West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network 30th Annual Conference: Women and the Natural World: historical perspectives on nature, climate and environmental change.

West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network

30^th Annual Conference

Women and the Natural World: historical perspectives on nature, climate and environmental change.

Saturday 30^th September 2023

Venue: Exeter Central Library, Times TBC

Call for Papers

Keynote Speaker: Professor Nicola Whyte, Co-Director of the Centre for Environmental Arts and Humanities. University of Exeter

This conference will offer a broad perspective on women and the environment over time.
Themes could include women’s historical involvement in:

• Environmental and natural sciences
• Conservation and eco-activism by individuals and in campaigning organisations seeking to protect nature and biodiversity.
• Weather forecasting and climate change
• Rescue and recovery work following environmental events such as floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes
• Land management practices e.g. enclosures
• Gardens and allotments,
• Parks and garden cities
• Farming, gardening and agricultural work
• Botanical and zoological films, photography and illustration

Papers should be of not more than 20 minutes in length. Suggestions for presentations in film or other non-standard formats will be considered.

Please send an abstract of up to 300 words to katherineuna.holden@gmail.com by Friday May 26^th 2023.