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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you very much @royalhistsoc.org and @ihrwomen.bsky.social for sharing our call for papers in your newsletters.

You still have almost three weeks to send us your abstract!
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you very much @royalhistsoc.org and @ihrwomen.bsky.social for sharing our call for papers in your newsletters.

You still have almost three weeks to send us your abstract!
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 13d
One month to go until our abstracts submission deadline!

Full details can be found on our website and please email us [[email protected]] with any questions.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 19d
Manchester University Press - Unhappy mothers
Unhappy mothers - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Unhappy mothers by Sarah Crook
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 19d
It's a privilege to welcome @sarahcrook.bsky.social as our keynote speaker for this conference.

Sarah's paper is drawn from her new book 'Unhappy Mothers: Women, motherhood, and social change in postwar Britain' which is available to read Open Access.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Ruth Davidson @ruthdav.bsky.social · 20d
We are so much looking forward to this conference. Do share widely
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're grateful to @ukri.org and @worcesteruni.bsky.social for supporting this conference.

Please share widely and email us [[email protected]] with any questions!
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
Absolutely - please feel free to send us an abstract!
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're grateful to @ukri.org and @worcesteruni.bsky.social for supporting this conference.

Please share widely and email us [[email protected]] with any questions!
voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 20d
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering. Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference. Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford. Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’. This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · 21d
Interested in the histories, politics and experiences of motherhood in the UK since 1914? Then give @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social a follow, charting the exciting new @ukri.org funded project @worcesteruni.bsky.social by Dr Anna Muggeridge, @beckierutherford.bsky.social, & Dr Eve Pennington 🌟
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