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Celebrating women

We have had a busy week celebrating women in and of the department of English this week. On Monday, we hosted the remarkable Jamaican woman poet Jean Binta Breeze who read from her recent collection The Verandah Poems and treated … Continue reading

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Edith Morley inspires us on International Women’s Day

One of the earliest members of Reading’s English Department will be the focus for our celebrations on International Women’s Day this year. Edith Morley became the first woman appointed to a professorship in a British university-level institution in 1908, but … Continue reading

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The Edith Morley archive

Jessica Sage, a sessional lecturer and past PhD researcher in the department, spoke to Anne Diamond on BBC Radio Berkshire on Wednesday 4th March about her research in the Edith Morley archive. Housed at the University’s world-renowned Special Collections the … Continue reading

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EDITH MORLEY LECTURE 2015: THE FEMALE ROLE MODEL

Thursday 5 March | 7.30pm | Great Hall, London Road campus To mark International Women’s Day we are delighted to present this annual event in memory of Edith Morley, believed to be the first woman to be awarded the title … Continue reading

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Joan Smith on Edith Morley

Edith Morley Lecture: The female role model in 2014 Thursday 6 March, 7.30pm, Great Hall, London Road campus The University is delighted to present the Inaugural Edith Morley Lecture, which will take place on 6 March 2014 to celebrate International … Continue reading

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