British Women's History
British women's history: notable women. Biographies and other information on individual English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish women in history.
Women Rulers of England and Great Britain
England and Great Britain have had a few reigning queens when the crown had no male heirs (Great Britain still has primogeniture -- inheritance by the oldest son takes precedence over any daughters). These women rulers include some of the best-known, longest-reigning and culturally most successful rulers in British history.
England and Great Britain have had a few reigning queens when the crown had no male heirs (Great Britain still has primogeniture -- inheritance by the oldest son takes precedence over any daughters). These women rulers include some of the best-known, longest-reigning and culturally most successful rulers in British history.
Early English Costume: Women/Girls
What did women wear, from the time of William the Conqueror (1066)? Includes color plates and line drawings as well as detailed articles about historical English fashion.
What did women wear, from the time of William the Conqueror (1066)? Includes color plates and line drawings as well as detailed articles about historical English fashion.
English Laws for Women, 19th Century
Caroline Norton (1808-1877) wrote this critique of then-current law and the legal status of women.
Caroline Norton (1808-1877) wrote this critique of then-current law and the legal status of women.
Knox, John: First Blast of the Trumpet
"Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women." Writing in 1558, Knox grounds male superiority in Scripture and human nature.
"Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women." Writing in 1558, Knox grounds male superiority in Scripture and human nature.
The Ladies
English Victorian magazine, promoting rights for women and giving "scientific" fashion advice.
English Victorian magazine, promoting rights for women and giving "scientific" fashion advice.
London During the Nineteenth Century
"Woman, Economic Instability and Poverty," a study by AnnMarie Huysman (1998), exploring the relationship between gender and poverty.
"Woman, Economic Instability and Poverty," a study by AnnMarie Huysman (1998), exploring the relationship between gender and poverty.
"O Chyldren! geue eare your duties to learne"
Subtitle: "The education of upper-class Englishwomen in late medieval and early modern England." A bibliography compiled by Sharon Deborah Michalove.
Subtitle: "The education of upper-class Englishwomen in late medieval and early modern England." A bibliography compiled by Sharon Deborah Michalove.
Paston Letters & Papers: 15th Centuryy
A University of Virginia collection of letters of one family, including some to and from the women of the family.
A University of Virginia collection of letters of one family, including some to and from the women of the family.
Radical Women in the English Revolution
Seventeenth century original source documents providing evidence of women's influence.
Seventeenth century original source documents providing evidence of women's influence.
Women at War
Article by Peter Caddick-Adams details the role of British women in World Wars One and Two: the roles women served in, why they were excluded from combat, how World War One provided new opportunities and how the participation of women was essential in World War II.
Article by Peter Caddick-Adams details the role of British women in World Wars One and Two: the roles women served in, why they were excluded from combat, how World War One provided new opportunities and how the participation of women was essential in World War II.
Women Miners in the English Coal Pits
An 1842 Parliamentary Paper describing women's work in the coal mines of Yorkshire. Includes testimony of two women miners.
An 1842 Parliamentary Paper describing women's work in the coal mines of Yorkshire. Includes testimony of two women miners.