closing with Joseph Fasano's poem
I talked at some length about AI, giving my rationale for my categorical no-AI policy, encouraging them to think about what its (non)use implies for their own educational experience, and closing with Joseph Fasano's poem
How amazing is this? Every bookshelf should have one!
On a visit to a stately home near Boston, I was infatuated with this article of furniture in the library: a stepladder that folds into an armchair. What would be in your dream #library? #BookSky #WritingCommunity
September 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
How amazing is this? Every bookshelf should have one!
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Academic authors: are you thinking of joining a writing group or workshop this fall? @kyrafreestar.bsky.social and I have compiled an up-to-date list of options for you!
You'll find free coworking groups, self-paced courses, multi-week Zoom workshops, and more. Check it out!
You'll find free coworking groups, self-paced courses, multi-week Zoom workshops, and more. Check it out!
A call to academic writing practice — September 2025 edition | Bridge Creek Editing
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September 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Academic authors: are you thinking of joining a writing group or workshop this fall? @kyrafreestar.bsky.social and I have compiled an up-to-date list of options for you!
You'll find free coworking groups, self-paced courses, multi-week Zoom workshops, and more. Check it out!
You'll find free coworking groups, self-paced courses, multi-week Zoom workshops, and more. Check it out!
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Come and join us for our first @womenwritersnet.bsky.social chat here on Bluesky! It’ll be on 18 September at 6 pm BST. Save the date! #writing #writers #writinglife
September 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Come and join us for our first @womenwritersnet.bsky.social chat here on Bluesky! It’ll be on 18 September at 6 pm BST. Save the date! #writing #writers #writinglife
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TWO NEW BOOKS from the Illuminating Women Artists series are officially published today!!
⭐️ Maria Sibylla Merian by Catherine Powell-Warren
⭐️ Josefa de Óbidos by Carmen Ripollés
www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...
Co-published in North America with @gettymuseum.bsky.social
⭐️ Maria Sibylla Merian by Catherine Powell-Warren
⭐️ Josefa de Óbidos by Carmen Ripollés
www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...
Co-published in North America with @gettymuseum.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
TWO NEW BOOKS from the Illuminating Women Artists series are officially published today!!
⭐️ Maria Sibylla Merian by Catherine Powell-Warren
⭐️ Josefa de Óbidos by Carmen Ripollés
www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...
Co-published in North America with @gettymuseum.bsky.social
⭐️ Maria Sibylla Merian by Catherine Powell-Warren
⭐️ Josefa de Óbidos by Carmen Ripollés
www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...
Co-published in North America with @gettymuseum.bsky.social
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Art and Conversation: Artemisia Gentileschi at the Portland Art Museum, Sept. 4
Art and Conversation: Artemisia Gentileschi - Portland Art Museum
Join us for a special Art and Conversation with Jesse Locker, Ph.D., Professor of Italian Renaissance & Baroque Art at Portland State University, and Lloyd DeWitt, Ph.D., The Richard and […]
portlandartmuseum.org
August 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Art and Conversation: Artemisia Gentileschi at the Portland Art Museum, Sept. 4
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Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum.
IG tatterbluelibrary
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August 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum.
IG tatterbluelibrary
IG tatterbluelibrary
I love being a reviews editor. It brings you into contact with the most exquisite books. I sent these beauties to a lucky reviewer today.
"Clara Peeters" by Alejandro Vergara-Sharp
"Maria Sibylla Merian" by Catherine Powell-Warren
Published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social
#womensart #review #newbooks
"Clara Peeters" by Alejandro Vergara-Sharp
"Maria Sibylla Merian" by Catherine Powell-Warren
Published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social
#womensart #review #newbooks
August 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I love being a reviews editor. It brings you into contact with the most exquisite books. I sent these beauties to a lucky reviewer today.
"Clara Peeters" by Alejandro Vergara-Sharp
"Maria Sibylla Merian" by Catherine Powell-Warren
Published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social
#womensart #review #newbooks
"Clara Peeters" by Alejandro Vergara-Sharp
"Maria Sibylla Merian" by Catherine Powell-Warren
Published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social
#womensart #review #newbooks
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I think I'm a pretty good copy editor, and I'd say that an appropriate rate of response to copyediting should be 85 to 90 percent flat-out yes, 5 percent absolutely not, what are you thinking?, and the rest is Oh, interesting, let me do some improvements of my own.
August 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I think I'm a pretty good copy editor, and I'd say that an appropriate rate of response to copyediting should be 85 to 90 percent flat-out yes, 5 percent absolutely not, what are you thinking?, and the rest is Oh, interesting, let me do some improvements of my own.
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Tomorrow is the Netflix premiere of a film by Richard Osman and ‘How do you like my trimming: Accessories, Making and Jane Austen’s Novels' by me. Shot in the Drawing Room at Jane Austen’s House, the talk examines Austen's needlework: www.youtube.com/user/janeaus... 1/
Jane Austen's House
Jane Austen's House is the most treasured Austen site in the world. From this picturesque cottage, deep in the Hampshire countryside, Jane revised, wrote and published her six extraordinary novels, wh...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tomorrow is the Netflix premiere of a film by Richard Osman and ‘How do you like my trimming: Accessories, Making and Jane Austen’s Novels' by me. Shot in the Drawing Room at Jane Austen’s House, the talk examines Austen's needlework: www.youtube.com/user/janeaus... 1/
Interested in women's history? I had the pleasure of editing this book with @saralread.bsky.social, Carolyn Williams & Felicity Roberts for the 30th anniversary of @wsguk.bsky.social. It's currently 30% off with @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
See: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Exploring-th... 1/2
See: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Exploring-th... 1/2
Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558–1837
'Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837' is an engaging and lively collection of original, thought-provoking essays. Its route from Lady Jane Grey’s nine-day reign to…
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Interested in women's history? I had the pleasure of editing this book with @saralread.bsky.social, Carolyn Williams & Felicity Roberts for the 30th anniversary of @wsguk.bsky.social. It's currently 30% off with @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
See: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Exploring-th... 1/2
See: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Exploring-th... 1/2
A really interesting and thoughtful thread on LLMs.
To mark the launch of GPT-5, and the fresh wave of people talking about this technology as if it's capable of thinking like human and even if it's not, it will be soon and it's inevitable and it's not actually stealing people's work, it's just learning like a human.
Here's why it's none of that.
Here's why it's none of that.
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
August 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A really interesting and thoughtful thread on LLMs.
Interested in creative writing? This new Substack is for #skystorians and comes to you from the novelist and academic @saralread.bsky.social - definitely worth a subscribe!
Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
open.substack.com/pub/saralrea...
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Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
Writing with empathy and purpose
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August 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Interested in creative writing? This new Substack is for #skystorians and comes to you from the novelist and academic @saralread.bsky.social - definitely worth a subscribe!