Women, Gender and the First World War: Home Fronts and War Fronts

Gateways Event

Saturday 10 October 2015

A one-day conference at the University of Portsmouth

Organised by Gateways to the First World War

'Women's Canteen at Phoenix Works, Bradford', Flora Lion, 1918

A one-day conference at the University of Portsmouth supported by Gateways to the First World War, the Southern Region of the Women’s History Network and the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR), University of Portsmouth.

The Conference organisers welcome proposals for papers on any aspect of the First World War relating to women and gender. Possible topics may include, but are not restricted to, the following themes:

Women and pacifism, peace movements
Women and patriotism
Women and war work
Women and the state/social policy/welfare
Women’s wartime writing
Women war artists
The women’s movement
Religion
Women and voluntarism
Women and domestic life/leisure
Women, gender and sexuality
Mourning and bereavement
Poetry, plays and film
Commemoration and heritage

Please submit an abstract of 200-300 words to June Purvis (june.purvis@port.ac.uk) and Lee Sartain (lee.sartain@port.ac.uk) by 20th June 2015. Confirmed speakers so far include: Maggie Andrews, Alison Fell and Lucy Noakes.

The cost (which includes all teas and coffees) is £20 for delegates and £10 for students. We are able to offer a limited number of free places for non-university affiliated people who are local to Portsmouth. Gateways to the First World War aims to enable access to its events for community groups working on First World War projects. If you are a member of a project group and wish to apply for support for the cost of attendance at this event, please contact us at gateways@kent.ac.uk.

Local information: http://www.visitportsmouth.co.uk. There are cafes/a supermarket within one minute walking distance from the venue.

It is intended that a selection of the papers will form a Special Issue of the journal Women’s History Review and/or an edited book.

Book your place here.