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Please do check out a wonderful review by Lizzie Seal for Dr Jessamy Carlson's work 'Approved Schools for Girls in England, 1933–1973' #histed 👇

As a historian on girls in “care” in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK, it has been fascinating to watch some comparable stories play out in Call the Midwife, especially this season. Thinking of all the Paulas tonight. #histchild

As I write more papers on girls in the historic secure estate, this comes as an interesting development. gov.uk/government/new…

The trailer for the next On the Record, The National Archives’ podcast is out, featuring yours truly in the chair, speaking to three brilliant historians Kathryn Maude , @lisaberrywaite and Vicky Iglikowski Broad about women and work: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/on-…

Thrilled to be a guest on The National Archives podcast exploring the lives of working women in history with Vicky Iglikowski-Broad 💙, Dr. Jessamy Carlson, and Kathryn Maude 🎧 I shared my research on the experiences of the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols #WomensHistoryMonth media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/work…

Are you #CareExperienced and hoping to head to university this autumn? Check out this scholarship opportunity - applications close at midnight on 1 June, 2025 👇

Our Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Smith has provided an update following a fire at an electrical substation in #Hayes overnight. Read: london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2025…

If you are the individual who picked up my husband’s Eastpak suitcase at Heathrow T5 after you got off a flight from JFK and took luggage from the carousel for Chicago, it would be great if you could get in touch with BA…. The joys of international travel, eh?

Today is the late Audrey Collins (1954-2023)’s birthday and I think I may need to raise a cinnamon dusted cappuccino in her honour later. She’s very much missed.

Because, reasons, I signed up to walk a marathon in September in aid of Macmillan, who do brilliant work. I’ll try not to be too dull about training for it… If you’d be willing to chuck a few quid towards that, here’s the link: justgiving.com/fundraising/jr…

Just in case you’re at a loose end, my book National Treasures explains how #London protected its national art, museums and archives in WWII, mostly returned to the capital from their hiding places by 1945 #VEDay80 #VEDay2025 amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/152938…

Yesterday’s training walk in the Chilterns was a ten-and-a-bit mile loop from West Wycombe to Hughenden and back again in something pertaining to sunshine. justgiving.com/fundraising/jr…

Ahead of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, I wrote this piece for the London Gazette. Some great anecdotes in the contemporary press about individual encounters with the King! thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/co…

Delighted to say that I have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of my contribution to historical scholarship. A small glimmer of light in an otherwise brutal week, but this has absolutely made my day.

Great to be here celebrating the enormous contribution #volunteers have made to the creation of the Railway work, life and death project OldRailwayAccidents , lead by my marvellous colleague James Cronan, former colleague, Chris Heather & Mike Esbester from the University of Portsmouth

“There’s no hope without penicillin.” The run up to D Day, as documented in some of our records at The National Archives bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thank you to BerkshireFHS for hosting me as a speaker today. Lovely to meet so many of your members and discuss various pieces of research with you all. Appreciate your hospitality!

Come and study with me and the marvellous Sarah Crook for a PhD on Sure Start: more details here swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s…

Come and work with me and Dr. Jessamy Carlson on childcare and New Labour! 4 year AHRC funded PhD opportunity here: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s…

Top work here from Dr. Jessamy Carlson and Brian Gurrin. Masses to learn and loads of new online resources to discover