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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 15h

Still buzzing after the talk by @sushmajansari.bsky.social about her experience of community curation and the making of the exhibition ‘Ancient India, Living Traditions’ @britishmuseum.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 2d

Yes please, as that would make for *really* interesting reading!

Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 2d

A great programme on the theme of ‘Women and Enterprise’ for the annual workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee @echistsoc.bsky.social @ehswomcom.bsky.social The workshop will be held in-person @uclhistory.bsky.social see registration details 👇

Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · 2d

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising its annual workshop on the 12th of December @ucl.ac.uk This will be an in-person only event. Book now to attend. Details ⬇️

Camilla de Koning @camilladekoning.bsky.social · 2d

Registration for our EHS Women's Committee Workshop: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise is now open.
See the amazing program at the link below and find the register button at the bottom of the page!
@ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social

Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to the experts for sharing their insights and to the audience for their questions that led to interesting discussions!

Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 5d

We’ve just finished a most useful @ehswomcom.bsky.social training session with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Ramon Ramon-Munoz @rhi-ihr.bsky.social and Michael Watson @universitypress.cambridge.org on early career years in academia & grants/postdocs processes & publishing academic articles/books.

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 11d

Reminder: online training event for academic publishing and applying for grants, on 10th Oct, organised by the @ehswomcom.bsky.social The event will be particularly useful for ECRs, registration info👇

Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · Sep 11

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society

10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...

ehs.org.uk

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 28d

Many thanks to Darshan Shah and the team from Weavers’ Studio, Kolkata. ‘Textiles from Bengal’ would not be possible without them.

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 28d

The highlight of the day - textile objects, demonstrating extraordinary skill and expertise in textile making and adornment in Bengal.

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 28d

Mary Schoeser, Meha Priyadarshini and I also presented at the ‘Textiles from Bengal’ event. Thanks to the audience for the fantastic engagement!

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 28d

Rosemary Crill, John Styles and Karolina Hutkova presenting at ‘Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy’

Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 28d

It’s about to begin! Setting up for ‘Textiles from Bengal’

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.

Children & Young People's Voices Research Project - UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK

covid19.public-inquiry.uk

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Sep 11

Want to know more about publishing your work and applying for research grants? The @ehswomcom.bsky.social is organising an online training session on 10th Oct. Save the date! ⬇️

Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · Sep 11

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society

10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...

ehs.org.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's that time of year again, annual elections for election to Council of the National Trust. Lots of candidates to choose from.

Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Sep 6

What's better than a rainbow-coloured bed of dahlias?

An actual rainbow shining over the rainbow-coloured dahlias.

A semi-circular bed full of dahlias in bloom, blooming in shades of pink on the right, fading through to red hues, then orange and yellow. The sky above has dark clouds but the sun (not seen) is casting a glow across the garden while a rainbow shines above it.

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Sep 4

How did women participate in business and enterprise through history? CfP currently live from the @ehswomcom.bsky.social

Economic History Society @echistsoc.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Andrew Popp @andrewpopp.bsky.social · Aug 26

The call for next year's @businesshistoryc.bsky.social annual meeting is up (the deadline is Oct 17th). The theme is Co-creation. Is there anyone who might be interesting in developing a panel on the Co-creation of business histories with collaborators from outside both academia & the corporation.

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fantastic day in Exeter immersed in the history of the city through the foundational materiality of the Roman walls! Thanks to Mark Stoyle for leading the brilliant tour for the @ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22

From the tussle between the cathedral and the city, to cloth-making and economic prosperity, all built on Roman foundations. Exeter Roman walls tour of the @ehswomcom.bsky.social

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fancy a garden wall with Roman foundations?!

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wall as a patchwork of stone over time!

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Beginning the EHS Women’s Committee’s Exeter Roman Walls walk with Mark Stoyle with the gunpowder tower!

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 20

Cannot recommend this highly enough for PhD students, having benefitted from the residential training course myself several years ago!

Judy Stephenson @judyzara.bsky.social · Aug 19

The @echistsoc.bsky.social ‘s PhD residential training course literally changes careers for the better… apply here ehs.org.uk/society/stud...

Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students - Economic History Society

University of Warwick Radcliffe Conference Centre 3 – 6 December 2025 The Economic History Society offers 12 part-funded places on an intensive residential course designed to raise the quality and ana...

ehs.org.uk

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Assessing textile samples at the Whitworth and John Rylands in Manchester with @edmond-smith.bsky.social for an upcoming exhibition. Time flies you’re having fun!

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Kerry-Louise Apps 🗃️ (formerly the 👩‍🏫 Ms. Apps) @kerrylouisehistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

As always, a fabulous time to be completing a PhD on a seventeenth-century couple, East India goods, and touching on the India women of Restoration London👇

Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · Jun 27

CfP now out for the Annual Workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee.
Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship - Agency, Experience, and Enterprise
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Venue: UCL History
Deadline for proposals: 5 Sept 2025
For more details, see👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Women's Commitee Workshop - Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise - Economic History Society

12/12/2025 @ All day - Call for Papers (CFP) Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agenc...

ehs.org.uk

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Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Many congratulations Lewis, most well deserved!

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