Lucy McCormick

The Senses and Medical Humanities A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities through short talks, creative activities, and networking.

I'm delighted to share details of the first of two workshops I'm hosting this year on The Senses and Medical Humanities. The first workshop will take place in Durham on 24 February. Spaces are limited, so reserve yours now.

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Title screen for Lucy McCormick's video 'The history of social class and the Bibliography of British and Irish History'

In this On History blog, @lucy-mccormick.bsky.social and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the histories of social class buff.ly/ZDbRcur

Social History Society Conference 2025 Roundup We are delighted to say that our 2025 SHS Conference was an immense success! This was the first time we have ever hosted a conference in a heritage site: namely, the Black Country Living Museum in …

We are delighted to say that #SHSConf2025 was an immense success!

Please read more about it here - and stay tuned for more information and announcements from the conference!✨

socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07/10/s...

Emotion and Space in the Mid-Victorian Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) - On History Recent BBIH intern Lucy McCormick explores how anti-suffragists weaponised emotion in relation to politicised spaces in mid-Victorian Britain, and how suffragists tactfully renegotiated such links…

Building on the work carried out during a Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) internship on social class, Lucy McCormick explores in our latest On History blog how emotion, space and gender were utilised in the mid-Victorian women’s suffrage movement

Such a good read. There is so much more to unearth regarding the emotional history of activist movements.

Emotion and Space in the Mid-Victorian Women’s Suffrage Movement – Lucy McCormick Separate Spheres The doctrine of the ‘separate spheres’ – women’s confinement in the home while men freely roamed the public world – is entrenched in popular imaginings of Victorian life. Historian…

New blogpost!

Lucy McCormick writes about emotion and space in the mid-Victorian Women's Suffrage Movement. She explores how anti-suffragists weaponised emotion in relation to politicised spaces, and how suffragists renegotiated these links.

Read here: womenshistorynetwork.org/emotion-and-...

As Gale Ambassador at @unibirmingham.bsky.social I love showing students how primary sources can enrich their research. Our Library affords us access to all these archives and more, with cutting-edge digital humanities tools to help you get the most out of them. Why not explore for yourself?!