British state provision of prostheses in the two world wars @LeedsUniHistory & @UKNatArchives | PGR rep @socialhistsoc | co-founder @UKDisHistHub | she/her
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Louise Bell retweeted
We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist
ALT Black text on a white background, reading: UKDHHH NEEDS YOU! Do you want to present at our monthly events? or Do you have suggestions for people/things you would like to see at them? Get in touch on social media. Or email: [email protected] The UK Disability History and Heritage Hub logo is in the bottom left. This is made up of a red rectangular speech bubble, a blue speech bubble and an orange thought bubble, with our name in black letters on a green background in the centre of the three.
Louise Bell retweeted
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @LancasterUni 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/…
#CFP
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For our November monthly event, @JLakmaker will be joining us on 19th November at 5pm to discuss deaf ex-servicemen in post-WW1 Britain. #DisHist #ww1
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A reminder that this is happening THIS Wednesday! #DisHist
We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @anna_susan_f for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist
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📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival w/ @ihr_history!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, keynote + activities!
💡Want to contribute? [email protected]
More info soon!
Louise Bell retweeted
We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @anna_susan_f for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist
Louise Bell retweeted
A reminder that this is happening THIS Friday!
🚨Our monthly events are back!🚨
Join us and Dr Tobias Teutenberg on the 19th September at 5pm (UK time) for a presentation and discussion on “Tempted to Touch: The History of Tactile Art Galleries for the Blind”! #DisHist
Louise Bell retweeted
🚨Our monthly events are back!🚨
Join us and Dr Tobias Teutenberg on the 19th September at 5pm (UK time) for a presentation and discussion on “Tempted to Touch: The History of Tactile Art Galleries for the Blind”! #DisHist
Louise Bell retweeted
“finally” Mind you shikari have BEEN speaking up for YEARS
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Join us this autumn for our new event series ‘Research Routes: Emotions, senses and feelings in the archives’ 🤲
Delve into the connections we create with collections with 3 events & more to be announced.
Read more information & sign up via our website: orlo.uk/Research-Routes_ASie…
ALT A poster for Research Routes with a pale pink background, the programme on the left, and duplicated black and white photographs of hands on the right.
Louise Bell retweeted
Call for participants 📢 if you or someone you know fits the bill and is interested please send over an email #oralhistory #workingclasshistory #womenshistory #twentiethcenturyhistory #1960s
Louise Bell retweeted
Wick will be yours soon… for early access hit the link in the next tweet. All proceeds from our bandcamp downloads will be donated to “Return of Childhood”, an organization that strives to give Ukrainian children a chance at a full childhood despite the ongoing Russian invasion.
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📣We are delighted to announce the results of our Committee Elections!
👇Read more below!
socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07…
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We can't wait to welcome all our attendees at #SHSConf2025 (this is our official hashtag for the event, please feel free to use it when posting!)
⏰Registration starts from 12pm on Monday 7 July
🕐AGM is at 4.15pm on Tuesday 8 July
⏲️Conference ends 5pm Wednesday 9 July
Louise Bell retweeted
Today is the day! Our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event is underway and we are looking forward to learning from 15 wide-ranging presentations! If you want to see the schedule (and maybe join in a little later), everything is on our Eventbrite page: eventbrite.com/e/ukdhhh-2025… #DisHist
