Happy New Year to all our subscribers! As we look ahead to 2026, we are particularly excited about a new event in our calendar. We hope you can join us and take part in this initiative.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, on Saturday 7th March 2026, members of the Women’s Studies Group will be delivering a series of short talks in the museum galleries at the Foundling Museum, London.
WSG members are invited to propose a short presentation (around 15 minutes) in the museum for the visiting public to hear, loosely based on the topic ‘Women’s Lives in the eighteenth century: Struggle, Fame and Fortune’. These talks can take place in front of one of the museum’s paintings or objects or in a room of your choice. Short talks, play-readings, poetry, extracts from letters, etc., are all possibilities. Presentations can focus on women’s history topics such as mothers and children; women and the army; actors and writers; risk, sensation and exposure; the law and society’s attitudes to transgression.
Our members cover a wealth of subjects in their research which would be of interest to visitors, and we are keen to involve as many of our members as possible. If you are interested in participating, please contact the WSG at 2wsgevents@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing your ideas!
Women's Studies Group 1558 - 1837 