
Zara Kesterton
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PhD candidate @camhistory writing on flowers in 18th century French fashion 🌷@wolfsonfdn scholar 📚 @MaterialCam (she/her) zarakesterton.bsky.social
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It was a pleasure to edit this fascinating post from Matt Ryan has left


One of our Cambridge History co-convenors at Cambridge University’s workshop for the Long 18th Century has just been published! Daniel’s article tells of a forgotten woman orator against enslavement, highlighting the challenges women orators faced and restoring her rightful credit. Read it!






#CfP Hello, if anyone is still here on X! I’m thrilled to be organising a conference with Lucy Havard on Plants and People. Please send abstracts and bios to us by Friday 14 March!



Delighted that my new article is now available on FirstView with the The Historical Journal! I explore the important role health and the body played in the making of the Pomeranian Art Cabinet. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Stepping in to present on some of my favourite paintings today at the Long Eighteenth Century Cambridge workshop!


We have two exciting papers coming up tomorrow from Tomas Brown (Cambridge) Tomas Brown and Anita Hoffmann (York) The Apothecary's Wife – join us at 5 pm in the Library Seminar Room at St John's College! Followed by drinks and dinner...!






Our next event of term is taking place TODAY! (Monday 2nd June) at 5.30 pm (not 5 pm!) in the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius College. We'll be hearing papers from João Moreira da Silva joão moreira da silva and Andrés Jácome Andres Jacome. All are welcome to join!

Join us this evening for the third workshop this term, featuring our wonderful convenor Jake Bransgrove and guest speaker Dr Beth Richards! We’ll be in the Junior Parlour, Gonville & Caius, at 5pm. Message us for a link to join online. See you there! ✨