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The aim of the The Herstorian Mum blog is to document, record and share women’s stories from the past.

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Mar 285 min read

"Unveiling Margaret Pares: Trailblazing Suffrage Activist and Champion of Women's Rights"

Written by Susan Pares My grandmother, Margaret Ellis Dixon, was born on this day, 28 March, in 1878, into a middle-class family in...

Mar 31, 20215 min read

Leah Manning and the women who helped rescue 4000 children during the Spanish Civil War

Just before the lockdown shutters came clanging down last spring, I went on holiday to northern Spain, visiting the coastal towns of...

Mar 29, 20215 min read

The Life of The Chevalier d’Éon by Rachel Campbell

Charles* Geneviève Louis August André Tomotheé d’Èon de Beaumont was born in France in 1728. By the age of 21 d’Èon they had become a...

Mar 26, 20215 min read

The History of Female Pleasure and The Church by Sarah Chadwick

Close up from Lucas Cranach The Elder’s Diptych “Adam and Eve” c1530. This blog post is derived from the chapter on religion in my book,...

Mar 19, 20215 min read

The Women in the Fight for Irish Freedom by Delaney Reddell

Patrick Pearse. Eamon de Valera. Michael Collins. You often see these names associated with the Anglo-Irish War. The Anglo-Irish War...

Mar 16, 20215 min read

The incredible Eleanor Ormerod and her contributions as a female scientist by Rosie Maggs

As someone who grew up almost next door to the estate where Eleanor Ormerod grew up, I've always been interested in her story. I am...

Mar 12, 20219 min read

Olympe de Gouges and the Declaration of Rights for Women by Melissa Barndon

"A woman has the right to mount the scaffold. She must be equally entitled to mount the rostrum” There were plenty of women at the...

Mar 5, 20217 min read

How Anita Hill Changed History by Rachel Lee Perez

I can find no better way to honor Women’s History Month than to discuss an incredible woman in History whose story continues to open the...