Tag: Gender history Records and researchOut of the Archives: Classified adverts at the Royal Vauxhall TavernWednesday 12 February 2020On the 23rd November 2019, The National Archives and Bishopsgate Institute took over the Royal...Records and researchNancy Astor: 100 years of women in ParliamentTuesday 14 January 20202019 marked the centenary of Nancy Astor’s entry into Parliament, leaving a fascinating legacy...Records and research‘Bohemian, broad-minded, unconventional.’ What was it like to be queer in the 1920s?Thursday 14 November 2019In the 1920s, an era when the law criminalised your love, how was it...Records and researchGentleman Jack: Anne Lister – the first modern lesbian?Tuesday 9 July 2019The hugely successful and widely praised TV series Gentleman Jack is a period drama set...Records and researchLGBTQ+ history: the red rose of Colonel BarkerMonday 25 February 2019Stories of women ‘masquerading’ or cross-dressing in men’s clothing were widely reported by the...Records and researchThe ‘Victory’ election: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 14 December 2018At The National Archives we have been proud to put women at the centre...Records and researchThe 1913 Suffrage Pilgrimage: peaceful protest and local disorderThursday 15 November 2018On 26 July 1913 – in a year more often associated with Suffragette militancy and the...Archives and archivistsWhat’s new in UK archives?Wednesday 11 July 2018Whether it be a gigabyte of data, a single file or 230 boxes of...Records and researchPolicing the powder puff in 1930s LondonTuesday 3 April 2018On the evening of Saturday 14 November 1936, 28 year old Arthur Agate –...
