The University of Manchester's history departmental magazine. Produced by students, for students.
The Manchester Historian is a newspaper written, produced, edited and distributed by students in the University of Manchester's History department.
14/03/2023
The Pañuelo Verde (green scarf): an Emblem of the Argentine Campaign for Legal, Safe, and Free Abortion, by Alexandra Baynes When a controversial bill is passed through Parliament in England, the streets surrounding Westminster may suddenly turn red or blue, either in support or opposition. Sometimes the streets turn int…
14/03/2023
Margaret Thatcher: ‘An Example to our Daughters’ or the Feminine Face of Patriarchal Politics? By Catherine Hart The Iron Lady or a woman conforming to patriarchal expectations in 1980s Britain? A Feminist icon or the feminine face of patriarchal politics? Since the end of her almost twelve-year term as Prime…
14/03/2023
Ever Since Eve: How and Why Has the Bible Been Used to Justify Women’s Oppression? By Grace Fowler As a character in Genesis, Eve’s entire existence is explored in relation to man, whether that be as a wife or a mother. As the first woman, there is a notion that she is the mother of all humans, …
14/03/2023
Made In Dagenham: The Fight for Equal Pay, by Amani Bates In 1968 there were 55,000 men employed at Ford Motor Company’s Dagenham Factory and only 187 women. These female machinists were informed that their job had been degraded to ‘unskilled’ work result…
14/03/2023
The Story of Krystyna Skarbek, by Miles Davenport The very first female agent that served with SOE was a Polish-Jewish Aristocrat known as Krystyna Skarbek. In addition to being the first woman to serve with the SOE, Skarbek was also the longest s…
13/01/2023
The Aba Women’s Rebellion, by Molly Davies The Aba Women’s Rebellion in 1929, also known as the Women’s War, marked a significant development in anti-colonial resistance achieved by women in Nigeria. Following a period of restriction upon w…
13/01/2023
Hujum: the Implications of Soviet Gender Policy in Central Asia, by Bella Brown At the dawn of Stalin’s rule, the Soviet state envisaged a new, unwaveringly socialist Central Asia. The Uzbekistan Communist Party declared a hujum (assault) in Central Asia that attacked Muslim w…
13/01/2023
La Sección Femenina, by Gianna Stanley For almost 40 years, throughout the Franco dictatorship, the Sección Femenina was the organisation in charge of controlling Spanish women. Every aspect of women’s lives were politicised in order to…
13/01/2023
‘William Dorsey Swann: From Slavery to ‘The Queen of Drag’, by Kimberly Parry On the night of January 14, 1887, in Washington DC, the drag queen was born, or at least the concept of the drag queen was revealed to the American public. Prior to this date, her Majesty William D…
04/01/2023
Was the war of independence a liberating experience for Algerian women? by Sarah Hamdani From Hussein Dey’s surrender on the 5th of July 1830 until its independence in 1962, Algeria belonged to the French Empire. Though the main recognised constituents of its war of independence were i…
