Lucy Haigh

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

PhD Student (History)

ljhaigh1@sheffield.ac.uk
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Thesis title: The Princess and the New Woman: Portrayals of the 'New Woman' in comparison with Alexandra, the Princess of Wales in the British Press, 1863 to 1925

Supervisors:

Period:

Post-1800

Thesis Abstract:

My project will focus on representations of femininity in the political press between 1863-1925 by comparing images of the Princess of Wales and Queen Consort Alexandra of Denmark to the idea of the 鈥淣ew Woman鈥. I aim to analyse how such images intersected and interacted with contemporary ideas about femininity and how these ideas developed throughout the period.

Qualifications
  • PhD History, University of 葫芦影业, 2023 - present
  • Integrated Master鈥檚 in History (MHist), University of Derby, 2018-2022
Professional activities and memberships

Public engagement:

  • Publicity Officer for History Lab at the Institute of Historical Research, September 2023 - present

Professional Associations:

  • Postgraduate Member of the Royal Historical Society, February 2022 - present
Publications and Conferences

Blog:

  • , History Lab - The Institute of Historical Research (November 2021)

Conferences and Presentations:

  • 鈥楾he Self vs the Public: Representations and Misrepresentations of Queen Charlotte in the Eighteenth-Century Political Print鈥, British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (May 2022)
  • 鈥楬idden from History? Approaches to Finding Women in Derbyshire鈥檚 Past鈥, alongside Dr Ruth Larsen, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (August 2022)
  • 鈥楬ow to Write Women鈥檚 History?鈥, alongside Dr Ruth Larsen, University of Derby (March 2023)