Dr Lisa Berry-Waite
Historian of women & politics, Modern Parliament Records Specialist at The National Archives, blog editor for the Women’s History Network, and BBC HistoryExtra’s ‘30 under 30’. Views my own
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- Last month, the US Speaker visited Parliament to mark 250 years of American independence. As part of this visit, we displayed records from The National Archives at a Speaker’s House reception, including the Declaration of Independence. It’s always great showing original records to audiences!
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- This was such an interesting blog post to see through to publication on the @womenshistnet.bsky.social’s blog. Great to work with @harveybonehist.bsky.social and @txbatha.bsky.social, and learn about their fascinating research - do give their blog post a read!
- New year, new job! 💫 Thrilled to share that I’ve started a new role at The National Archives as a Modern Parliament Records Specialist. I’ll be working with Parliament’s archive collections that have been relocated to TNA. Looking forward to engaging audiences with this fascinating collection!
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- What an incredible two years @ukparliament.parliament.uk! I’ve learnt a lot & worked with so many wonderful people. From starting in Heritage Collections engaging audiences with a working collection to leading the initial planning for the Equal Franchise centenary, it’s been an amazing experience!
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- A brilliant few days attending the 'Visual Representations of Parliamentarism' conference at the German Historical Institute in Paris. Great to co-present a paper with @sclapperton.bsky.social on 1929 election posters appealing to women voters and be on a panel with @satisfactory20.bsky.social
- A packed room for @histparl.bsky.social’s annual lecture! A great evening and lecture given by Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds on ‘Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
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- It was a privilege to attend the President of Germany’s address in the Royal Gallery thanks to a staff ticket. An unforgettable experience.
- Very excited to finally meet Hope, the life-size Lego suffragette 💚💜 Last week was UK Parliament Week, an annual education event which explores what @ukparliament.parliament.uk does. It was great to see so many schools getting involved and meet Hope in Westminster Hall!
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- Looking forward to the @histparl.bsky.social's Annual Lecture!
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- Fascinating seminar last night by @satisfactory20.bsky.social on ‘The Speaker’s and the Suffragettes’. I especially enjoyed hearing more about the ‘suffragette chain’ which was recently donated to the Parliamentary Art Collection @ihr.bsky.social @histparl.bsky.social
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- A great evening at the @histparl.bsky.social live podcast recording for ‘Tales from the Green Benches’ last night! Really interesting to learn more about their oral history project and hear from two of the projects’s more recent interviewees, Anne Milton and Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston #histparl
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- To mark #VE80, ‘Parliament’s War Effort’ display is now in Westminster Hall @ukparliament.parliament.uk It tells the story of 12 individuals who contributed to Parliament’s war effort #WW2 It was great to write about Eleanor Rathbone MP, Edith Summerskill MP & Sir Geoffrey Blake for the display
- A wonderful evening celebrating the paperback launch of ‘Necessary Women: The Untold Story of Parliament's Working Women’ by @satisfactory20.bsky.social and Elizabeth Hallam Smith 👏 Plus a fab location @antiquaries.bsky.social
- As we come to the end of #WomensHistoryMonth, I wanted to share my new intro piece on #womenssuffrage for @englishheritage.bsky.social It looks at the individuals & organisations involved, the impact of WW1 & the legislative reforms of 1918 and 1928 www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histor...
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- Very excited to share that I've started a secondment @ukparliament.parliament.uk as a Programme Manager, leading on the initial planning for the 100 year anniversary of the 1928 #EqualFranchise Act! Thrilled to be working on such an important milestone in the history of British democracy!
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- Thrilled to be a guest on The National Archives' podcast exploring the lives of working women in history with @vickyig.bsky.social @jessamycarlson.bsky.social & Kath Maude! Enjoyed talking about the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols #WomensHistoryMonth media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/wo...
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- Fab day at the Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament conference organised by @chloechallender.bsky.social & @brendantam.bsky.social Great to talk about women MPs & parliamentary space (e.g. Lady Members’ Rooms), and be on a panel with @satisfactory20.bsky.social & @emmapeplow.bsky.social
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- A brilliant evening at the Speaker’s House #WomensHistoryMonth event last week! Great to talk to guests about Jean Winder (the first female permanent Hansard reporter) and showcase a photograph of Jean with her colleagues in 1947 from the Parliamentary Art Collection.
- Great to part of this #WomensHistoryMonth episode on The National Archives' podcast, On the Record, talking about the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols. Especially with my wonderful former colleagues Kath Maude, @vickyig.bsky.social, and @jessamycarlson.bsky.social!
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- A great day out visiting the Tower of London with some of @historyextra.bsky.social ‘30 under 30’ historians - thanks @alfredrjhawkins.bsky.social for a brilliant behind the scenes tour!
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- Does anyone else have history themed Christmas decorations? 🎄 Merry Christmas to all who celebrate
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- Do give the @womenshistnet.bsky.social a follow if you’re interested in #womenshistory!
- This looks like a very interesting conference! The #CFP deadline is 13 Jan 2025
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- An interesting paper by Dr Duncan Sutherland at the Parliament, Politics and People seminar on how Peers settled their title in the 20th century @ihr.bsky.social @histparl.bsky.social
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- Hello Bluesky! A little intro from me - I’m a historian of women & politics in modern Britain, and am currently working on my book 'A Woman MP?: From Parliamentary Candidates to Westminster Representatives, 1918-1939' for Routledge. I also work in the Heritage Collections team at UK Parliament
- Congrats to @martinspychal.bsky.social on his new book ‘Mapping the State: English Boundaries and the 1832 Reform Act’ - great to be at the book launch! @histparl.bsky.social @victoriancommons.bsky.social
