Barbara Castle

It is sadly the case that many female politicians of the twentieth century are overshadowed by the acts of Margaret Thatcher. This should not and cannot be the case with Barbara Castle. The changes she made to British law and society should not be overlooked and should instead be acknowledged. She is quite often seen …

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Rosalind Franklin

One of the main purposes of this blog is to tell the stories of those women who are often excluded from history because of their gender. This week's STEM Saturday is the perfect example of this in the scientific field. Most people are aware of the discoveries that she made but frequently accredit them to …

Octavia Butler

It's Friday - which can only mean one thing! It's time for another blog about a female author, it feels like absolutely ages since my last Fictional Friday about George Eliot so I thought I'd write about someone a bit different. Big shout out to Lauren for the suggestion! Today's blog is about the twenty …

Cleopatra

I bet a lot of you are shocked that it has taken me so long to write about Cleopatra, especially as I love both Ancient Egypt and the Classical World. You probably also think you know a fair amount about her as well, as she is one of the most famous women in history but …

Bessie Blount

Another Mistress Monday, and surprise surprise it's another mistress of Henry VIII. It's not yet another Boleyn girl though, this week's Mistress Monday is all about Bessie Blount who came before either Boleyn and gave birth to Henry VIII's only acknowledged illegitimate child. Elizabeth Blount (more commonly known as Bessie) was born sometime between 1498 …

Marsha P Johnson

Well, I hope that everyone enjoyed my Women's History Month posts, I really enjoyed doing them and working with some other fantastic bloggers. It's back to normal service now though with a blog every 8 days and this week it's a Social Change Sunday about trans activist Marsha P Johnson. Marsha was born in 1945 …

Marie Stopes

Happy STEM Saturday everyone! It feels like ages since I wrote about Mary Seacole in my last one of these. This week's post is about birth-control and family planning advocate Marie Stopes. Although I certainly don't agree with her views on some things her work still influences family planning to this day and therefore should …

Women’s History Month 2019 – La Malinche

The next post in this series of blogs is by Beth from Beth Nevarez History and is about La Malinche. If you want to see more from Beth make sure you follow her on instagram @Bethnevarezhistory or check her out on Facebook! You can also visit her blog site bethnevarez.com       La Malinche: …

Women’s History Month 2019 – Aethelflaed

Today's blog post for Women's History Month is by the amazing Laura from "For the Love of History" make sure to go and give her other posts a look after you've finished this one fortheloveofhistory.co.uk or follow her on Facebook or Instagram @fotheloveofhistory.co.uk and on twitter @fortheloveofhi3 A massive thank you to Laura for contributing! …

Women’s History Month 2019 – Pauli Murray

Well, I did promise that there would be a lot of posts this week didn't I! This next post is from Nicole from Underground Groundbreakers. If you fancy going and reading more of her stuff either visit her blog https://underground-breakers.com or follow her on Twitter @UGroundbreakers     Pauli Murray  Pauli Murray (1910-1985) had more …

George Eliot

My first late blog post of the year - absolutely gutted. But never mind, got to keep going with it so I don't miss any of the amazing women who I want to write about. Also don't forget to check out the Women's History Month project that I've been working on if you want an …

Women’s History Month 2019 – Anne of Cleves

So these fell by the wayside a little bit due to some personal stuff but that means you've got quite a few to look forward to in the last week of Women's History month! In fact, i'm pretty sure there will be a post almost every day 🙂 This post was written by the lovely …

Eva Perón

I hope you're all enjoying Women's History Month! I'd love to hear who your favourite historical woman is, who knows maybe I'll do a post on her in the future. This week's Throwback Thursday is on Argentinian actress and politician Eva Perón who was also the inspiration for the musical Evita. Eva was born into …

Women’s history month 2019 -Gladys Benstead

The next featured blogger for Women's History Month is Hazel Perry. Hazel is a PhD research student at DMU and researches Trade Union history. To read more of Hazel's stuff head on over to her blog https://tradeunionhistoryresearcher.wordpress.com or follow her on twitter @HistoryHaze1   GLADYS BENSTEAD by Hazel Perry, BA (Hons) History, Post-Graduate (PhD) Research …

Women’s History Month 2019 – Jane Austen

So, as I mentioned in a previous post, March is Women's History Month and I thought that it was the perfect opportunity for a little collaboration project! Throughout the month of March I'm going to be featuring guest bloggers who will tell you all about their favourite woman from history. First up, Lizzie from History …

Dian Fossey

Happy Women's History Month everyone! I hope you particularly enjoy all of my blogs this month - don't forget to check out some of my previous posts as well,  you might find out about a woman you've never heard of before. This week's post is on naturalist and gorilla expert Dian Fossey, you may have …

Hypatia

Can you believe my blog is a year old?! I know that there's not a years worth of posts because I took a little break but I'm still pretty chuffed! Let me know what your favourite post has been in the comments. Anyway, back to Toga Tuesday. This post is going to be on the …

Emma Hamilton

I'm pretty sure that this is my first Mistress Monday which is not about a mistress of royalty so that's fun! Lady Emma Hamilton was a famous mistress of Lord Nelson towards the end of his life and if you want to learn more about her then keep reading. Emma was born into a working …

Mary Seacole

When I've been writing these blog posts I've been trying to make sure I've got a lot of diversity within the women I choose, but there is one thing I haven't been taking into account... their names! I seem to write about women called Mary significantly more than any other name - maybe that's something …

Enheduanna

Most of my fictional Fridays have been from the 19th century and afterwards however this post is a little different. This post is about the first recorded poet and author Enheduanna. You probably haven't heard about her but she's definitely worth acknowledging! Enheduanna was about in the third millennium BCE and was the daughter of …

Anne Boleyn

Alright, it's time. I've been looking forward to writing this post ever since I started this blog. Anne Boleyn is my favourite historical woman of all time even though she is often villanised and only remembered as the first of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded. I even have an Anne Boleyn cushion and a …

Mary Anning

Another blog? Well I did say I was going to give it a jolly good go and once I'd written one post I couldn't wait to get writing the next one! This Wanderer Wednesday is about the fossil hunter Mary Anning. Coming from an area which has an awful lot of fossils and having been …

Saint Helen

Happy New Year everyone! I know that this blog died a temporary death over the past few months and I have really been struggling to write but I'm determined to get back into it in 2019. I'm not going to pressure myself into ensuring I post every week because I don't want to get discouraged …

Lola Montez

Roll up! Roll up! Get your on time Mistress Monday blog 'ere! I'm starting to struggle a little bit with this theme if I'm honest, not because there's not an abundance of mistresses for me to write about but because a lot of them were all connected to the same few royals (looking at you …

Megan Lloyd George

I know that two blogs in a day might seem just that little bit excessive but I really wanted to get myself back on schedule so that means another blog today! This week's Social Change Sunday is about MP Megan Lloyd George, I've been living in Wales for over a year now and I thought it …

Florence Seibert

Yes I know that this post is over a week late, and I know that I said that my writer's block had been dealt with but I've been really struggling to write lately so hopefully after two posts today I should be back on track! This STEM Saturday has been requested by my oldest friend …

Maya Angelou

Another week, another blog and I'm pretty sure my writer's block has been well and truly vanquished! I mean, let's face it - I couldn't really have writer's block on a Fictional Friday couldn't I? As you'll have seen from the title this week's post is on writer and activist Maya Angelou. Many people know …

Catherine of Aragon

So you might have noticed that this didn't go up last week... I've really been struggling with writer's block and lack of sleep so I decided to take a little week off from blogging but I'm back and ready to get stuck into this week's woman. I was intending on writing about Catherine the Great …

Anne Bonny and Mary Read

It's been a while since I did a cheeky double feature, in fact I've not done one since my very first blog post back in February. I couldn't really talk about these two women without putting them together however and I've got my chum Yvonne to thank for the introduction to these two ladies. Yvonne …

Livia

So it seems as though I am swapping between Greek ladies and Roman ladies so it only seems right that this week's Toga Tuesday is on a Roman lady. Livia was recommended by my friend Sophia who studied classics at Oxford so I feel as though I need to make this one highly intellectual (hopefully …

Nell Gwynne

This might not be too long of a blog this week as I've currently just come back from working a 14 hour day and frankly, I'm a bit on the snoozy side. That's not going to stop me from writing my 20th blog post though! Well, this week's Mistress Monday is on one of the …

Frida Kahlo

Honestly, how are we at Social Change Sunday again already? It feels like two minutes since I was writing about Hatshepsut... Anyway, I'm back from my holiday now and this week's blog was requested by my friend Katie who also helped name my blog so big shout out to Katie for the recommendation! Frida Kahlo …

Caroline Herschel

So, as you're reading this I'm currently on my holibobs in Croatia! Hopefully I'll learn about some snazzy historical Croatian women whilst there...  Being on my jolies will not stop me from writing this STEM Saturday about 17th/18th Century astronomer Caroline Herschel (I know we've already had an astronomer but I promise the next STEM …

Agatha Christie

This week's Fictional Friday comes to you from a very warm author! We're currently having a heatwave in the UK and writing this inside a lovely cool house is a nice break from being in the heat. As you'll have seen from the title I'm going to be writing about crime novelist Agatha Christie who …

The Loftus Saxon Princess

Well, well, well another blog this week! This one is going to be a bit short because as I type my brill other-half is cleaning the flat that we are about the move out of and I really need to get up and do some more helping. It's also going to be a bit different …

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

What's this? A blog on the day it's not due out?! I'm currently stuck on a train on the way back from the launch of Equaliteas in Parliament so I thought that I should write a special blog on a woman who was involved in the suffrage movement in the early 20th century. Shout out …

Sacajawea

The fact that I have managed to get this blog done is frankly a miracle, between moving house and having guide camp this month I really thought that I wasn't going to be able to pull this together. So please excuse if this post is a bit shorter than my last few! Anyway, I'll stop …

Sappho

Happy Pride month everyone!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 What better way to honour the month than writing about Greek poet Sappho, who is most commonly known for her attraction to other women. She is often celebrated by members of the LGBT+ community for this. However, what fewer people know is that Sappho also wrote about her attraction to men, …

Mary Boleyn

Pretty much anybody who knows me will have listened to me ramble on and on about how much I love Anne Boleyn but this weeks blog is about her lesser known sister Mary. Mary was a mistress of Henry VIII before he became infatuated with Anne and eventually their relationship would be part of the …

Hatshepsut

Unsurprisingly I wrote an awful lot of essays during my degree on the topic of women in the ancient world, and was once in a seminar where we were asked to prove that women in ancient Egypt gave birth. This post is about one ancient Egyptian woman in particular, 18th dynasty pharaoh, Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut has …

Wang Zhenyi

I have so many women on my list for STEM Saturday but I'm trying to focus less on Edwardian/Victorian Brits which has given me a chance to have a look at my Women in Science book by Rachel Ignotofsky for inspiration (which by the way has absolutely gorgeous illustrations and I really recommend it). I …

Beatrix Potter

Most people know Beatrix Potter as the author and illustrator of the Tale of Peter Rabbit but few also know about her interest in scientific illustration and particularly her passion for fungi. So as it is Fictional Friday I will be discussing her writing, but also her other interests. Beatrix Potter has been very important …

Boudicca

I very briefly considered writing about Boudicca on a Tuesday but then swiftly decided that she would have been very personally offended by this category as she was far away from toga wearing. I first studied the warrior queen Boudicca when doing my Roman Britain module in A-level Classical Civilisation and as a northerner I …

Amelia Earhart

I'm absolutely chuffed to be writing this blog post because it means I have done one woman for every day of the week - I know some of them have been late but I'm still just a little bit proud of myself. I thought there wasn't really a better way to kick off Wanderer Wednesdays …

The Cult of Vesta

On, potentially too, many occasions I have argued loudly in a pub that the best career in Ancient Rome for a woman was to be a Vestal Virgin. Obviously this was not a career available to all as there were usually only around 6 priestesses who were selected to be part of the Cult of …

Madame de Pompadour

So, the first of my Mistress Mondays and I'm not going to lie the reason I first decided to do some more research into Madame de Pompadour is so I could use this GIF... The Girl in the Fireplace is perhaps my favourite episode of Doctor Who and I'm so glad it inspired me to …

Harriet Tubman

Before anyone says anything, I am well aware that this is over a week late 🙈 and after this post I promise to get back on track and try my very best to keep up to date. Harriet Tubman, then with the name Araminta Ross, was born into slavery in 1820 in Maryland. She is …