Zoe Thomas
@zoethomas.bsky.social
Historian researching work, gender, politics, & artistic cultures in the Anglo-American world, c 19th & 20th centuries
Deputy Editor @ WomensHistoryReview
Deputy Editor @ WomensHistoryReview
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Zoe Thomas
@zoethomas.bsky.social
· Mar 12
I have a new open access article out @historicaljnl.bsky.social 🤩 “Marriage, collaboration, and the literary mass market in the English-speaking world, c. 1870-1939” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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So this was a nice surprise to wake up to, thanks to all Cambridge University Press & Assessment and series editor @woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social Delighted that it is Open Access
doi.org/10.1017/9781... @researchireland.ie @ucc.ie
doi.org/10.1017/9781... @researchireland.ie @ucc.ie
Absence in the Archives
Cambridge Core - Global History - Absence in the Archives
doi.org
June 19, 2026 at 6:27 AM
So this was a nice surprise to wake up to, thanks to all Cambridge University Press & Assessment and series editor @woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social Delighted that it is Open Access
doi.org/10.1017/9781... @researchireland.ie @ucc.ie
doi.org/10.1017/9781... @researchireland.ie @ucc.ie
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Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards.
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
June 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards.
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
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We’re halfway through the #MBS2026 (3-5 June, University of Birmingham) and celebrating with 30% off a curated reading list of key titles in the field.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05...
June 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
We’re halfway through the #MBS2026 (3-5 June, University of Birmingham) and celebrating with 30% off a curated reading list of key titles in the field.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05...
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My article has been published! And it's open access so you can all enjoy reading about Protestant church orders 🤣 #earlymodern #churchhistory #skystorians #history #reformazing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Consolation in Sixteenth Century Protestant Church Orders
This article presents four ways that demonstrate how Protestant church orders provided comfort and consolation to the laity in sixteenth century Germany, with specific focus on the sacraments of ba...
www.tandfonline.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My article has been published! And it's open access so you can all enjoy reading about Protestant church orders 🤣 #earlymodern #churchhistory #skystorians #history #reformazing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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What an academic treat this was! Thank you @zoethomas.bsky.social @svenjaros.bsky.social and the team for making "Power Couples" happen!
May 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
What an academic treat this was! Thank you @zoethomas.bsky.social @svenjaros.bsky.social and the team for making "Power Couples" happen!
So exciting to have over a 100 public attendees here tonight for the public workshop @ Mortizburg Museum in Halle, Germany as part of our Power Couples workshop!
May 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
So exciting to have over a 100 public attendees here tonight for the public workshop @ Mortizburg Museum in Halle, Germany as part of our Power Couples workshop!
So great to celebrate with History Dept colleagues @unibirmingham.bsky.social @tomcutterham.bsky.social forthcoming book with @versobooks.bsky.social - Empire Ablaze:
The American Revolution & the Atlantic Working Class - pre order it here for £13 (£6 as an ebook!) www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
The American Revolution & the Atlantic Working Class - pre order it here for £13 (£6 as an ebook!) www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
May 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
So great to celebrate with History Dept colleagues @unibirmingham.bsky.social @tomcutterham.bsky.social forthcoming book with @versobooks.bsky.social - Empire Ablaze:
The American Revolution & the Atlantic Working Class - pre order it here for £13 (£6 as an ebook!) www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
The American Revolution & the Atlantic Working Class - pre order it here for £13 (£6 as an ebook!) www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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The Worker’s May-Pole, Walter Crane, 1894.
May 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
The Worker’s May-Pole, Walter Crane, 1894.
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Dracula 1933 Irish translation cover
April 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Dracula 1933 Irish translation cover
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Manchester University Press is proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged political, social and cultural authority.
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
April 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Manchester University Press is proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged political, social and cultural authority.
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
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They do look pretty nice on paper as well!
April 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
They do look pretty nice on paper as well!
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"Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation" is published TODAY by @cornellupress.bsky.social! I tell the story of how queer men didn't just exist in Belfast but could be accepted by friends, family & colleagues... at least until a moral panic about homosexuality in the 1950s. 🧵
April 15, 2026 at 8:33 AM
"Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation" is published TODAY by @cornellupress.bsky.social! I tell the story of how queer men didn't just exist in Belfast but could be accepted by friends, family & colleagues... at least until a moral panic about homosexuality in the 1950s. 🧵
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Exciting news! I've signed a contract to write my first solo book - on women, politics and the battle for equal franchise between 1918 and 1928. It will be published for the centenary of the Equal Franchise Act in 2028 by @yalebooks.bsky.social Suffraduck is on my desk waiting for me to start! 🗃️
April 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Exciting news! I've signed a contract to write my first solo book - on women, politics and the battle for equal franchise between 1918 and 1928. It will be published for the centenary of the Equal Franchise Act in 2028 by @yalebooks.bsky.social Suffraduck is on my desk waiting for me to start! 🗃️
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In a month we are going to present the Invention of the scientific power couple in 18th century France with @meghankroberts.bsky.social in this exciting workshop! Glad to get to travel after this long writing period and listen to those great papers!
couples.hypotheses.org
@zoethomas.bsky.social
couples.hypotheses.org
@zoethomas.bsky.social
April 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
In a month we are going to present the Invention of the scientific power couple in 18th century France with @meghankroberts.bsky.social in this exciting workshop! Glad to get to travel after this long writing period and listen to those great papers!
couples.hypotheses.org
@zoethomas.bsky.social
couples.hypotheses.org
@zoethomas.bsky.social
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Our colleague @martinspychal.bsky.social will be speaking about Harriet & George Grote. Some of his work on Harriet can be found on the #HistParl website: historyofparliament.com?s=Harriet+Gr...
April 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Our colleague @martinspychal.bsky.social will be speaking about Harriet & George Grote. Some of his work on Harriet can be found on the #HistParl website: historyofparliament.com?s=Harriet+Gr...
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So looking forward to participating in this workshop! I’ll be presenting on Una & Richard Pope-Hennessy’s intellectual partnership, exploring their collaborative endeavours before and during #WW1. Huge thanks to Zoe, Sven, and the team for their work putting together this wonderful programme 🙌🏻
Grateful to Marta Bartkowska for making a beautiful postcard & flyer for mine & @svenjaros.bsky.social workshop & public event in Germany this May! "Power Couples: Collaborations at work and at home, c. 1750-1920s" funded by the DFG & others. Do get in touch if you want more info about the project!
April 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
So looking forward to participating in this workshop! I’ll be presenting on Una & Richard Pope-Hennessy’s intellectual partnership, exploring their collaborative endeavours before and during #WW1. Huge thanks to Zoe, Sven, and the team for their work putting together this wonderful programme 🙌🏻
Grateful to Marta Bartkowska for making a beautiful postcard & flyer for mine & @svenjaros.bsky.social workshop & public event in Germany this May! "Power Couples: Collaborations at work and at home, c. 1750-1920s" funded by the DFG & others. Do get in touch if you want more info about the project!
April 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Grateful to Marta Bartkowska for making a beautiful postcard & flyer for mine & @svenjaros.bsky.social workshop & public event in Germany this May! "Power Couples: Collaborations at work and at home, c. 1750-1920s" funded by the DFG & others. Do get in touch if you want more info about the project!
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Do you teach/research gender/sexuality w/ German sources? Have you had access issues or needed to translate sources yourself bc English versions don’t exist? Fill in this survey (by 2/15) to identify core texts for an anthology of translations in scientific & literary sexology between 1890 & 1930.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Do you teach/research gender/sexuality w/ German sources? Have you had access issues or needed to translate sources yourself bc English versions don’t exist? Fill in this survey (by 2/15) to identify core texts for an anthology of translations in scientific & literary sexology between 1890 & 1930.
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Publishing today! A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life.
'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2.
Out now. #booksky
'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2.
Out now. #booksky
March 31, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Publishing today! A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life.
'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2.
Out now. #booksky
'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2.
Out now. #booksky
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Another day, another “uncovered” archive.
The materials “have been stored in Cambridge University’s herbarium for nearly 200 years.”
The course sounds great, but this Indiana Jones framing and erasure of archivists’ work is getting really tired.
The materials “have been stored in Cambridge University’s herbarium for nearly 200 years.”
The course sounds great, but this Indiana Jones framing and erasure of archivists’ work is getting really tired.
Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered
Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered
University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago
Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on HMS Beagle have been unearthed from an archive in Cambridge and will be used for the first time to teach contemporary students about botany.
The fragile specimens, ink drawings and watercolour illustrations of plants belonged to Darwin’s teacher and mentor, Prof John Stevens Henslow, and have been stored in Cambridge University’s herbarium for nearly 200 years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Another day, another “uncovered” archive.
The materials “have been stored in Cambridge University’s herbarium for nearly 200 years.”
The course sounds great, but this Indiana Jones framing and erasure of archivists’ work is getting really tired.
The materials “have been stored in Cambridge University’s herbarium for nearly 200 years.”
The course sounds great, but this Indiana Jones framing and erasure of archivists’ work is getting really tired.
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I'm looking forward to speaking to French history students in Birmingham later this week (guest video appearance on Simon Jackson's 'Equality, Environment and Empire in Modern France' course)
If anyone would like me to speak about the book, then drop me a line, I'm happy to help!
🗃️ #skystorians
If anyone would like me to speak about the book, then drop me a line, I'm happy to help!
🗃️ #skystorians
Here's the clip of me speaking about my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book 'Make cheese not war' on @en.france24.com this morning:
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
March 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking to French history students in Birmingham later this week (guest video appearance on Simon Jackson's 'Equality, Environment and Empire in Modern France' course)
If anyone would like me to speak about the book, then drop me a line, I'm happy to help!
🗃️ #skystorians
If anyone would like me to speak about the book, then drop me a line, I'm happy to help!
🗃️ #skystorians
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Our CfP for the 2027 Big Berks is now OPEN! The 2027 theme is “Beyond Boundaries: Gender, History and the Futures We Imagine".
You can find out more and submit your proposal here: berksconference.org/big-ber...
You can find out more and submit your proposal here: berksconference.org/big-ber...
March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our CfP for the 2027 Big Berks is now OPEN! The 2027 theme is “Beyond Boundaries: Gender, History and the Futures We Imagine".
You can find out more and submit your proposal here: berksconference.org/big-ber...
You can find out more and submit your proposal here: berksconference.org/big-ber...
So great to see amazing @unibirmingham.bsky.social @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social PhD researcher Kelly Bosomworth‘s work in “The Women’s Library at 100“ exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social as part of her wider PhD project all about the Six Point Group 😍
I had such a wonderful time on Thursday celebrating the centenary of The Women’s Library and the launch of the exhibition. It was a privilege to contribute a plinth on the Six Point Group. Grateful to @gillianmurphy.bsky.social and @lselibrary.bsky.social for this brilliant opportunity and event! 🎉
March 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
So great to see amazing @unibirmingham.bsky.social @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social PhD researcher Kelly Bosomworth‘s work in “The Women’s Library at 100“ exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social as part of her wider PhD project all about the Six Point Group 😍
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Next Weds 25th at IHR @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social we welcome Leila Sellers @leilarsellers.bsky.social for a paper on the Beaumont Society and online trans communities in the 90s-00s.
Register here! Hybrid option available too (if the tech works).
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here! Hybrid option available too (if the tech works).
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
'The Future is Bright. The Future is Beaumont': Transvestite Lives in a Digital Age
www.history.ac.uk
March 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Next Weds 25th at IHR @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social we welcome Leila Sellers @leilarsellers.bsky.social for a paper on the Beaumont Society and online trans communities in the 90s-00s.
Register here! Hybrid option available too (if the tech works).
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here! Hybrid option available too (if the tech works).
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...