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Claire L Jones

@claireljones.bsky.social

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Medical historian of modern Britain/curator (thinks/writes about: condoms, toothbrushes & lately, urine; secretary of Society for the Social History of Medicine @sshmedicine.bsky.social); music & horror film fan; singer; runner; mum; find me at the beach ⛱

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 10h

Yes I've been wondering all day 'didn't we all agree ages ago he was wrong?'

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 16h

Exciting news! 🤩

Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 16h

The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/

SSHM 2026: In/Out

Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 1d

Fancy new dress, new short hair

Woman in blue dress with short blonde/brown hair looking in mirror

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly. That was my first thought too on this 'news'

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Andrew Seaton @andrewseaton.bsky.social · 4d

I reviewed Chris Locke's new book on GPs and political protest for Social History of Medicine - a valuable take on its history from the late nineteenth century to the start of the NHS.

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Chris Locke, GPs, Politics and Medical Professional Protest in Britain, 1880–1948

In GPs, Politics and Medical Professional Protest in Britain, 1880–1948, Chris Locke asks, why did GPs become politicized in Britain? Most medical historia

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Carsten!

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

FWIW I appreciate bluntness

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

I can imagine. I'm not autistic but I am from Essex!

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes, I forget how my bluntness shocks people, especially polite middle class people

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 5d

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 5d

Exciting CfP for historians working on motherhood, gender, work and politics in a global or transnational frame in the early 20th century:
sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/...

Motherhood Without Poverty 2026

Motherhood Without Poverty: Working-Class Women and Global Struggles for Work, Family, and Reproductive Autonomy (1918–1939) Call for papers A One-Day Hybrid Workshop at the University of Glasgow Frid...

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 5d

Oh no

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 6d

Now open access: BJRL back archive, including special issue on ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’. Check it out.

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 6d

This week, Professor Carsten Timmermann writes on Bulletin 87:1, ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’.

Read the blog post: bit.ly/3KYQL39

BJRL Goes Open Access: Professor Carsten Timmermann on Manchester's Medical History - Manchester University Press

BJRL 87:1 is now Open Access on Manchesterhive.

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 5d

*shudders*

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 5d

The fact that it's not obvious for so many people is another reason we are all doomed

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 5d

It makes him look more sinister

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 5d

So Jenrick is on Ozempic right?

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 5d

Lol it shows what a £200m gift from the Blackstone group can do.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/oxfords...

Oxford’s largest-ever project ‘shows what the humanities can do’

New building which brings together disciplines for the first time will also open its doors to the public to engage with big questions facing the world

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 6d

Ha, a pleasure! It's such a good code. I remember well the excitement I felt on cracking it!

Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 6d

You might remember that I included in my book the code contraceptives sellers used to promote goods in newspapers: they used the first initials of the newspaper in the ad e.g. P. N. George for Police News, D. H. George for Daily Herald etc etc.

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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 7d

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7d

This whole obsession with "too many people going to uni" is such a classic example of the parochialism of UK policymaking. No one bothers to ask why the % here is lower than in most other developed countries or whether that might be relevant.

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CSHHH @cshhh.bsky.social · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that @joannabourke.bsky.social and Tracey Loughran will be helping us to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the @cshhh.bsky.social. Come along on the 29th of October to hear two fantastic public lectures and to raise a glass with us. Register here:
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Claire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 7d

One of the greats