Fab poster representing our #livedcitizenship strand of #LSBU Building Future Communities Research Centre & created by my strand co-lead Dr Martha Shaw. #womensgrassrootsactivism
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fab poster representing our #livedcitizenship strand of #LSBU Building Future Communities Research Centre & created by my strand co-lead Dr Martha Shaw. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Thanks again to wonderful editor @sonjatiernan.bsky.social for opportunity to contribute to #Saothar50. Having this opportunity to write about how Irish housewives felt about their unpaid labour in the home & how their experiences inspired #activism has been brilliant. #womensgrassrootsactivism
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thanks again to wonderful editor @sonjatiernan.bsky.social for opportunity to contribute to #Saothar50. Having this opportunity to write about how Irish housewives felt about their unpaid labour in the home & how their experiences inspired #activism has been brilliant. #womensgrassrootsactivism
❤️ to be home in Dublin & working in @nlireland.bsky.social on #ICA archives & its role on Council Status of Women in 1970s & 1980s. Logo for International Women’s Year 1975 exp. as dove for peace, = symbol for equality & symbol for women. Designed by Valerie Pettits. #womensgrassrootsactivism
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
❤️ to be home in Dublin & working in @nlireland.bsky.social on #ICA archives & its role on Council Status of Women in 1970s & 1980s. Logo for International Women’s Year 1975 exp. as dove for peace, = symbol for equality & symbol for women. Designed by Valerie Pettits. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Brilliant new article by @racheljcollett.bsky.social in @mbhjournal.bsky.social further expanding knowledge & understanding of #womensgrassrootsactivism. Congratulations Rachel 👏🥳. @womenshistnet.bsky.social #skystorians
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Capenhurst Women’s Peace Camp (1982–3) and after: local nuclear resistance, grassroots feminisms, and transnational solidarities
Abstract. This article explores the local specificities of Capenhurst Women’s Peace Camp, established in 1982 at British Nuclear Fuels Limited on the Wirra
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September 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Brilliant new article by @racheljcollett.bsky.social in @mbhjournal.bsky.social further expanding knowledge & understanding of #womensgrassrootsactivism. Congratulations Rachel 👏🥳. @womenshistnet.bsky.social #skystorians
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Thanks @womensinstitute.bsky.social for invite to give the #WIDay talk celebrating 110 years 🥳. I so enjoyed the experience & the great Qs. Thanks to everyone who came along & I hope you got a strong sense of the significant legacy of the WI (& got the quiz Qs right!). #womensgrassrootsactivism
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Thanks @womensinstitute.bsky.social for invite to give the #WIDay talk celebrating 110 years 🥳. I so enjoyed the experience & the great Qs. Thanks to everyone who came along & I hope you got a strong sense of the significant legacy of the WI (& got the quiz Qs right!). #womensgrassrootsactivism
Today is #WIDay2025 🥳. Am all set to give the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WIDay talk celebrating 110 years of the WI. Join us this evening at 7.30pm online (book your place 👇) to learn more on #womensgrassrootsactivism learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour.... @womenshistnet.bsky.social #LSBU
September 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Today is #WIDay2025 🥳. Am all set to give the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WIDay talk celebrating 110 years of the WI. Join us this evening at 7.30pm online (book your place 👇) to learn more on #womensgrassrootsactivism learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour.... @womenshistnet.bsky.social #LSBU
At 7.30pm this day next week I am giving the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WI Day 2025 talk. It is online & you can book via link 👇. Having worked on history of WI for 30+ years I am 🤩 . #womensgrassrootsactivism @womenshistnet.bsky.social
learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
September 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
At 7.30pm this day next week I am giving the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WI Day 2025 talk. It is online & you can book via link 👇. Having worked on history of WI for 30+ years I am 🤩 . #womensgrassrootsactivism @womenshistnet.bsky.social
learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
Brilliant paper by the fab @dohertyta.bsky.social just now for @womenshistnet.bsky.social #WHN2025 conference on importance of archiving digital records of women’s orgs & activism. A lot of challenges but if we don’t do this now this history will be lost. #womensgrassrootsactivism
September 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Brilliant paper by the fab @dohertyta.bsky.social just now for @womenshistnet.bsky.social #WHN2025 conference on importance of archiving digital records of women’s orgs & activism. A lot of challenges but if we don’t do this now this history will be lost. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Enjoyed @lselibrary.bsky.social exhibition 'UN decade for women & transnational feminisms 1975 to now' curated by @gillianmurphy.bsky.social & Imaobong Umoren. Felt heart sent to MPs by Women in Media campaign in 1972 re 2nd reading Anti-Discrimination Bill. #feminism #womensgrassrootsactivism.
August 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Enjoyed @lselibrary.bsky.social exhibition 'UN decade for women & transnational feminisms 1975 to now' curated by @gillianmurphy.bsky.social & Imaobong Umoren. Felt heart sent to MPs by Women in Media campaign in 1972 re 2nd reading Anti-Discrimination Bill. #feminism #womensgrassrootsactivism.
The interlocking design of the shamrock & the rose was to represent the shared experiences & concerns of rural women across Ireland & England in the 1950s. #womensgrassrootsactivism
In the archive today (🥳)at @lselibrary.bsky.social seeking out evidence re cross-border relations between @womensinstitute.bsky.social & #ICA & #WINI & lovely to find this draft cover for Visitor Book gifted to ICA to mark opening of An Grianán. #womensgrassrootsactivism
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The interlocking design of the shamrock & the rose was to represent the shared experiences & concerns of rural women across Ireland & England in the 1950s. #womensgrassrootsactivism
In the archive today (🥳)at @lselibrary.bsky.social seeking out evidence re cross-border relations between @womensinstitute.bsky.social & #ICA & #WINI & lovely to find this draft cover for Visitor Book gifted to ICA to mark opening of An Grianán. #womensgrassrootsactivism
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In the archive today (🥳)at @lselibrary.bsky.social seeking out evidence re cross-border relations between @womensinstitute.bsky.social & #ICA & #WINI & lovely to find this draft cover for Visitor Book gifted to ICA to mark opening of An Grianán. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Great example of creative #craftivism here & we were lucky to have @girlinthewrongera.bsky.social speak about her work at one of our @ukri.org #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism events. Brilliant to now have her insights in print via @historyworkshop.org.uk.
How did making banners help women to express themselves and support one another at Greenham Common Peace Camp?
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) explores this creative process and explains why motherhood was such a prominent theme.
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) explores this creative process and explains why motherhood was such a prominent theme.
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 7:00 AM
Great example of creative #craftivism here & we were lucky to have @girlinthewrongera.bsky.social speak about her work at one of our @ukri.org #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism events. Brilliant to now have her insights in print via @historyworkshop.org.uk.
Delighted @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social Tunbridge Wells & District Club, core participants in @ukri.org #AHRC #LSBU #womensgrassrootsactivism project, received this honour having reported on our project podcast to @unep.org #HLPF2025. Listen to our podcast here: historyhub.ie/womens-grass....
August 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Delighted @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social Tunbridge Wells & District Club, core participants in @ukri.org #AHRC #LSBU #womensgrassrootsactivism project, received this honour having reported on our project podcast to @unep.org #HLPF2025. Listen to our podcast here: historyhub.ie/womens-grass....
An Grianán, modelled on @womensinstitute.bsky.social Denman House, a place 'we could go at any time & discuss our mutual problems...& learn how to be good citizens of Ireland & the world'. Venture supported by WI & WINI highlighting little known cross border co-op 1950s+. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Working on article re cross border activism of #ICA, @womensinstitute.bsky.social & WI Northern Ireland. This photo of An Grianán, #ICA adult education college is where our @ukri.org #womensgrassrootsactivism podcast was recorded 70 years later. Listen to it here:
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
August 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An Grianán, modelled on @womensinstitute.bsky.social Denman House, a place 'we could go at any time & discuss our mutual problems...& learn how to be good citizens of Ireland & the world'. Venture supported by WI & WINI highlighting little known cross border co-op 1950s+. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Working on article re cross border activism of #ICA, @womensinstitute.bsky.social & WI Northern Ireland. This photo of An Grianán, #ICA adult education college is where our @ukri.org #womensgrassrootsactivism podcast was recorded 70 years later. Listen to it here:
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
August 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Working on article re cross border activism of #ICA, @womensinstitute.bsky.social & WI Northern Ireland. This photo of An Grianán, #ICA adult education college is where our @ukri.org #womensgrassrootsactivism podcast was recorded 70 years later. Listen to it here:
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
Thinking a lot right now about different experiences, manifestations & meanings re female activism for writing projects on the go. I like this 'Think !' piece in Irish Countrywomen's Association #ICA Oct 1959 Quarterly Newsletter encouraging members to get more involved. #womensgrassrootsactivism
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Thinking a lot right now about different experiences, manifestations & meanings re female activism for writing projects on the go. I like this 'Think !' piece in Irish Countrywomen's Association #ICA Oct 1959 Quarterly Newsletter encouraging members to get more involved. #womensgrassrootsactivism
Really honoured & delighted to be invited to give 2025 #WIDay talk showcasing rich history of activism by @womensinstitute.bsky.social. WI is a core participant of @ukri.org #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism project. Come along to learn more on how WI activism helped transform lives of women & girls.
*New talk klaxon*
Where: The WI Learning Hub
What:
@caitbeaumont.bsky.social's talk on The WI at 110 Years – The Story of a Movement for Women
Paid Member: £0.00
Tuesday, 16 Sept 2025 at 7:30PM (1 hour).
Link for more: learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
Where: The WI Learning Hub
What:
@caitbeaumont.bsky.social's talk on The WI at 110 Years – The Story of a Movement for Women
Paid Member: £0.00
Tuesday, 16 Sept 2025 at 7:30PM (1 hour).
Link for more: learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...
Talks : Caitríona's Talk on The WI at 110 Years - The Story of a Movement for Women - WI Learning Hub
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July 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Really honoured & delighted to be invited to give 2025 #WIDay talk showcasing rich history of activism by @womensinstitute.bsky.social. WI is a core participant of @ukri.org #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism project. Come along to learn more on how WI activism helped transform lives of women & girls.
Thanks Anne, I think that is the wrong Caitríona 😮 but to confirm yes it is me 😊 & really honoured to be asked by @womensinstitute.bsky.social to do this talk on such a special WI day & looking forward to speaking on #womensgrassrootsactivism
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks Anne, I think that is the wrong Caitríona 😮 but to confirm yes it is me 😊 & really honoured to be asked by @womensinstitute.bsky.social to do this talk on such a special WI day & looking forward to speaking on #womensgrassrootsactivism
Brilliant new article out by @susiedeedigan.bsky.social in @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social & fully OA #Afterlives #womensgrassrootsactivism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘It is to be assumed that members of C. na m Ban cannot be kept out of such a body!’: women, Irish republicanism, and prisoner support work 1939–45
The historical consensus on Cumann na mBan, Ireland’s republican women’s organisation, suggests that by the period of the Second World War (or Emergency as it was known in independent Ireland) it w...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Brilliant new article out by @susiedeedigan.bsky.social in @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social & fully OA #Afterlives #womensgrassrootsactivism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Article re importance of intergenerational women's activism. Great quote on how we need 'everyone to rise up...all we can do as elders is support younger activists & give advice, solidarity & support' highlights importance of 'carry overs & carry ons' of activism over time #womensgrassrootsactivism
Greenham Common women urge new generation to ‘rise up’ against nuclear threat
Those who set up protest camp in 1980s hope its spirit can be revived to oppose UK’s plan to buy nuclear-carrying jets
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Article re importance of intergenerational women's activism. Great quote on how we need 'everyone to rise up...all we can do as elders is support younger activists & give advice, solidarity & support' highlights importance of 'carry overs & carry ons' of activism over time #womensgrassrootsactivism
Am looking forward to presenting at the @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social Northern Ireland Region's AGM tomorrow morning on our @ukri.org #AHRC funded #womensgrassrootsactivism project. SI Northern Ireland were one of our core participants & we so grateful for their support & enthusiasm for the project ❤️.
June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Am looking forward to presenting at the @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social Northern Ireland Region's AGM tomorrow morning on our @ukri.org #AHRC funded #womensgrassrootsactivism project. SI Northern Ireland were one of our core participants & we so grateful for their support & enthusiasm for the project ❤️.
Wonderful to hear @racheljcollett.bsky.social speak on her research re Merseyside inter generational women’s activism for peace & anti-nuclear arms in camps in 1980s. Great paper as always #womensgrassrootsactivism for our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social this evening.
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wonderful to hear @racheljcollett.bsky.social speak on her research re Merseyside inter generational women’s activism for peace & anti-nuclear arms in camps in 1980s. Great paper as always #womensgrassrootsactivism for our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social this evening.
Last swim this morning at #seapoint 😢 to end a packed & fun week of work in Dublin with fab colleagues at @ucddublin.bsky.social for #Afterlives & #womensgrassrootsactivism projects & visit to @whaireland.bsky.social #WHAI2025 for stimulating papers & chats. Had a very productive & enjoyable time ❤️.
May 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last swim this morning at #seapoint 😢 to end a packed & fun week of work in Dublin with fab colleagues at @ucddublin.bsky.social for #Afterlives & #womensgrassrootsactivism projects & visit to @whaireland.bsky.social #WHAI2025 for stimulating papers & chats. Had a very productive & enjoyable time ❤️.
Fabulous photo, I am inspired 😊. thanks Angela #WHAI2025 #WomensGrassrootsActivism
May 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Fabulous photo, I am inspired 😊. thanks Angela #WHAI2025 #WomensGrassrootsActivism
Looking forward to speaking today at @ucddublin.bsky.social Gender History Seminar about AHRC funded #WomensGrassrootsActivism project & how preserving local & national organisational archives emerged as key concern for participants. @womensinstitute.bsky.social @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social.
May 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Looking forward to speaking today at @ucddublin.bsky.social Gender History Seminar about AHRC funded #WomensGrassrootsActivism project & how preserving local & national organisational archives emerged as key concern for participants. @womensinstitute.bsky.social @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social.