Emily Jane Cowan
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Emily Jane Cowan
@emilyhistphd.bsky.social
History PhD candidate @ Liverpool. Researching Victorian female murderers. Anglo-Irish Lancashire Lass. (she/her)
Kitchens, Cleanliness, and the Making of Modern Food Safety: Sarah Tyson Rorer and Domestic Expertise in the Early Twentieth Century - Eric Schubert womenshistorynetwork.org/sarah-tyson-...
Kitchens, Cleanliness, and the Making of Modern Food Safety: Sarah Tyson Rorer and Domestic Expertise in the Early Twentieth Century – Eric Schubert
In 1902, readers opening Sarah Tyson Rorer’s New Cook Book were instructed to wash vegetables carefully, keep utensils clean, and avoid serving spoiled milk. [i] To a modern audience, these directi…
womenshistorynetwork.org
July 8, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I had the opportunity to give my first conference paper at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social event this week. It was a brilliant experience!
July 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
What a great panel this was! It was my first conference, I had no idea what to expect, but everyone was so lovely and supportive
Excited to be en route to Lancaster for the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference. I’m particularly looking forward to the 70s disco tomorrow night! 🕺 I’m speaking on Friday at 11.15 about my research on Women’s Information Network as part of this fab panel on Feminist Politics.
July 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Emily Jane Cowan
In the latest "PhD=Me" video, we are thrilled to highlight Emily from the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures!

Are you one of our PGRs and keen to share your research with the world? Get in touch here or at [email protected] and you could appear in a future PhD=Me post!
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Thank you to everyone involved in organising the conference ‘1885 and its long shadow: sexual offences in historical context’ today, and to those who gave one of the very interesting papers on offer!
July 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Got my tickets to the @womenshistnet.bsky.social this Sept, very much looking forward to it!
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This Substack post by @lucyworsley.bsky.social focuses on a key point of my thesis, it’s interesting to see her talking about it! open.substack.com/pub/lucywors...
Does 'true crime' make you feel dirrrty?
Our variety won't!
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June 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by Emily Jane Cowan
Our first event of 2025 will focus on community heritage in action in Lancashire. Come to hear Alison Lloyd Williams (from Global Link Development Education Centre) & Corinna Peniston-Bird (from Lancaster Uni) 22.02.25, 5.30pm, online. Find more info & sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/docum...
January 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hello BlueSky! 👋🏻 My name is Emily, I’m a 1st year PhD candidate researching concepts of femininity and gender roles & how these pushed women to commit murder in Victorian & Edwardian Lancashire
November 22, 2024 at 8:41 PM