On Teaching Medieval Women

Some reflections and a classroom resource from a history educator. Steve Illingworth, Lecturer in History Education at the University of Cumbria, has kindly put together a resource pack for Teaching Medieval Women.
Some reflections and a classroom resource from a history educator. Steve Illingworth, Lecturer in History Education at the University of Cumbria, has kindly put together a resource pack for Teaching Medieval Women.
Following on from the lecture she gave to the Royal Historical Society in February, TMW’s own Natasha Hodgson wrote a blog post for the RHS highlighting the project’s work and what more can be done to ensure that women are…
Natasha Hodgson presented the lecture 'Dangerous Journeys: Framing Women’s Movement in the Medieval World' at the Royal Historical Society.
On 24 October, the British Library opened the doors for the very first time to its latest exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words. TMW’s Natasha Hodgson was selected as one of the academic consultants for the exhibition and worked…
TMW’s own Ms Brock reflects on the first year of teaching her KS3 module at North London Collegiate School. A key part of the Teaching Medieval Women Project’s first year of work has involved NLCS implementing a scheme of work…
It is no longer enough to have a token ‘women’ question (many exam papers have none!), a couple of pages in a textbook dedicated to women, or just a single female case study in a six-week module to ‘balance’ a…
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, the Teaching Medieval Women team are excited to premiere a short animated film about six medieval women from around the globe aimed at KS3! This film was commissioned by us and created by a talented…
North London Collegiate School hosted an informative and thought-provoking CPD (Continuing Professional Development) day with the Teaching Medieval Women team, entitled ‘Teaching Women in Medieval History’. This event drew in teachers from across the UK to learn about a range…