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Maureen Wright

@drmaureenwright.bsky.social

Historian, author and Spaniel lover. WHW IC. Specialism: Women's Suffrage movement. Things of historical interest: just about anything. Currently working on tracing my father's service journey in #WorldWar2 and the history of 104th Regt RHA.

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Jack Blackburn@hackblackburn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

For Holocaust Memorial Day, the extraordinary story of Peter Kien, the Jewish artist who depicted life in the Theresienstadt Ghetto and the 55 year-long battle to retrieve them. His artworks will now be held by the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/517f...

Holocaust victim’s rescued artwork captures life in a Jewish ghetto

The works of Peter Kien, a Jewish painter and writer who died in Auschwitz, have been reunited after more than 80 years thanks to a love passed down generations

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Danielle Terrazas Williams@drdanielletw.bsky.social · 8mo ago

PhD Funding! University of Leeds The School of History invites applicants from Black, Asian and other minoritised ethnic groups who wish to study for a PhD commencing in the academic year 2026/27 to apply for the School of History Access to Research Scholarship. phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/387-...

School of History Access to Research Scholarship 2026/27

Project opportunity - School of History Access to Research Scholarship 2026/27 at the University of Leeds

phd.leeds.ac.uk

Maureen Wright@drmaureenwright.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you @georgewalkley.com for this, but surely it's not just novelists who should be concerned. Writers in all disciplines will almost certainly be impacted by AI, if not now then in the future. I am a writer of History non-fiction and pretty sure I'm not alone in being concerned.

George Walkley@georgewalkley.com · 9mo ago

A very interesting new report by @clemicollett.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social on the impact of AI on the novel. There's much that I completely agree with and that accords with my experience of working with book trade on AI. But I have some constructive thoughts about the framing/communication. 🧵

Maureen Wright@drmaureenwright.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I seem to have acquired almost 50 new followers this week. Welcome everyone. I'll give you a book recommendation for the weekend. It's Tim Bouverie's Allies at War & it's won a place as one of my top 5 books of 2025. As stunning an account of the diplomatic history of #WW2 as you could ask for.

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The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In her new book, People Without History are Dust, Dr Anna Hájková explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the gripping stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced by the homophobia of survivors. Sign up now to hear Dr Hájková speak about this important new work:

Book Talk: People without History are Dust, Anna Hájková - The Wiener Holocaust Library

The Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership is delighted to host Dr Anna Hájková in conversation with Dr Christine Schmidt about Dr. Hájková’s new book, People without History are Dust: Queer…

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Ian McClellan@ianmac.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Set a PB at #ParkRun this morning. #10DaysOf5k for @cancerresearchuk.org Chilly but felt good going round this morning. #LoveParkRun

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Ian McClellan@ianmac.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I’m taking on the 10 Days of 5k Challenge this October to help raise money for @cancerresearchuk.org Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/ians-gi... I’ve just heard that an old friend from the RAF has passed…

The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📍This year we launched a new digital archive putting significant collections from our archive at the hands of researchers worldwide For the past 8 months we have continued to add new collections to the site, now totalling 215,000 pages of crucial evidence from the Holocaust and the Nazi era...

A graphic featuring images from the Eichmann trials collection of the Wiener Holocaust Library