I can assure you there are loads of us out there writing history books, however history seems to have a brand identity problem - those who market it have made the erroneous assumption that only men like to consume it and that 'history' is basically the story of war and politics.
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History is the story of how we lived - but by looking at the best sellers in book shops and on Amazon you would get a very outdated, 19th century view of the definition of history. I could rattle off many, many names of female historians all who have had books published recently.
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@alexvtunzelmann@claremulley@RebeccaRideal@JacRiding@AnnaLandmark@TracyBorman1@sixteenthCgirl@HelenRappaport - and myself! Not to mention@Amanda_Vickery@wmarybeard@bettanyhughes@KateWilliamsme@DrAmandaForeman@hrcastorShow this thread -
I don't see any reticence on the part of women when it comes to writing history books, but rather I see a commercial resistance to broadening the definition of what history means.
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More female historians I've foolish omitted:
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And there are all the women doing research and publishing abt clothing and material culture (ppl like
@sallypointer, Cathy Hay, Janet Arnold, Marion McNealy, Linda Baumgartner, etc.).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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All the column reveals, surely, is how very badly-read she is. It's just an attention-seeking, say-anything, piece of fluff that passes for editorial these days
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