Sarah Crook
@sarahcrook.bsky.social
Senior lecturer & historian of modern Britain. Activism & experience. Books: mothering & feeling; student mental health. Director of GENCAS & Co-Ed Modern British History. Mother x 3. Book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526140128/
In a museum and my oldest has found a documentary about women in politics and my youngest is watching a video about the history of unions and friendly societies. I’ve peaked!
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In a museum and my oldest has found a documentary about women in politics and my youngest is watching a video about the history of unions and friendly societies. I’ve peaked!
Pimlott lecture here we come
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pimlott lecture here we come
All very well and good to dress up as the Louvre heist robber on Halloween until you run into a whole bunch of French people
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
All very well and good to dress up as the Louvre heist robber on Halloween until you run into a whole bunch of French people
My lovely kiddos did a fundraising march for kids in Gaza at the weekend, raising over £900. And today my middle kiddo made a Palestinian flag at school - complete with a stick so it can be taken on a protest. Kids are the best.
October 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My lovely kiddos did a fundraising march for kids in Gaza at the weekend, raising over £900. And today my middle kiddo made a Palestinian flag at school - complete with a stick so it can be taken on a protest. Kids are the best.
I’m delighted to share the termcards for two scholarly communities I convene at Swansea:
✨ GENCAS – interdisciplinary gender research centre
✨ Mid-Career Mentoring Network – an initiative I’ve founded to support mid-career colleagues.
I’d be very happy to share Zoom links if you’d like to join us!
✨ GENCAS – interdisciplinary gender research centre
✨ Mid-Career Mentoring Network – an initiative I’ve founded to support mid-career colleagues.
I’d be very happy to share Zoom links if you’d like to join us!
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m delighted to share the termcards for two scholarly communities I convene at Swansea:
✨ GENCAS – interdisciplinary gender research centre
✨ Mid-Career Mentoring Network – an initiative I’ve founded to support mid-career colleagues.
I’d be very happy to share Zoom links if you’d like to join us!
✨ GENCAS – interdisciplinary gender research centre
✨ Mid-Career Mentoring Network – an initiative I’ve founded to support mid-career colleagues.
I’d be very happy to share Zoom links if you’d like to join us!
Here they were today. Cute! Small! Anti genocide! Pro access to food and healthcare and safety and education and sleep for all!
September 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Here they were today. Cute! Small! Anti genocide! Pro access to food and healthcare and safety and education and sleep for all!
Was enjoying this graffiti at our local bus stop until I had to explain fascism to my 6 year old
September 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Was enjoying this graffiti at our local bus stop until I had to explain fascism to my 6 year old
Also, they are very very very good kids, and they’re small, and the kids in Gaza are just like them, and the kids are all ours
September 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Also, they are very very very good kids, and they’re small, and the kids in Gaza are just like them, and the kids are all ours
Absolutely nothing more lovely than finding notes from my kids hidden in my desk drawers
September 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely nothing more lovely than finding notes from my kids hidden in my desk drawers
GUYS. I OPENED THE BOX.
Obvs have not opened the book though, that would be mad.
Obvs have not opened the book though, that would be mad.
August 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
GUYS. I OPENED THE BOX.
Obvs have not opened the book though, that would be mad.
Obvs have not opened the book though, that would be mad.
Making a pilgrimage to the BL to read books and complain about the cost of the cafe
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Making a pilgrimage to the BL to read books and complain about the cost of the cafe
Unhappy mothers: Women, motherhood, and social change in postwar Britain is out in the world and it's open access! Here's a wee sample of the conclusion (you can read more here manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526140128/) which gives, I think, a sense of the themes and rhythms of the book.
July 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Unhappy mothers: Women, motherhood, and social change in postwar Britain is out in the world and it's open access! Here's a wee sample of the conclusion (you can read more here manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526140128/) which gives, I think, a sense of the themes and rhythms of the book.
We should really hold some summer conferences in Swansea so people can sneak off to Rhossili
July 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We should really hold some summer conferences in Swansea so people can sneak off to Rhossili
Gutted to see I’ve been replaced by someone more up and coming
July 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Gutted to see I’ve been replaced by someone more up and coming
One day you have tiny teeny wee babies and the next day your six year old (dressed as a skeleton) is helping your four year old (a dragon, of course) write in a card. It just takes my breath away.
July 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
One day you have tiny teeny wee babies and the next day your six year old (dressed as a skeleton) is helping your four year old (a dragon, of course) write in a card. It just takes my breath away.
Truly not the email offer I wanted
June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Truly not the email offer I wanted
Can UK Labour please get to grips with the basics of devolution? Welsh Labour has already rolled out universal free school meals in Wales. My kids - in Swansea! - get universal free school meals right now
June 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Can UK Labour please get to grips with the basics of devolution? Welsh Labour has already rolled out universal free school meals in Wales. My kids - in Swansea! - get universal free school meals right now
Such a lovely trip to beautiful Belfast, and a real privilege to examine Tom Ward’s powerful thesis
May 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Such a lovely trip to beautiful Belfast, and a real privilege to examine Tom Ward’s powerful thesis
Texts from my partner as I observe the pupils wandering towards the secondary school we want our kids to go to. No pressure, teenagers of north London
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Texts from my partner as I observe the pupils wandering towards the secondary school we want our kids to go to. No pressure, teenagers of north London
Against many odds, me (and 2 out of the 3 children) are on our way to London for the QM conference
April 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Against many odds, me (and 2 out of the 3 children) are on our way to London for the QM conference
awaiting my daughter’s searing monograph about the 2024 election and its aftermath
April 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
awaiting my daughter’s searing monograph about the 2024 election and its aftermath
“Suspect had a rogue approach to the displays and a highly expressive tail”
April 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Suspect had a rogue approach to the displays and a highly expressive tail”
17 month old was adamant that this was the only acceptable coat.
This is our aesthetic now.
This is our aesthetic now.
April 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
17 month old was adamant that this was the only acceptable coat.
This is our aesthetic now.
This is our aesthetic now.