{"id":234,"date":"2016-04-11T21:12:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T20:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/history\/?p=234"},"modified":"2016-07-02T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T12:39:25","slug":"women-and-gender-in-early-modern-britain-and-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/history\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"Women and Gender in Early Modern Britain and Ireland: A Conference in Honour of Anne Laurence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organised by members of the History Department (Gemma Allen, Suzanne Forbes, Amanda Goodrich, Karl Hack, Janice Holmes and Neil Younger), ‘Women and Gender in Early Modern Britain and Ireland: A Conference in Honour of Anne Laurence’ was held at the Institute of Historical Research in London on the 4th June 2016.<\/p>\n

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Anne Laurence addressing delegates at the\u00a0conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This highly successful event, attended by over sixty delegates, celebrated the research of a recently-retired member of the History Department, whilst showcasing new directions in women’s and gender history. Speakers included\u00a0Amanda Capern, Amy Erickson, James Daybell, Jane Humphries, Mary O’Dowd,\u00a0\u00a0Judith Spicksley,\u00a0Rosalind Carr, and Frances Nolan.\u00a0Follow this link to access the full conference programme.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Delegates at the Women and Gender Conference, 4 June 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Representing the History Department amongst the speakers was Gemma Allen who talked about her new research uncovering the important (but hitherto ignored) role of the early modern ambassadress, whilst Janice Holmes reflected on the significance of Anne Laurence’s long academic career.<\/p>\n

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Janice Holmes addressing delegates at the conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delegates described ‘feeling suitably inspired after a wonderful conference honouring the career of Anne Laurence’ and noted that it was ‘a privilege and a\u00a0pleasure to see such accomplished historians … in action’.<\/p>\n

The Open University History Department and the conference\u00a0organisers would like to thank all of the speakers and delegates for making the conference such a success.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organised by members of the History Department (Gemma Allen, Suzanne Forbes, Amanda Goodrich, Karl Hack, Janice Holmes and Neil Younger), ‘Women and Gender in Early Modern Britain and Ireland: A Conference in Honour of Anne Laurence’ was held at the Institute of Historical Research in London on the 4th June 2016. This highly successful event, … <\/p>\n

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