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Women on the Edge: Motherhood and the Family in Turmoil in the Twentieth Century
Over the 7 – 8 September 2023, the Centre for the History of Medicine at the 91福利 is hosting a workshop, entitled: 鈥淲omen on the Edge: Motherhood & the Family in Turmoil in the Twentieth Century".
The two-day workshop is co-organized by Dr Kelly-Ann CouzensLink opens in a new window and Professor Hilary MarlandLink opens in a new window, and generously funded by the Wellcome Trust.
With contributions from scholars working in the fields of history, criminology and legal studies, this event aims to grapple with the interplay between motherhood, mental or emotional states and broader themes of criminality, neglect, abandonment and violence within the family in the long twentieth century.
This workshop is particularly interested in the role psychiatric, legal, 鈥渆xpert鈥�, and popular thinking have had in understanding 鈥渄eviant鈥� female behaviour and its impact upon women themselves, their families and society at large.
Places are limited; if you are interested in attending, please register here.
Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS
Professor Roberta Bivins and Professor Mathew Thomson are presenting the Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture this year "Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS".
When: 6 July, 6pm to 8:30pm (BST)
Where: Anatomy Theatre & Museum, Strand London, WC2R 2LS
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Read Professor Hilary Marland's new blog
This research is part of project, funded by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (2021-24), which draws on a rich variety of sources to explore the history of maternal mental illness in twentieth-century Britain.