British state provision of prostheses in the two world wars @LeedsUniHistory & @UKNatArchives | PGR rep @socialhistsoc | co-founder @UKDisHistHub | she/her
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Anyone got a spare for Basement in Glasgow? Going to that show would probably be more sensible than going to Leeds tbh…
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I NEED a ticket for BMTH CYB Friday, please! Feels like general sale on Friday is gonna be a nightmare…
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Apr 10
Yeah, fuck it, album of the year right here!
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Apr 5
I have 2 tickets for sale for the Lord of the Rings All-Dayer @HydeParkPH for tomorrow, if anyone is looking:
twickets.live/en/event/20403…
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We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist
ALT Black text on a white background, reading: UKDHHH NEEDS YOU! Do you want to present at our monthly events? or Do you have suggestions for people/things you would like to see at them? Get in touch on social media. Or email: UKDisHistHeritageHub@gmail.com The UK Disability History and Heritage Hub logo is in the bottom left. This is made up of a red rectangular speech bubble, a blue speech bubble and an orange thought bubble, with our name in black letters on a green background in the centre of the three.
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30 Nov 2025
Got a spare for @loatheasone in Glasgow tonight if anyone is looking:
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs…
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27 Nov 2025
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @LancasterUni 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/…
#CFP
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For our November monthly event, @JLakmaker will be joining us on 19th November at 5pm to discuss deaf ex-servicemen in post-WW1 Britain. #DisHist #ww1
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A reminder that this is happening THIS Wednesday! #DisHist
We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @anna_susan_f for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist
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22 Oct 2025
📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival w/ @ihr_history!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, keynote activities!
💡Want to contribute? socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info soon!
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15 Oct 2025
This one made me cackle a lot 😄💀
14 Oct 2025
sex is a very intimate and sacred act.
your body is a temple and you shouldn't be sharing it with someone who listens to Falling In Reverse
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We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @anna_susan_f for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist
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29 Sep 2025
There’s nothing quite like seeing footage of your ex, on a band’s Instagram stories, moshing at a gig to really make you feel 🤢🤢
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24 Sep 2025
This Is How It Feels Right Now
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A reminder that this is happening THIS Friday!
🚨Our monthly events are back!🚨
Join us and Dr Tobias Teutenberg on the 19th September at 5pm (UK time) for a presentation and discussion on “Tempted to Touch: The History of Tactile Art Galleries for the Blind”! #DisHist
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